Dates July 13–16, 2014 Years active 3 Most recent 2015 | Frequency Annual Inaugurated 2013 Organized by SXSW Inc. | |
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Location Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
SXSW V2V is the newest South by Southwest conference; it features a startup competition, panel discussions, and mentoring workshops for entrepreneurs. Hosted in Las Vegas, it is the first SXSW event to take place outside of Austin, Texas. It began in 2013 as an evolution of the startup competition that is held as part of the SXSW Interactive festival each spring.
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About
The company has said variously that V2V stands for "Vision to Venture", "Visionaries to Vegas", and “Voice to Voice", describing the focus of the conference on finding, financing, and developing new businesses. The conference started with the recognition that the three large spring festivals that SXSW, Inc. holds in Austin were straining the hotel capacity of that city.
V2Venture Competition
One of the main events is the V2Venture startup competition, where startup companies compete under five categories. SXSW V2V began in 2013 as an extension to the SXSW experience. The event brings startups and venture capitalists together across all industries. Participating companies represent the fields of Culture and Education Technology, Education Technology, Health Technology, Innovative World Technologies, and Mobile and Tablet Technology.
Culture and Entertainment Technology Finalists
Trackster, the world's first studio network for the re-amping of guitar recordings.
Innovative World Technology Finalists
3DLT, a company that serves as a repository of 3D printing designs. Cl3ver, a real time 3D engine share interactive scenes on any online device
Notable Speakers
Scheduled speakers at the inaugural event included Zappos founder and CEO Tony Hsieh.
Other Highlights
The after-hours schedule for the event includes comedy, film, and music offerings.