Calling all Female Wearable Tech/IoT Entrepreneurs Heading to SXSW
Pitch our experts live at SWSI's Fashion Geeks Live in The Girls' Lounge @ SXSW. Give us your investor elevator pitch--90 seconds to impress! Get expert feedback from our panel. Tell us about yourself and your company and why you're going to be the next big thing in wearables/IoT.
SWSI's Fashion Geeks Live: in The Girls’ Lounge @ SXSW
SWSI is thrilled to partner with The Girls’ Lounge @ SXSW on their Pitch Perfect event on March 13th. In the spirit of SWSI's Queen Bee and the upcoming Fashion Geeks show, entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to present their elevator pitches to the esteemed panel of experts for feedback and advice. It's a way to Get Known, Get Funded, Go Big!
Here's how it works
Fashion Geeks Live Pitch Format:
- Pre-selected entrepreneurs
- Each entrepreneur gets:
- 90 second pitch
- Expert feedback from panel
Submission deadline February 29, midnight ET. Selected entrepreneurs will be notified by March 3
The FASHION GEEKS @ The Girls' Lounge Panel:
Robyn Ward -- New Media Ventures, UTA
Kara Nortman -- Partner, Upfront Ventures
Rachel Shechtman -- Founder, Story
Liz Heller -- CEO, Investor, Advisor
TBD --3BBG Ventures
Hosted by:
Heidi Lehmann -- Co-founder, SWSI Media
Marci Weisler -- Co-founder, SWSI Media
WHEN: At SXSW The Girls' Lounge Sunday March 13, time TBA
WHERE: In The Girls' Lounge @ SXSW
Entrepreneurs will be pre-selected from submissions. Applicants must meet the following criteria for the live pitch:
- Female founder of company in Wearable Tech or IoT wearable data platform. This includes:
- Smart accessories
- Smart Couture/Clothing
- Beauty
- Fashion, Sports, Wellness categories
- Company can demo an actual product (can't be in idea phase)
- Company is pre-institutional funding