Picasolar Selected for 2014 SxSW Eco Startup Showcase
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Fayetteville solar startup Picasolar has been selected from an international pool of hundreds to pitch at the 2014 SxSW Eco Startup Showcase.
"We are excited to be a part of this event which attracts innovators, investors and enthusiasts from around the globe," Picasolar CEO Douglas Hutchings told INOV8. "We have been able to greatly accelerate our progress over the past 12 months by leveraging the SunShot Incubator and we look forward to sharing our venture at SXSW Eco."
Indeed, it's been a big year.
Picasolar and its sister company, IA client firm Silicon Solar Solutions, he SunShot Incubator, were chosen last fall to participate in the prestigious Department of Energy SunShot initiative.
And earlier this year, Picasolar named former Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter to its board.
SxSW Eco will run Oct. 6-8 in Austin, Texas. (Go Hogs.)
Here's more from SxSW:
The Startup Showcase, now in its third year, is a rapid-fire pitch competition spotlighting innovative early stage companies in the areas of greentech, cleanweb and social impact. Finalists in these categories were selected out of a pool of hundreds of applicants from around the world and will compete at SXSW Eco in front of a live audience and panel of Judges from companies the likes of Target, Shell Technology Ventures, the Whole Planet Foundation, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Sprint. In the past two years, participating companies have gone on to raise over $27M in funding and acquire global brands as clients.
“Each year, we are honored to spotlight the companies that are offering the most innovative new solutions to our social and environmental challenges,” said Carolyn Harrold, SXSW Eco Startup Programming Producer. “This year’s finalists were selected out of our most competitive applicant pool yet, and we look forward to the excitement they will bring to the stage and the change they will drive in the coming year.”
More to come. As usual, keep up the good work, guys.