SXSW Super Accelerator Names CNote 2017 Best Startup Pitch Company

AUSTIN, Texas, March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night, South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals held its first ever SXSW Super Accelerator® Pitch Event®, which saw the ten category winners from this weekend's ninth annual SXSW Accelerator® Pitch Event® compete against each other. CNote, an Oakland, CA.-based startup that earns users a 40x better return on their savings with 100% social impact, was named the 2017 Best Startup Pitch Company.

During the Super Accelerator Pitch Event, the 10 Accelerator finalists presented for a second time to a new set of judges, which included: Bruce Haymes, Managing Director at Nielsen Ventures; Sara Thomas Deshpande, Partner at Maven Ventures; Stacy Feld, Vice President of Consumer Venture Investments and External Innovation at Johnson & Johnson Innovation; and Werner Vogels, Chief Technology Officer Amazon.

The 10 Super Accelerator companies, which were the winners of the 2017 SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event, included:

"Augmented & Virtual Reality": Lampix 
"Enterprise & Smart Data": Deep 6 Analytics 
"Entertainment & Content": Laugh.ly 
"Health & Wearables": Sound Scouts 
"Innovative World": Thimble.io 
"Payment & FinTech": CNote 
"Security & Privacy": UnifyID 
"Social & Culture": Lily 
"Sports": Brizi 
"Transportation": SPLT

Each of the grand prize Accelerator winners received $4,000, two badges for the 2018 SXSW Interactive conference, a trophy, various SXSW Accelerator sponsor gifts and, most importantly, exceptional exposure to SXSW attendees and potential investors who are looking for the latest in cutting-edge technology and innovation.

For a complete list of the 2017 Finalists, including alternates, and the Accelerator Pitch Event judges, visit: https://www.sxsw.com/apply-to-participate/sxsw-accelerator/.

To learn more about SXSW's Startup Village, visit: https://www.sxsw.com/conference/startup-village/.

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