Manifest.eco, who provides Sustainable Ecommerce Fulfillment was selected as an alternate in the Smart Cities, Transportation & Logistics category for the 15th annual SXSW Pitch (formerly SXSW Accelerator).
SXSW Pitch is the marquee event of South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference & Festivals (March 10 – 19, 2023), where leading startups from around the world showcase some of the most impressive technology innovations to a panel of hand-picked judges and a live audience. Out of the 731 companies that applied to present at SXSW Pitch 2023, Manifest was selected among very few other companies spanning eight separate categories.
The two-day event will be held the first weekend of SXSW Conference & Festivals, Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12, on the fourth floor of the Downtown Hilton Austin, Salon D/E. The event will then culminate with the 2023 SXSW Pitch Awards Ceremony on Sunday evening, March 12, where winning startups from each category and a Best in Show winner will be announced and honored in Salon H on the sixth floor of the Hilton Hotel.
SXSW Pitch will feature 8 categories: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics & Voice, Enterprise & Smart Data, Entertainment, Media & Content, Food, Nutrition & Health, Future of Work, Innovative World Technologies, Metaverse & Web3, and Smart Cities, Transportation & Logistics.
Manifest will present in the Smart Cities, Transportation & Logistics category between 10:00 and 11:00 AM CST Sunday, March 12 on the fourth floor of the Downtown Hilton Austin, Salon D/E.
“Oversized 3PLs produce too much waste and provide out-of-touch support” said Manifest’s CEO & Cofounder George Wojciechowski when describing why impact-driven ecommerce merchants need sustainable ecommerce fulfillment. George explained “Manifest offers a full spectrum of premium sustainable packaging, carbon footprint measurement, and in-the-warehouse client support. I’m so thrilled to be a part of the SXSW Pitch.”
“Since its beginning in 2009, SXSW Pitch has significantly helped shape the early-stage venture ecosystem and connected promising companies with the resources they need to thrive, giving promising companies the resources they need to succeed when it matters most,” said SXSW Pitch Event Producer Chris Valentine. “Of the 613 companies who have been selected since the competition’s inception, over 93 percent have gone on to secure funding and numerous have been acquired by the likes Google, British Telecom, Huffington Post, Apple, Live Nation, OpenTable, Meta, Michelin, Constant Contact, and Harmon. We’re excited to see this year’s impressive group of startups take to the stage and show us how their innovations will change the world.”
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