Texas Venture Alliance & SXSW: Request Special Prices for Badges
Taking place March 7-15, 2025 in Austin, TX, SXSW is the essential destination for global professionals. This blog post covers pertinent information regarding Texas Venture Alliance’s special pricing thanks to our friends at SXSW (via form at the bottom of the page), as well as our investor list featuring local & regional venture communities, and other relevant resources.
The annual event will feature Conference sessions, Film & TV festival screenings, Music Festival showcases, Comedy Festival sets, world-class Exhibitions, competitions, Awards and much more!
Key reasons for attending: learn from industry leaders, upskill with professional development offerings, network with people from your industry and beyond, find future collaborators and new business, and inspire action and invigorate thinking for 2025.
During the 2024 Conference and Festivals, SXSW had over 437,000 people in attendance. Over nine days SXSW hosted 3,800+ conference speakers, 400+ film and TV screenings, 270+ exhibitors, with 100+ countries represented, across 130+ venues, with 1200+ music acts performed, and 250+ official parties and events. Expect the same in 2025.
TEXAS’ INVESTOR LIST
To help with navigating the regional / local investor and startup scene, please see the Texas Venture Alliance’s list featuring the state’s ecosystem of startup support, here. In that you’ll find official SXSW conference events such as panels, meetups, mentor sessions, and the SXSW Pitch Award Ceremony, as well as unofficial side events. It’s a very popular resource circulated before and all throughout the entire SXSW innovation experience, so refer back to check for updates often!
TEXAS VENTURE SPECIAL PRICES
The Texas Venture Alliance community can enjoy exclusive 10% discounts on SXSW 2025 Platinum, Interactive and EDU badge types. Reach out to Alex.Casolaro@sxsw.com for more information about our unique discount codes and instructions on how to purchase and redeem your badge online. Good for (1) redemption per person. All badge purchases include 8.25% sales tax. SXSW badge rates will increase in price on 2/27/25.
BADGE TYPES
Platinum - Your key to everything SXSW has to offer — opening up the breadth and depth of our groundbreaking conference sessions, iconic festivals, unparalleled networking opportunities, and more. Grants primary access to all official SXSW Conference & Festivals events. Lots of new perks and benefits in 2025, including earlier access and more SXXpress passes to secure your spot to popular events, special lines at badge pick up and platinum only lounges to rest and recharge.
Interactive - The SXSW Interactive Badge gives you access to unparalleled discovery, professional development, and learning opportunities via our compelling sessions, mentors, workshops, and more with primary entry to all SXSW Conference Events, Exhibitions, and Comedy Showcases, plus secondary access to a majority of Film & TV and Music programming.
EDU - The SXSW EDU Conference & Festival badge gets you access to four days of compelling content for education professionals, industry leaders, and policymakers looking to connect, collaborate, create and change how we teach and learn.
MORE RESOURCES:
SXSW Pitch - SXSW Pitch showcases innovative new technology to a panel of industry experts, high profile media professionals, venture capital investors and angel investors
SXSW Expo: March 9-12 (9a-4p) - Discover industry disruptions, creative innovators, technological masterpieces and more at the SXSW Expo.
Meetups - With SXSW attracting registrants from all over the world, MeetUps are a more relaxed way to connect, seek out inspiration, and find collaboration opportunities across a wide range of industries, interests and groups
Workshops - Workshops offer a variety of hands-on learning activities and specific takeaways for professional growth
Mentorships - Mentor Sessions offer one-on-one coaching by professionals from all areas of the tech, film, and music industries. Within the 75 minute duration of Mentor Sessions, there will be five one-on-one meetings
RELEVANT CONFERENCE TRACKS:
Artificial Intelligence (March 9-13) The rise of artificial intelligence introduced a new era of technological innovation. Alongside its rapid growth have come questions about responsibility, capability, and impact. This track explores not only technological advancements but also the numerous implications that continued adoption will have on society.
Health & MedTech (March 7-11) Situated at the crossroads of science and technology, Health & MedTech sessions explore everything from the newest weight loss drugs to the impact of differentiated stem cell technology on neuroscience, as well as the solutions and tools that provide better outcomes for patients everywhere.
Startups (March 7-10) Be inspired, be motivated and be captivated by the successes and failures of a diverse array of founders, as well as the funders who backed their often unconventional entrepreneurial efforts. If you want to translate your great startup idea into a successful reality, then this track will give you a competitive advantage for the long adventure ahead.
Tech Industry (March 7-13) Showcasing the cutting-edge platforms, visionary leaders, advanced software, state-of-the-art hardware, and immersive virtual systems driving the next wave of technological innovation. The Tech industry’s areas of focus for 2025 include breakthrough advancements in cybersecurity, the evolving landscape of Big Tech, the transformative potential of Web3, and Austin's ascent as a pivotal global tech powerhouse. A highlight of SXSW, the Tech Industry track spans the entire eight-day conference.
TVA Special Price Badge Request Form
The Texas Venture Community can enjoy exclusive 10% discounts on SXSW 2025 Platinum, Interactive and EDU badge types. Use the form below to request the discount, or reach out to Alex.Casolaro@sxsw.com for more information on our unique discount codes and instructions on how to purchase and redeem your badge online. Good for (1) redemption per person. All badge purchases include 8.25% sales tax. SXSW badge rates will increase in price on 2/27/25.