Innovative Startups Recognized at SXSW

AUSTIN, Texas—Pillsbury is pleased to announce two clients will be honored as finalists at this weekend’s SXSW Accelerator event in Austin, Texas. The Accelerator competition recognizes innovative technology startups in the categories of enterprise and smart data, entertainment and content, digital health and life sciences and innovative world technologies, social technologies and wearable technologies. The awards ceremony will take place Sunday, March 15 at 7 p.m. at the SXSW Startup Village.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Feetz, a “digital cobbler” that makes 3D-printed, custom-fit shoes, is a finalist in the wearable technologies category. Just this week, the company announced it has raised $1.25 million in seed funding and will soon introduce its shoe-ordering app in the Apple App Store. Khosa Ventures led the financing for Feetz.

San Diego-based SLANTRANGE develops drone-based airborne crop sensors and data analytics that aim to improve farming productivity and is a finalist in the world technologies category. The company’s products and services recently became available to its customer base.

“Pillsbury is fortunate to work with inventive startups that are receiving this well-deserved recognition,” said corporate partner Christian Salaman, who advises both companies. “We are excited for both companies and wish them the best of luck in their respective categories.