HOLT Ventures, an investment arm launched by HOLT CAT to invest in new technologies and emerging companies in the industrial and manufacturing industries, has announced the 15 finalists that will be moving on to the SXSW Startup Village Industrial Technology Pitch Competition on March 14. Each of these emerging companies come from a variety of industries across the U.S.— and Europe! The finalists have been divided into three separate, 1-hour sessions, based on level of maturity: seed stage, advanced seed stage and series A/B stage.

Following the competition, the winning teams— one from each session— will be awarded a portion of the total $50,000 cash prize among other exclusive opportunities.

Finalists include:

SESSION 1: SEED STAGE

Addibot Roadways, Inc.- New Windsor, NY

Genesis Dimensions- Houston, TX

PermitZone- Raleigh, NC

Passive Eye- London, UK

Williams Robotics INC- Burlington, NC

SESSION 2: ADVANCED SEED STAGE

Dynamo Micropower Corporation- Boston, MA

Eyrus- Washington, DC

Rufus Labs- Los Angeles, CA

Yan Engines- Austin, TX

SOUNDENERGY- Enschede, Netherlands

SESSION 3: SERIES A/B STAGE

5D Robotics- Carlsbad, CA

AREVO- Silicon Valley, CA

Bractlet, Inc- Austin, TX

Rhumbix- San Francisco, CA

Viloc- Antwerp, Belgium

For more information visit: www.holtventures.com/sxsw

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