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title: 5 innovative Austin tech companies being recognized at SXSW
description: Walkthru featured at a SXSW competition called Pitch which puts companies of innovative technology head-to-head to present their ideas and win investors.
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# 5 innovative Austin tech companies being recognized at SXSW

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KXAN, Austin

*By: Tahera Rahman on March 14, 2022*

AUSTIN (KXAN)– Each SXSW, a competition called Pitch puts companies of new, innovative technology head-to-head to present their ideas to a live audience and expert judges, and win investors.

This year, a handful of Austin-based companies are finalists for technology that has the potential to change– and even save– lives.

#### [WalkThru](https://www.walkthru.live/)

Run by a student at the University of Texas at Austin, Walkthru is a mobile virtual reality streaming platform. This company brings VR to long-term care facilities to end “the silent epidemic of social isolation in older adults,” according to their Pitch information. Their CEO and co-founder began Walkthru at Vista Ridge High School back in 2019. [KXAN interviewed him then.](https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavirus/vista-ridge-high-school-students-provide-retirement-community-seniors-with-virtual-reality-walk-throughs/) This year, they are alternates at SXSW Pitch.

[Read More](https://www.kxan.com/news/sxsw/5-innovative-austin-tech-companies-being-recognized-at-sxsw/)

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