The SXSW EDU Launch Startup Competition provides a platform for entrepreneurs seeking feedback, investment, strategic partnerships, and exposure, to present their early-stage company before a panel of industry experts, early adopters, investors, and educators as well as the live SXSW EDU audience. 2026 Finalists include: Apprentos (New York), Learnology (Brush Prairie, Washington), Opal for Schools (New York), Rézme (Palo Alto, California), ShareTheBoard (Kraków, Poland), Storytime AI (Baltimore, Maryland), and Youth for STEM Equity (Columbus, Ohio). Winners will be announced at the Launch Spotlight. Presented by Walton Family Foundation.