Snoop Dogg Joins 'The Party' along with Matthew McConaughey, Marc Benioff, And Others at Sound Ventures' SXSW

Snoop Dogg Joins ‘The Party’ along with Matthew McConaughey, Marc Benioff, And Others at Sound Ventures’ SXSW

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March 5, 2018

Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures Announces, “The Party” and Reveals Additional Judges for PerfectPitch – the $100K StartUp Competition

Sound Ventures, a venture capital firm founded by Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary, announced new judges for PerfectPitch, the firm’s $100,000 pitch competition to be held at SXSW for early-stage entrepreneurs.

New to the judging roster are actor Matthew McConaughey, Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO of Salesforce, Melody McCloskey, CEO of StyleSeat and Gary Vaynerchuk, founder of VaynerMedia – who will join Kutcher and Oseary. PerfectPitch will be held Saturday, March 10, 3:30-4: 40 pm at the Hotel Van Zandt in Austin, and is open to anyone with an SXSW pass.

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PerfectPitch will feature five early-stage technology entrepreneurs selected from hundreds of applications to present their idea. The panel of judges will select one winner, who will be announced at the event and awarded $100,000. Salesforce, Forbes, and Cisco are lending support to PerfectPitch.

“We are thrilled to give entrepreneurs the stage to build awareness for their companies during one of the biggest tech events of the year. Our Sound team is eager to invest in the best and brightest minds driving innovation in tech and changing the world for the better. We are grateful to our esteemed judges for participating,” said Kutcher.

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Also announced is the “The Party,” presented by Sound Ventures, in partnership with Salesforce – with a DJ set performance by Snoop Dogg. The invite-only annual SXSW party will take place March 10. Sponsorship support includes Audi, Michelob ULTRA Pure Gold and Sugarfina.

Sound Ventures is an LA-based venture capital firm that invests in exceptional entrepreneurs. Since its founding in early 2015, Sound has invested in a wide range of technology companies—from enterprise to consumer, early stage to growth. Sound brings a unique and differentiated network to the venture community: artists, marketers, innovators and public-sector thought-leaders.

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