It’s been a mad couple of weeks for the crew behind Amplify Philly, the nonprofit led by REC Philly’s David Silver and Philly Startup Leaders’ Yuval Yarden. The team has been on a monthslong push for months to get a substantial Philly tech presence at Austin’s South by Southwest, which is kicking off today.

And so, with backing from 15 Philly companies to the tune of more than $140,000, the group managed to organize at least 19 startups for SXSW’s startup exhibition.

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