FireChat Takes Home SXSW Innovation Award

Open Garden's Off-the-Grid Messaging App Wins "Innovation in Connecting People" Category

Open Garden announced that its app, FireChat, won the prestigious SXSW Innovation Award at this year's event. FireChat, the first off-the-grid messaging app, took home the coveted award in the "Innovation in Connecting People" category. The winners were announced yesterday at the 18th Annual SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards Ceremony in Austin, TX.

Previously called the Interactive Awards, the SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards showcase the evolving and broadening scope of the digital industry by reflecting the increasingly multifaceted and diverse ecosystem of platforms, software, apps and devices.

"We're ecstatic that FireChat was chosen for such a respected award at this year's festival," said Micha Benoliel, cofounder and CEO of Open Garden. "Our mission is to connect people around the world. The recognition from this team of judges and our peers is wonderful and exciting for our team as we continue our efforts."

FireChat is a free application for Android and iOS devices. It is available here.

About Open Garden

Open Garden Inc. is a San Francisco based startup dedicated to connecting the next billions of mobile devices with peer-to-peer connections. Open Garden is the publisher of FireChat, the first messaging app that works off-the-grid. Launched in March 2014, FireChat has reached the top 10 amongst social networking apps in 124 countries around the world. 

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