Austin-based Capital Factory is canceling its official South By Southwest programming because of concerns about the coronavirus, the accelerator and incubator said Thursday.

The entire Capital Factory space was scheduled to be part of official programming for the first time at SXSW, including hosting an innovation house and its yearly startup crawl.

"Out of an abundance of caution for our team, our members, our partners, our guests, and the City of Austin, Capital Factory House at SXSW is canceled due to circumstances outside our control surrounding Coronavirus," the accelerator’s announcement said.

Events and panels at the Capital Factory location were to be focused on the future of technology, with programming on topics including the future of work, corporate innovation, defense technology, artificial intelligence, gaming, sustainability and using technology for good.

Capital Factory said defense-related programming will be moved to June 22–26, and its annual startup crawl will be rescheduled for June 22.

Capital Factory joins a growing list of companies and speakers that are pulling out of the event because of coronavirus worries. Those include Apple, LinkedIn, IBM, Netflix, WarnerMedia, TikTok, Amazon Studios, Intel, Facebook, Twitter and Panasonic.

SXSW officials have said that for now the festival will go on as planned, but said they are monitoring the situation and working with local, state and federal agencies.

Capital Factory will remain open for normal business now and during SXSW for co-working, meetups and other events. The space is also adding hand-sanitizing stations and other sanitation measures. It will also hold a Hack Coronavirus Town Hall on Friday March 6th to discuss coronavirus community preparation.