TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 16, 2018

I first met Job Stauffer, Co-Founder and CCO at Orpheus Self-Care Entertainment when I was, in fact, procrastinating from work. However, my fear soon dissipated as before me was a transparent yellow lady (Job calls her “Goldie”) dancing with the beat — providing a moving demo for gameplay. Gameplay in RaveRunner.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The Walt Disney Company & Techstars have officially announced the Disney Accelerator, a three-month mentorship and seed-stage investment program for 10 lucky companies. The LA-based accelerator is powered by Techstars and is looking for “technology-based companies focused on transformative media and entertainment experiences.”

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AUGUST 12, 2014

to hear about how the program is both helping the studio tap into the energy and ideas of the startup community, as well as helping those startups find new customers in the media and entertainment business. Debra Baker: Warner Media Camp is our internally run, media and entertainment focused program for early stage startups.

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JULY 22, 2019

We invest both capital and an enormous amount of time and mentorship to help companies build the best businesses, as rapidly as possible. October 16th is our Demo Day, when they will share what they do, what they've accomplished, and the beginning of the next chapter for their companies. Mattt Kozlov: Yes, it's a three month format.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

. “This year, more than ever, we are working with companies with the potential to help define the future of media and entertainment together with Disney.” Brit + Co is a digital media company that inspires, educates and entertains real women with a creative spirit. Meet the 11 startups for 2017: Ambidio.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 8, 2014

This is the killer feature for the giant YouTuber base invested in sub-$2,000 cameras, of which most lack HD-SDI required from previous TriCaster models. The Demo unit we were shown included a battery-powered external HDMI monitor and USB wireless mouse & keyboard, allowing for a full TriCaster setup with only one power plug!

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

Earlier this week, the Disney Accelerator held the demo day for its second class. The intersection of technology and content is what creates media and entertainment. Michael Abrams: (laughs) Well, if you think about the Walt Disney Company, and certainly, well before my time, Walt began innovating.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

In his role at WBR, he helps to steer the leadership into promising technology investments and partnerships. Greg has led Series A investments in tech-based enterprises. Founding member of President Obama’s Entertainment Advisory Council. Want to Demo Your Startup or Sponsor? Records (WBR).

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

However, demonstrating that value to clinicians without a DEMO or a pilot is a challenging aspect of the market adoption. As far as the pitch itself, we wanted to convey quickly the positive impact using this type of technology will have on the mental health industry; and entertain the audience at the same time.

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MARCH 21, 2012

Bricault was the founder of The Mailroom Fund, which was focused on early stage investments in Southern California digital media, and prior to that spent significant time at William Morris Agency. One reason we have those investors, is I think that demo days won't work in LA. You mention different industries.

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JUNE 11, 2013

Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo. In 2012 over $3.2

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

The first-ever Silicon Beach Fest attracted more than 2,000 attendees from LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Barbara, New York, Toronto, and London to celebrate LA startups and entertainment with panels, parties, pitch fests, hackathon, and beach games: volleyball, basketball and surfing lessons in Santa Monica and Venice on June 21-23, 2012.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Last Friday was the final deadline for all StartupDemo applications to be submitted and we are hard at work selecting the best Startups to Demo during the event. We give a huge Thank You to the following sponsors: Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Collectively, across all those programs, we've invested in a bit over 900 startups around the world. One could argue that in 2010, 2011, and 2012, that growth was in the video and entertainment area. The Demo Day will be in October 2017. We are investing in companies that are becoming part of our global network and ecosystem.

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

Facebook’s head of media and entertainment, Kay Madati, knows a thing or two about television. All casting for the show was done through Facebook, creating pre-show buzz and invested followers. Bluefin Labs gave an impressive demo of social TV analytics with real-time ad optimization and social media lift.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Speakers listed: Brock Pierce – Digital currency pioneer investing in Bitcoin, games, and online gambling businesses; Clearstone Global Gaming Fund. He doesn’t see many digital media VC firms in the space and makes it a point to invest in and work with companies who engage more deeply with content. Projection for 2014?

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JANUARY 18, 2013

A traffic jam of expensive cars lined up to pull into the packed parking lot of MuckerLab for its second graduating class demo day. Okuno has been investing in Los Angeles startups for the past three years after selling his own company E-Z Data. Some flew in from overseas, different states and from Silicon Valley to attend.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Rustic Canyon is an LA-based, but geography-agnostic VC that is currently investing from a $200 million fund. They were originally founded inside of Times Mirror and had a huge string of major investment success before spinning out as a fully independent fund. The investment will be used for product development initiatives.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over must have content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. They make it easy to collect investment funds, track ownership, and provide targeted updates to investors.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

The final showoff's have been selected, so that brings the count to a total of 10 showoff's plus a wild card from the demo night at UCLA (full list of showoff's below). Managing Director of FirstMark Capital, a $2 billion VC fund focusing on investments in the emerging media & advertising and data & analytics sectors.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

I’ve just completed an investment in Ryan Carson’s new company, TreeHouse. I’m investing heavily in Internet video. I know readers of this post aren’t in that demo but that’s what the data says. I know readers of this post aren’t in that demo but that’s what the data says.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. 7:10 – 8:00pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. OrangicStartup’s is a company that helps Internet startups start. Event Details. RSVP: AGENDA.

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