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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams

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As video commerce becomes the norm and entertainers, brands, businesses, and franchises of all sizes and stripes look to cut out the middle man, the array of services on offer from Maestro may be the scissors these entities need to cut the cord. . Sales, Sony Music Entertainment, in a statement. .

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Techstars Music Opens Up Apps For New Class In LA

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Techstars Music says it will invest $1.2M into 10 startups, or $120,000 each, and invite them for its 13-week program in Los Angeles starting on February 3, 2020. The new class of the accelerator is being backed b Warner Music Group, Q Prime Management, Bill Silva Entertainment, Sony, Concord, Royalty Exchange, RecoChoku, AVEX Inc.,

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LA-based gaming company, Scopely, expands in Spain and Ireland

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Meanwhile, Scopely is also planning to invest heavily in expanding its strategy-focused game studio, DIGIT, in Dublin. The company also plans to double its footprint in its hometown of Los Angeles in 2020. Scopely didn’t say how many jobs it would be adding in either location.

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White House and House Democrats agree to funding package for paid sick leave, funding for tests

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— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) March 13, 2020. — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) March 13, 2020. Senator urges Uber, Lyft, Instacart and others to offer gig workers financial security in light of COVID-19 concerns.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

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She created and launched an overall brand and a swim collection , then came the book deal ( “This is Not a Fashion Story: Taking Chances, Breaking Rules, and Being a Boss in the Big City” is expected out May 2020). Naturally, the next step in Bernstein’s evolution from blogger to businesswoman was a technology startup.

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Reflections on 2019: Scott Alderton, Preccelerator

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In late 2018 we shifted the model to include a cash investment in cohort companies. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2020? What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? Ill answer this on behalf of the Preccelerator, since no one wants to hear boring news about a law firm!

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More investors are betting on virtual influencers like Lil Miquela

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“The way I look at it… a lot of it is going to be like any kind of content studio,” says Peter Rojas, a partner at the New York investment firm Betaworks Ventures. “ In 2019 and 2020 we’re going to see a lot of these… we’re going to see a lot of people putting out a lot of stuff.” million followers.