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JANUARY 28, 2015

The Walt Disney Company said Tuesday that it is running another, startup accelerator class, as part of the Disney Accelerator program in Burbank, and is now accepting applications for a class of another, ten startups for the program. Disney said that so far, of its prior 2014 class, one company--SnowShoe--raised $2.2M

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JANUARY 27, 2016

StatMuse , one of the companies to emerge out of the Disney Accelerator in Burbank last fall, said this morning that it has raised $10M in a Series A funding round. The round came from Techstars, The Walt Disney Company, Allen & Co., Greycroft Partners, Promus Ventures, Haas Portman, Deep Fork Capital, and Bee Partners.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Today's video interview is with Richard Wolpert , a well known Southern California venture capital and angel investor. Richard previously was the CSO Real Networks & former President, Disney Online, and is also Venture Partner at Amplify.LA.

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AUGUST 10, 2016

Burbank-based The Walt Disney Company says it is acquiring a 33 percent stake in BAMTech , the new technology services and video streaming spinout of Major League Baseball (MLB). According to Disney, it has the option to acquire majority ownership of BAMTech in the coming years.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 16, 2019

It also follows a new agreement with Disney to develop mobile games based on intellectual property coming from all corners of the mouse house — a sweet cache of intellectual property ranging from Pixar, to Marvel, to traditional Disney characters. Jam City is coming off of a strong year of company growth.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 2, 2017

Former UFC owners launch Fertitta Capital with $500 million fund, Venice venture capital fund raises $212 million aimed at real estate tech, and Disney rebrands Maker Studios as Disney Digital Network.

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JUNE 3, 2015

Sphero , the Disney Accelerator company known for developing smartphone connected, robotic balls, has scored a big funding round--in part thanks to its involvement with the accelerator. Sphero's technology is behind the new, star wars robot, BB-8. Sphero is based in Boulder, Colorado. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Disney, Google sign advertising deal; NBCUniversal makes use of AI; Axiomatic and March Capital invest in Nifty Games.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The funding came from Shima Capital, blockchain platform Forte, gaming community SNACKCLUB, guild and mod platform Overwolf, plus the founders of gaming companies Illuvium and investors Woodstock Fund, FJ Labs, Bixin Ventures, among others.

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Tech Zulu Event

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. Disney Accelerator, Powered by Techstars. Mayer, Disney’s EVP of Corporate Strategy and Business Development. ” - Kevin A.

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APRIL 30, 2009

The Walt Disney Company is the latest firm to invest in online video aggregator Hulu , saying this morning that it has agreed to join NBC Universal, New Corporation, and Providence Equity Partners as a joint venture partner in the site. Tags: streaming media capital venture content video hulu walt disney. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 22, 2020

The funding was led by Kayne Partners Fund, a private equity fund managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. The funding also included TVC Capital and Unilever Ventures. According to CreatorIQ, it helps power global influencer marketing for brands such as Disney, Salesforce, Sephora, adn Unilever. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

According to CreatorIQ, the new funding round came from existing investors TVC Capital, Kayne Partners Fund, the growth private equity group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, Affinity Group, and Unilever Ventures, plus new investor Silver Lake Waterman. CreatorIQ is led by founder and CEO Igor Vaks.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The funding was led by Acrew Capital and TenOneTen Ventures with participation from Palm Tree Crew, Act One Ventures, Hex Capital, Red Light Management, plus angels Dylan & Brandon Lee, Louis Beryl, Dave Bonanno, Craig Clemens, Reade Seiff and Alex Kassan.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Boosted Commerce has raised $380M in capital so far for its efforts in acquiring e-commerce companies, and focuses on acquiring and growing third-party businesses who sell through Amazon and Shopify. Staggs (former COO of the Walt Disney Company); Marc Mezvinsky (TPG), and David Farhi (COO, Monarch Casino & Resort).

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

According to Boosted, the funding came from Torch Capital, Crosscut Ventures, Spencer Rascoff (co-founder of Zillow), Elie Seidman (former CEO of Tinder), Tucker Kain (Los Angeles Dodgers); Ken Ramberg (founder of Goodpods), Scott Hendrickson (co-founder Permian Investment Partners), Thomas O. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 4, 2012

Friday, January 6, 2012 -- Raise Capital Locally But Expand Globally. Our esteemed guest speakers include: Monica Dodi, Co- Founder and Managing Director of The Womens Venture Capital Fund, focused on early stage women led new ventures. Global LAVA. Insight from VCs with Global Expertise.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

The round was led by Danhua Capital, and also included Eward Lando, Gary Vaynerchuk, Abe Burns, and Adam Zeplain. Jake Paul--a Disney star who played Dirk on The Disney Channels "Bizaardvark" -- says he has 15.5 million followers. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. In fact, far better if you haven’t raised venture capital. This is minutes 8-11.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The funding was led by Bold Capital Partners, the investment firm run by Peter Diamandis, and also included Warner Bros., Los Angeles-based Dreamscape Immersive , a developer of immersive, virtual reality entertainment experiences, said on yesterday afternoon that it has raised a Series A financing round. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 6, 2017

CrossCut Ventures raises $125 million, Prevoty secures $13 million in Series B round led by Trident Capital Cybersecurity and would Disney, with control of Hulu and Fox Studios, have formula for a Netflix killer?

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MARCH 4, 2020

Coles is a TV producer for Disney, an advisor to Cornell Capital, and formerly had been Chief Content Officer at Hearst Magazines. Findlay previously served as Chief Marketing Officer for Stitch Fix, and Senior Director of Global Hardware Marketing with Google, in addition to similar positions at eBay and Digitas. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 7, 2020

According to Grow Credit, Commerce Ventures will join its seed funding round alongside lead investor Mucker Capital, as well as Minal Hasan, founder of K2 Global Ventures. Grow Credit's service lets consumers establish or re-establish their credit by paying for subscriptions to such services as Netflix, Spotify, or Disney Plus.

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JUNE 14, 2019

The funding was led by TVC Capital, and also included Affinity Group, and Unilever Ventures. According to CreatorIQ, it is using artificial intelligence (AI) to help companies manage their influencer marketing efforts, with clients that include Airbnb, CVS, Dell, Disney, Mattel, Ralph Lauren, Salesforce, and Unilever.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

Later, at Jeffries Technologies, and the $120 million Entertainment Media Ventures seed and early stage venture capital fund, Norton was intimately involved in bringing tech to market and focusing on early stage investments. With the new capital coming in, Norton expects to back some 30 to 35 companies, he said.

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JUNE 17, 2019

in funding came from Founders Fund, Foundation Capital, and Ludlow Ventures. According to HipDot Studios, its founders previously worked at Disney, plus beauty brands like Pat McGrath and Milk. Los Angeles-based HipDot Studios , a new startup which is enabling influencers to create their own beauty brands, has raised $2.5M

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JUNE 14, 2017

The app, launched by Jaunt China, a joint venture with Shanghai Media Group (SMG) and China Media Capital (CMC), runs on the XIOAMI VR headset. The company is venture backed by The Walt Disney Company, Evolution Media Partners, China Media Capital, Highland Capital Partners, Google Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Axel Springer, ProSiebenSat.1

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AUGUST 7, 2018

WndrCo said investors in the newly formed company--which is still just using a "working title" of NewTV until it comes up with an official name--included 21st Century Fox, Disney, Entertainment One, ITV, Lionsgate, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Viacom, and Warner Medi plus Alibaba, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,

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JUNE 17, 2019

in funding came from Founders Fund, Foundation Capital, and Ludlow Ventures. According to HipDot Studios, its founders previously worked at Disney, plus beauty brands like Pat McGrath and Milk, and one of the founders founded Shopkick. in a funding round and launched its platform, according to the company. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 2, 2014

The funding came from SPK Capital, Castanea Partners, and angel investors Janet Gurwitch (Laura Mercier Cosmetics, Neiman Marcus), Ron Frasch (Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman), and Paul Pressler (Gap, Walt Disney). drybar venture capital hairstyle blowout retail chain haircut' READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

Located at the southeastern tip of the San Fernando Valley, the Los Angeles suburb counts its biggest employers as the adhesive manufacturer Avery Dennison; the Los Angeles industrial team for the real estate developer CBRE; the International House of Pancakes; Disney Consumer Products; DreamWorks Studios; Walt Disney Animation and Univision.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

Jaunt's backers include Disney, Evolution Media Partners, and China Media Capital (CMC). However, in a blog posting , Jaunt said it is "letting go of a significant portion of our staff." Jaunt is based in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 29, 2016

The funding was led by Third Wave Digital and Allen DeBevoise and also included Disney and Luminari Capital. Naritiv was part of the 2014 Disney Accelerator class, and says it has been working with such brands as Freeform, Coca Cola, Fox, Marriott, Sphero, and Redken/L'OREAL on Snapchat campaigns.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Louis Cardinals; Kevin Durant & Rich Kleiman of The Durant Company; Shamrock Holdings (the investment arm of the Disney family); Seth Bernstein Capital Management; Simon Tikham (First Access Entertainment), along with others. the New York Yankees, the St.

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MARCH 21, 2017

Naritiv was venture backed by Luminari Capital, Third Wave Digital, Walt Disney Co., Hootsuite said that members of the Naritiv product team will join Hootsuite as part of a new Los Angeles office. Hootsuite said the acquisition specifically was geared towards the Snapchat analytics solutions created by Naritiv. and Allen DeBevoise.

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JULY 27, 2010

Los Angeles-based Steamboat Ventures , the venture capital arm of the Walt Disney Company, has backed a firm developing massively parallel video processing technology, Elemental Technologies. Other investors in the round included General Catalyst and Voyager Capital.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 27, 2017

Talks and panels on: AI, VR, IoT, Digital Media, Startups, Venture Capital, Machine Learning, Women in Tech, Company Culture Reps from companies like: Cisco System, Intel, Digital Domain, Vizio, Disney Interactive, Buzzfeed, NBC Universal, the Port of LA, Enplug, Kind Traveler, SoGal, Spokeo and more See [link] (more)

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