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Disney Accelerator Names First Class

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The Disney Accelerator , the startup accelerator backed by Disney and being run by TechStars in Los Angeles, announced its inagural class today, naming eleven companies--including three Los Angeles companies--to participate in the three month program. READ MORE>>.

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Two Bit Circus Rolls Out New, Remote Game Show Platform

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Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus , the developer of micro amusement parks and STEM-inspired experiences, says it has launched a new, online entertainment platform that allows brands to engage their fans remotely. Two Bit Circus is led by CEo Brent Bushnell. READ MORE>>.

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SAM Precellerator Set Demo Day For Sixth Class

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The Precellerator Program , the startup accelerator run by Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, has set the demo day for its sixth class, saying that Animate Objects , RentSpree , Tapp That App , and Swoppit will show off their companies to investors and other entrepreneurs. READ MORE>>.

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Disney Accelerator Shows Off First Class Of Startups

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Among the announcements at the demo day were the funding of smartphone toy company SnowShoe , and an acquisition of Smart Toy , a developer of an interactive toy. The Disney Accelerator said that Smart Toy was acquired by Los Angeles-based children''s product firm Cartwheel Kids, and that SnowShoe raised $2.2M in its seed funding round.

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AvantStay, a platform for kitting out — and then renting out — high-end vacation rental homes, raises $160M

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AvantStay — which has built a platform where it decorates and then lists properties owned by others for people to rent out for vacations or other short-term stays — has raised $160 million in a Series B round of funding. “It has always lagged hotels by a wide margin.

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Snap accelerator names its latest cohort

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Mogul Millennial — this Dallas-based company is a digital media platform for black entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. SketchAR — this Lithuanian company is developing an AI-based mobile app for teaching drawing using augmented reality. The latest cohort from Snap’s Yellow accelerator.

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

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. “ 2020 was a blowout year… People needed an interactive streaming platform that they could spin up quickly that they could launch on their website.” Since the launch of monetization tools in May of last year, Evans estimated that the platform has paid out at least $5 million to entertainers who used the service. “We

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