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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

Tech.Co

In a press release The Disney Accelerator highlights the success of Sphero and announced: “They have a multi-property lineup for this year including the App-enabled Ultimate Lightning McQueen, the voice interactive Spider-Man, and more.”. “And Hoodline also analyzes data sets to unlock insights for businesses and media companies.

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A Seriously Great Story and Why We Funded Them

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Andrew & Petri posited that a modern media company would build lovable characters that span video games, online digital media, lovable plush physical toys and then ultimately find its way to the big screen. If you can engage massive online audiences they will come en masse to bigger budget theatrical releases.

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What to Expect From CES 2020

Tech.Co

Flesh will be pressed, complimentary bars emptied, but most importantly we'll get a first look at some of the gadgets that will dominate 2020. The small white robot with a rounded, friendly face will deliver news reports to its user, as well as read their emotional state and respond accordingly (at least, according to the press release).

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Why I Invested in Gogii (textPlus) – My First Ever Later Stage Deal

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Well, we started out a free text messaging platform. We just happen to have significantly more users than most of the group texting platforms you typically read about. I know this category has gotten a lot of press. You don’t stack an amazing mobile + games team like this to build a free text messaging platform.

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

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I believe that Twiistup is now a platform from which to grow and highlight what is uniquely LA. We are a city unique in merging the world’s best content with digital media and technology expertise. He obviously believes this since he has become CEO of TopSpin Media – a firm designed to do just that.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

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It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. OTHER DEALS: 1. Employees: 20.

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REACH Connected Future: Gaming Recap

Tech Zulu Event

Our builders included Jason Yim , CEO of Trigger Global; and Daniel Busby , Lead Engineer at Two Bit Circus ; with Scot Rubin , Founder of G4TV and Nitropod, to represent media and consumers. They involve themselves in building games that require physical interaction – to keep peoples’ eyes on each other, not a screen.

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