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JUNE 8, 2017

Los Angeles-based StartEngine , the equity crowdfunding service run by serial entrepeneur Howard Marks, has chalked up 25 companies raising money on its platform since the start of 2017, according to the company. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

What you might not realize is that the adorable droid was the brain child of Sphero, a robotics and digital technology company and an alumni to the Disney Accelerator program. Courtesy of Sphero & Disney. Meet the 11 startups for 2017: Ambidio. Read more about startups in the Los Angeles area at TechCo.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

MakieLab , the custom, 3D printed doll startup which had been part of Disney's second Disney Startup Accelerator program, has been acquired, reportedly by Disney itself. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 9, 2015

The Walt Disney Company announced the names of the companies in its second, startup accelerator program it runs out of Burbank, with the help of Techstars. According to Disney, the second class of the Disney Accelerator includes ten startups, who will participate in a three month mentorship and investment program.

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JULY 7, 2014

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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MARCH 7, 2014

Disney''s new startup accelerator--the Disney Accelerator --is in a major promotional and outreach push, saying that it will be launching a tour of Austin, Boston, New York, Palo Alto, London, and San Francisco to raise visibility for the program. Disney announced its move into startup accelerators earlier this month.

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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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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Los Angeles- and London-based MakieLab , one of the companies out of Disney's recent Disney Accelerator class, started shipping its Disney-themed, custom 3D printed dolls on Friday, with clothing and designs from Disney properties. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 11, 2016

The Walt Disney Company has named its next class of startup participating in the Disney Accelerator , the startup accelerator and mentoring company held on the company's Burbank campus.

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APRIL 21, 2015

In one of the first concrete examples of the benefit of participating in the local Disney Accelerator , one of the first companies to participate in the TechStars driven program in Los Angeles-- Sphero --is apparently behind the cool, rolling robot, BB-8 , which is heavily featured in the upcoming Star Wars movie. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 12, 2017

The Walt Disney Company has launched its fourth year of running its own accelerator program, the Disney Accelerator , saying on Tuesday afternoon that it has named eleven companies to its new class. The accelerator class is Disney's fourth. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2016

The Walt Disney Company said Thursday that it will run its startup accelerator program, the Disney Accelerator , for the third year, with applications for the next session due on April 10th. According to Disney, the three month mentorship and investment program will run through the summer, with a Demo Day in October.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 9, 2012

Friendly constituents will not sustain your startup. To such enterprising souls, the inherent ambiguity of a startup is thrilling, rather than daunting. Startups cannot afford to mistake what has gone before for what lies ahead. One of the reasons the Disney brand remains so powerful is that it fulfills a big promise.

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MARCH 3, 2014

Hulu said it has named Tim Connolly--formerly VP of Digital Video Distribution and New Product Development for Walt Disney--to the position. The company said Connolly''s prior role involved managing digital product distribution at Disney''s ESPN, ABC Family, ABC, and Dsiney Channel properties. hulu executive distribution disney'

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

The Disney Accelerator , the startup accelerator run by The Walt Disney Program, concluded its third run of its program on Thursday, concluding with the presentation of its class of nine companies at its Demo Day in Burbank yesterday.

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

Earlier this week, the Disney Accelerator held the demo day for its second class. We caught up with Michael Abrams , Senior Vice President, Innovation at The Walt Disney Company , to talk more about this year's class of companies and the program. Walt Disney is a big company�has innovation been an issue for you?

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

Digital avatar startup Genies , known its for high-profile partnerships with celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Migos and Cardi B, has just released its long-anticipated NFT storefront, “The Warehouse.”

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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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JUNE 10, 2019

A new, brick-and-mortar startup in Los Angeles, Esquapes sure hopes so, saying on Monday that it plans to launch the world's first ever "virtual reality massage center" in Los Angeles. The startup was founded by Micah Jackson, who also runs Angeles Vista Creatives Ventures, and also previously worked from NASA JPL, AOL, Yahoo, and Disney.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies (BAT) , the online celebrity endorsements startup headed by Ryan Steelberg, said today that it has tapped al Weiss, the former President of Worldwide Operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, to its board. Weiss retired from Disney in 2011.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 23, 2018

To launch his first biotech startup, Dragonfly Therapeutics, Bill Haney went to private family offices, including one linked to the Disney family, rather than venture firms. But Skyhawk’s funding is noteworthy for its unusual array of investors, Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Burbank-based Walt Disney's amusement park arm, Disney Parks , is getting on board with the location based check-in trend, and has inked a deal with Gowalla , one of a number of location-based check-in firms. Tags: vacation marketing badge checkin location foursquare gowalla disneyworld disneyland world disney. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 2, 2016

However, Disney's Zootopia --which opens in the U.S. tomorrow, March 3rd--marks a huge technical milestone in the art of moviemaking, which demonstrates much the world of making movies has become nearly as sophisticated, technically--and maybe, even more so--than the latest product release from the most advanced cloud startup.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

The Disney Accelerator , held its Demo Day for its second class on Thursday, showing off ten companies to a theater packed full of venture and angel investors. A number of the companies--showing off one huge advantage of being involved in a program run by Disney--announced deals with Disney properties to use their technology and products.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 11, 2012

Others, such as Walt Disney and Richard Branson never even enroll. Although it may be comfortable to start a company with your friends, it is a mistake, unless your friend(s) happens to be ideally suited to their role in your venture. Walt Disney – “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion-dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. But it’s here in the (other) Valley’s southernmost edge that investors have found a startup they consider to be the next potential billion-dollar “unicorn” that will come out of Los Angeles.

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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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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Startup accelerator program operator Techstars is opening up yet another startup accelerator in Los Angeles, focused--appropriately enough--on music. Techstars disclosed this week that the new accelerator, which will run for three months starting in February, will be led by former Twitter Music head Bob Moczydlowsky.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. Open source computing, which reduced costs to start a company by 90%.

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AUGUST 7, 2018

Los Angeles-based WndrCo , the investment firm founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg, said this morning that it has closed on $1 billion in a funding round for a new startup called NewTV. JPMorgan Chase & Co., Liberty Global, and Madrone Capital. JPMorgan Chase & Co., Liberty Global, and Madrone Capital. The round was led by Madrone Capital.

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Richard Branson , Walt Disney and Michael Dell. "I started the site when I was 19. "When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place. " Creating and sustain a successful startups is beyond difficult.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 27, 2017

Sunday, April 2, 2017 -- N3XT CON 2017 - Entertainment, Technology, Startup. Located in Southern California, N3XT CON 2017 will spotlight industries that embody the LA spirit - Entertainment, Technology, and Startups. A pitch competition will also be held. See [link] (more)

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Los Angeles-based gaming startup Midnight announced this morning that it has raised $7.5M in its seed funding round.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Richard Branson , Walt Disney and Mark Zuckerberg. I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup. Effective startup mentorship can come from unlikely sources. " [Tweet this quote]. Look around.

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AUGUST 23, 2017

Los Angeles-based HelloTech , the in-home, technical support service started by Richard Wolpert, is providing the support for the launch of Samsung's new Galaxy Note 8 smartphone , in a major win for HelloTech. According to Samsung, it will offer up 60 days free Samsung Premium Care service to purchasers of its new smartphone.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

EvoNexus , the non-profit startup technology incubator operator which has locations in both Irvine and San Diego, said today that it has added Bob Genthert, the co-founder of ecoATM, as a Managing Director at EvoNexus in Irvine. Genthert was a co-foudner of ecoATM, which was sold to Outerwall in 2013 for $350M. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

In what is the first time you've been able to buy a real, working Star Wars droid, the BB-8 Droid from Star Wars is going on sale on Friday at 12:01 am, thanks to the efforts of a company out of the Disney Accelerator. Sphero was discovered by Bob Iger when he was mentoring Sphero as part of the startup accelerator program in Burbank.

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