Date | Title | Description |
21.10.2022 | Disney launches web3 experience to celebrate 100 years of Disney music | Disney collaborated with its Accelerator participant Obsess, an e-commerce platform known for creating interactive virtual storefronts, to release a new web3 experience for its Disney Music Emporium online store. The 3D 360 virtual experien... |
30.12.2021 | Los Angeles’ Top Startup Incubators and Accelerators | Whether you are making medical devices or movies, if you have a promising startup chances are there’s someone out there to help.
Southern California is home to an armada of accelerators, incubators, startup studios and other programs design... |
26.07.2021 | Bambuser Selected as Participant for 2021 Disney Accelerator Program | Bambuser Selected as Participant for 2021 Disney Accelerator Program Mon, Jul 26, 2021 18:02 CET
BURBANK, Calif., July 26, 2021 -- Bambuser today announced that it is among the companies that will participate in the 2021 Disney Accelerator,... |
03.03.2020 | Applications are open for the latest Disney accelerator program | The Walt Disney Company is now accepting applications for its 2020 Disney Accelerator, the company said today.
The accelerator accepts 10 growth-stage startups for a three-month mentorship program that provides access to the creativity, ima... |
23.08.2019 | Sphero Makes a Big Acquisition in littleBits to Bring Hands-On STEAM Learning to Life | When Sphero laid off 45 employees in early 2018, the Boulder, Co.-based company explained the difficult decision as an effort to return its focus to the education market after a foray into creating consumer toys. Today, the robotic toymaker... |
05.02.2019 | Accelerators from top corporate companies | They include accelerators from AT&T, Coca-Cola, Google, IBM, Disney, Sprint and Wells Fargo
For startups, there are numerous paths for getting their name out there. One way, which Vator has been covering recently, are startup competitio... |
09.10.2018 | Disney will show off its latest accelerator startups on ABC livestream | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Even $55 billion entertainment giants like to wor... |
09.10.2018 | Disney will show off its latest accelerator startups on ABC livestream | Even $55 billion entertainment giants like to work with startups. The Walt Disney Company is announcing a bunch of new startups that will present at its fifth annual Demo Day for Disney Accelerator startups on October 10.
For this year’s ev... |
22.08.2018 | Accelerators targeting media companies | They include Matter, Yellow, The Information Accelerator and Disney Accelerator
For startups, there are numerous paths for getting their name out there. One way, which Vator has been covering recently, are startup competitions, but another ... |
26.09.2017 | Air Force Scouts Autonomous Tech in New Boston Techstars Program | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
From GPS to the Internet, some of the most impactful technologies of the last century were driven by U.S. military investments. Department of Defense leaders want to continue ... |
15.08.2017 | 15 Corporate Accelerators Giving Startups A Boost | The corporate world can sometimes seem very disconnected from the startup world. People entering into the world of business can either opt to seek security and gradual mobility in the corporate world or take a gigantic risk and start their ... |
14.08.2017 | What The Hell Is a Corporate Accelerator? | As an entrepreneur you are likely aware of the various opportunities designed to help keep you from joining the majority statistic that most startups fail. Between incubators and accelerators, there hundreds of options throughout the world ... |
19.07.2017 | Kahoot Gets $10 Million—and a Spot in the Disney Accelerator | Most students associate Kahoot with its addictive, funky theme song. Today the Norwegian company is groovin’ to a different tune: ka’ching!
Based in Oslo, Kahoot is adding another $10 million to its Series A financing, pushing that round to... |
11.07.2017 | Disney puts a new spin on its accelerator | Over the past few years, Disney’s accelerator classes have been transitioning away from what was once a roughly standard early-stage growth framework. Rather than the “adopt-a-company” models prevalent among most accelerators, it has been l... |
09.07.2017 | Accelerators targeting VR startups | These include accelerators from Samsung, HTC, Qualcomm and Disney
For startups, there are numerous paths for getting their name out there. One way, which Vator has been covering recently, are startup competitions, but another popular method... |
13.10.2016 | Watch the Disney Accelerator Demo Day here | TechCrunch is pleased to bring you Disney Accelerator’s Demo Day today, October 13th, from 2:30pm – 3:50pm PT.
This marks the first time that Disney has run its accelerator fully in-house without relying on Techstars, the outside partner th... |
12.07.2016 | The Walt Disney Company Announces Participants in 2016 Disney Accelerator | The Walt Disney Company has unveiled participants in the 2016 Disney Accelerator.
Selected companies include:
– Ader, a marketplace connecting brands with eSports and gaming influencers.
– Hanson Robotics, a Hong Kong-based creator of human... |
11.07.2016 | Walt Disney Co. reveals 9 new startups in the Disney Accelerator spanning robotics, cinematic VR and AI | The Walt Disney Co. is kicking off the third session of its corporate accelerator this week, and revealed 9 new companies admitted to the program. A full list follows at the end of this post.
The companies are developing everything from cin... |
05.02.2016 | Disney Accelerator Launches 2016 Edition | The Walt Disney Company is accepting applications for its third Disney Accelerator, its Los Angeles-based program designed to accelerate the growth of media and entertainment startup companies.
Ten startup companies will be selected for a t... |
20.11.2015 | The Pros And Cons Of Accelerating Your Startup | Frank Vallese Contributor
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Startup accelerators are an excellent way for early stage s... |
09.10.2015 | Open Bionics Creates Disney-Inspired Bionic Hands For Amputee Kids | Bionic hands startup Open Bionics now makes Iron Man and Elsa-themed hands and arms for the smallest of amputees – kids.
Open Bionics hopes to get kids excited about their prosthetics with designs from Marvel, Frozen and Star Wars.
“[Kids] ... |
07.10.2015 | 3D Printed Dolls And Jedi Mind Control Devices: A Look At Disney’s Second Accelerator Batch | The first batch of startups in Disney’s startup accelerator produced successes like the bb-8 droid from Sphero and Naritiv, a marketing platform currently focused on Snapchat.
Sphero produced the BB-8 droid in anticipation of the upcoming S... |
20.09.2015 | TechStars MD: Banks are Embracing the Inevitability of Bitcoin | Many people believe the success of bitcoin and blockchain technology is "inevitable", and banks are now starting to come round to this point of view, according to TechStars managing director Jenny Fielding.
Speaking inside the fir... |
02.09.2015 | A Look At Open Bionics’ 3D-Printed Robotic Hands For Amputees | Open Bionics, a startup out of the U.K. that makes bionic hands, figured out how to dramatically lower the cost of prosthetics using a combination of open-sourced 3D printing software and robotic sensors.
Nearly 2 million people live with t... |
03.08.2015 | Daily funding roundup - August 3, 2015 | Snapdeal raised $500M; Driveway Software bagged $10M; Meal Box got $3.6M
Snapdeal has raised another $500 million in funding, according to a report from ReCode on Sunday. Investors included Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, along with Foxco... |
23.07.2015 | Troy Carter’s Atom Factory Launches An LA-Based Accelerator For Entertainment Startups | Troy Carter, talent manager to the stars (and successful VC), has announced that his company is launching SMASHD LABS, a new startup accelerator.
The program will be based out of Atom Factory’s L.A. office, and invest $50,000 in five to sev... |
09.07.2015 | Disney’s Startup Accelerator Enters Its Sophomore Year With A New Batch Of Companies | Disney just announced the second batch of companies that will participate in the Disney Accelerator. The program will again be a three-month mentorship period powered by Techstars, and each company will receive up to $120,000 in investment ... |
02.02.2015 | 5 акселераторов от нетехнологических компаний: Disney, Nike, Coca-Cola, «Альфа-Банк» и «ВТБ» | Год назад компания Disney запустила свой акселератор для помощи проектам в медиаиндустрии на ранних стадиях. Редакция ЦП вспомнила, какие еще нетехнологические бренды создали свои программы поддержки стартапов: среди них оказались Coca-Cola... |
28.01.2015 | Disney Accelerator Launches Second Program powered by Techstars | The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is accepting applications for its second Disney Accelerator program powered by Techstars.
Disney Accelerator will select a class of 10 startup companies for a three-month mentorship and investment program... |
28.01.2015 |
Disney Opens Apps For Second Startup Accelerator Class
| 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. The ac... |
15.10.2014 |
Disney Accelerator Shows Off First Class Of Startups
| The Disney Accelerator, the startup accelerator sponsored by Walt Disney and being run by TechStars, had its demo day Tuesday, showing off the nine companies to emerge out of the accelerator. Among the announcements at the demo day were the... |
14.10.2014 | Ubooly Acquired As It Rebrands To Focus On Building Smarts Directly Into Toys | Ubooly is demoing on stage at Disney’s Accelerator Demo Day, but it’s not the company it was when it entered the program. The startup has renamed itself to “Smart Toy,” which better encompasses its vision of interactive toys with computing ... |
07.07.2014 |
Disney Accelerator Names First Class
| 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 mont... |
14.02.2014 | Walt Disney Launches Los Angeles-Based Startup Accelerator | The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has launched a Los Angeles-based startup accelerator.
Powered by Techstars, considered as the best startup accelerator and mentorship-driven seed stage investment program in the world, Disney Accelerator ... |
12.02.2014 | Disney starts seed-stage accelerator program for consumer and entertainment startups | Disney is going tech in a big way with today’s announcement of the Disney Accelerator incubator program, which will partner with Techstars to train and fund 10 early-stage consumer and entertainment startups every three months.
This will be... |
12.02.2014 |
Disney Launches New LA Startup Accelerator
| Walt Disney Company said Wednesday that it is launching a new, Los Angeles based startup accelerator, focused on startups looking to develop consumer entertainment experiences, called the Disney Accelerator. According to Disney, it will pro... |
12.02.2014 | Disney starts seed-stage accelerator program for consumer and entertainment startups | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Disney is going tech in a big way with today’s announcement of the Disney Accelerator incubator program, which will partner with Techst... |
12.02.2014 | Disney Is Launching Its Own Startup Accelerator, With Help From Techstars | The Walt Disney Company is getting into the startup incubator business with the launch of a new program called the Disney Accelerator.
Disney says it’s looking for 10 “early-stage companies with innovative consumer media and entertainment p... |
- | Попади в сказку: Disney открывает свой акселератор | Компания Walt Disney запускает свою трехмесячную акселераторскую программу при партнерстве TechStars.
Disneyaccelerator сочетает в себе магию Walt Disney Company с моделью акселератора TechStars и предлагает уникальное преимущество для техн... |
- | Office Hours: Headspace Health CEO Russell Glass on Mental Health in the COVID Era | The demand for mental health services has, for some time, been on the rise. But entrepreneur Russell Glass says the pandemic accelerated one key trend that favored his business: the adoption of telehealth services like Headspace.
Glass is t... |
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Седьмой эпизод саги «Звездные Войны: Пробуждение Силы» уже успел стать одним из самых успешных фи... |
- | Disney запускает собственный стартап-акселератор | Disney запускает собственный стартап-акселератор
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Количество крупных корпораций, у которых все еще нет собственного бизнес-инкубатора, стремительно уменьшается. Вчера всемирно известная Walt Disney ... |
- | A day in Prague with METRO Accelerator for Retail | METRO Accelerator for Retail powered by Techstars will be traveling across Europe during February in order to meet disruptive retail startups. While we will travel to these amazing destinations and coworking spaces, with these blogs I would... |
- | A day in Warsaw with METRO Accelerator for Retail | METRO Accelerator for Retail powered by Techstars will be traveling across Europe during February in order to meet disruptive retail startups. While we will travel to these amazing destinations and coworking spaces, with these blogs I would... |
- | Disney Is Launching A Startup Accelerator | The Walt Disney Company announced Wednesday it is launching a three-month Los Angeles-based accelerator in partnership with Techstars.
Ten media and entertainment startups will receive upwards of $120,000–$20,000 paid upon acceptance with a... |