Disney Announces Companies For This Year’s Accelerator Program
The Walt Disney Company has announced the companies that they will collaborate with as part of the 2021 Disney Accelerator program.
For those unfamiliar, Accelerator was designed to help in the growth and development of innovative companies from around the world. This year, Disney chose 8 companies to participate in a three-month mentorship prograem.
The eight companies will be able to tap into Disney’s creativity, imagination and expertise and will have unique access to Disney’s leadership team.
The companies selected for 2021 are:
- Attentive: Attentive is a comprehensive mobile messaging platform that allows retail and e-commerce brands to connect directly with consumers through personalized communication experiences.
- Bambuser: Bambuser is innovating retail and social media with live streamed shopping.
- Camp: Camp creates experiential retail stores and online media destinations for the whole family.
- Holler: Holler uses artificial intelligence to deliver original content that makes peer-to-peer messaging more engaging and effective.
- Illumix: Illumix is an augmented reality company that allows brands to create immersive experiences across entertainment and e-commerce.
- Miko: Miko creates adorable robots that are playful learning companions for children across 140+ countries and utilized by parents, educators and technologists.
- Mojo Vision: Mojo Vision is developing Mojo Lens, the world’s first augmented reality smart contact lens with a built-in display that delivers “Invisible Computing.”
- PlayOn! Sports: PlayOn! Sports is the destination for fans across the country to watch live and on-demand high school sports and activities, streaming over 320,000 live events last year.
David Min, Vice President of Corporate Innovation at Disney had this to say about the program, “Since 2014, the Disney Accelerator has helped foster innovation within The Walt Disney Company and has made a significant impact on the future of technology and entertainment. ” He continues, “The eight companies that we have chosen for this year’s program are all incredible leaders in their respective industry verticals, and we look forward to working closely with them over the coming months.”
In addition to the companies, Disney had another exciting announcement which is Bonnie Rosen has been appointed the new General Manager of the program. Rosen is an entrepreneur herself and participated in the 2015 Accelerator program with FEM Inc. a personalized video engagement platform.
In addition to mentorship and support, this year’s participants will also have access to a co-working space and more!
This is story that we’ll continue to follow closely. Readers are encouraged to keep checking back with us for further news and updates!
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