The Disney Accelerator is a 15 week program which gives companies access to mentorship from top Disney executives and up to $120,000 in investment capital.
The Disney company announced that the first 11 companies will meet with with leaders from Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, ABC, ESPN and Walt Disney Imagineering.
“We are thrilled by the response we’ve received and the high caliber of applicants to the program and we look forward to sharing our knowledge with this excellent group of creative entrepreneurs and really making a difference with these startup companies, ”Kevin A. Mayer, executive vice president, Corporate Strategy and Business Development, The Walt Disney Company, said.
The companies include:
Buzzstarter is the world's first scalable programmatic content marketing platform.
ChoreMonster is a web and mobile platform that makes chores fun for kids and turns parents into superheroes.
Codarica serves as children’s first interaction into the world of code with help from characters Cody Coder and Holly Hacker.
Cogo provides video monetization solutions for content creators.
Jogg simplifies the act of acquiring video from anyone. Users can gather, edit and share much more than just video from their own device.
Sphero is the connected play company, which fuses digital and physical play by creating robots that you control with a smart device.
Sidelines fixes the problem of substandard online discussions and comments by sourcing smart, high-quality discussions from its curated team of over 400 experts, and distributing these discussions to publishers based on relevance.
SnowShoe makes simple, magical pieces of plastic that interact with touch screens to create the perfect bridge between physical items and digital content.
Twigtale provides parents with personalized, high-quality, accessible expert advice for every major transition a child undergoes.
TYFFON is an entertainment app development company and creator of the ZombieBooth series with more than 25 million total downloads.
Ubooly is a learning toy that talks and listens to kids. Ubooly can be customized to know your child's name, teach lessons, and much more.
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