Portfolio Company Highlights — April 2019
Good News From the Companies We Invest In
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2 min readMay 30, 2019
Tools and Platforms Enabling Creativity and Lowering Barriers of Access
- Toybox Labs received a glowing review of their 3D printer for kids, courtesy of Business Insider's Insider Picks. Last month, co-founders Jenn Chin and Ben Baltes braved ABC’s Shark Tank, where Kevin O'Leary took the bait, and the team swam away with a deal.
Platforms and Marketplaces Connecting Creatives to Customers
- More than 70 Jammcard members are performing with huge acts at Coachella this year, founder Elmo Lovano spoke at Berklee College of Music's Career Jam, and Jammcard partnered with Quincy Jones Films to produce a music video for CHIKA.
- ArtLifting co-founder Liz Powers interviewed Eaton Vance's Chief Administrative Officer and Facilities Vice President about why they chose ArtLifting art for the global asset management company's offices ... twice.
Core Innovators in Frontier Tech
- Musiio co-founder Hazel Savage talked AI, A&R, and the future of the music industry live on Twitch, courtesy of MG the Future. Savage also made shesaid.so's Alternative Power 100 Music List.
- Hundreds of attendees flowed in and out of Audible Reality's official SXSW booth, happy to be able to test out the Audible Reality Player, which makes AI-powered immersive audio accessible to the everyday consumer.
From Around the Industries
- Axios' exclusive feature on the Broadway Tech Accelerator backed by the Shubert Organization and Exponential Creativity Ventures. Applications are open through the end of April, and the first cohort starts in June.
- What the music industry could stand to learn from the gaming industry and how they might form partnerships to bring virtual concerts to scale.
- How labels as a service, value chain disruption, new models of creativity and connecting global markets will reshape the music industry.
- Will AI help artists, hurt artists, or both? A Mother Jones analysis.
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