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SPROCKIT Builds on $2 Billion Banner Year, Kicks Off 2021 with World Renowned Musician Branford MarsalisSPROCKIT, the Global Innovation Marketplace, connecting the world's top market-proven startups and Fortune 500 companies in media, entertainment and technology, today announced three-time Grammy winner and former Tonight Show band leader, Branford Marsalis will lead the first of its monthly public Ask The Expert discussions. Marsalis will join the SPROCKIT community in a live event on January 26th to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on acoustic music and live performances, and the tech solutions that have followed. SPROCKIT enters the first quarter bullish about the future as its startups prove instrumental in accelerating the transition to digital. In addition to its Ask the Expert series, SPROCKIT is hosting its first quarterly exclusive SPROCKIT Sync meeting of 2021 on February 18th. Media and entertainment corporations are invited to join corporate partners ComcastNBC/Universal, Google (News - Alert), SamsungNext, Verizon and others for engagement with SPROCKIT's curated tech startups. While SPROCKIT Sync is invite-only, all are invited to join the monthly expert panel discussions. Register for calls here. SPROCKIT BEGINS 2021 ON (News - Alert) A HIGH NOTE:
While challenging, 2020 was a banner year with SPROCKIT's startup community hitting a milestone, collectively raising more than $2 billion USD in funding, $1 billion after joining SPROCKIT, and three acquisitions. This success continued in early January 2021 with the acquisition of SPROCKIT company Moonlighting by CareerGig. Notable acquisitions in the last year include:
"SPROCKIT is energized by the prospects lined up for 2021. We are particularly proud of SPROCKIT alum Moonlighting's achievements leading to their recent acquisition, and we expect more in the coming year," said Harry M. Glazer, founder and CEO, SPROCKIT. "We're all happy that 2020 is behind us and look forward to silver linings. We're poised to capitalize on the possibilities this new year will bring." SPROCKIT is actively curating its 2021 cohort, identifying and vetting market-proven startups from around the world. New startups will be joining its initial highly selective cohort including: iDenTV, Living PopUps, MyBundleTV, Omnistream, Podcast Village, SafeGuard Privacy, Veep.io and Videomine. To find out more, please email [email protected]. SPROCKIT remains committed to further building its diverse and inclusive community, and last year announced a "diversity credit" for underrepresented founders, including women, minorities, members of the LGBTQ+ community and more. Interested parties should reach out to [email protected] for more information about the SPROCKIT startup program. About SPROCKIT SPROCKIT is the Global Innovation Marketplace that curates, connects and fosters collaboration among leading media, entertainment and technology companies and the world's top market-proven startups to bring innovative products, services and revenue models to market through partnerships, investments and acquisitions. Since its launch in 2013, more than 177 emerging companies have participated in SPROCKIT, raising more than $2 billion USD and resulting in hundreds of partnerships and 25 acquisitions. For more information, visit www.sprockit.com.
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