When was Disney Accelerator founded?

Disney Accelerator was founded in 2014.

Where is Disney Accelerator's headquarters located?

Disney Accelerator's headquarters is located in Los Angeles (United States).

How many companies has Disney Accelerator invested in?

Disney Accelerator has invested in 46 companies, including Epic Games & BYJU'S.

Which companies has Disney Accelerator invested in lately?

Rad. & Atom Tickets are the latest investments by Disney Accelerator.

How many exits has Disney Accelerator been involved in?

Disney Accelerator's portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 9 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in Disney Accelerator's portfolio?

There is 1 unicorn in Disney Accelerator's portfolio.

Disney Accelerator - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

1. Epic Games

Digital distribution platform for desktop PC games. It offers a range of titles, including free games, mods, and DLC content. The platform features a user-friendly interface for accessing and downloading games. The company also provides online services, such as account management and support, for users and game developers.

Key facts about Epic Games

Founded Year: 1991
Location: Cary (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series F
Total Funding till date: $8.13B
Employee Count: 11,991 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Fidelity Investments, Baillie Gifford and 82 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series F, Feb 07, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. BYJU'S

Provider of online and offline academic tutoring for school students. This organization delivers educational instruction for primary and secondary grade levels. It offers preparation courses for competitive entrance examinations. The curriculum includes subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology. Instruction is delivered through digital platforms and physical learning centers. The service model incorporates video lessons, interactive assessments, and structured learning paths to facilitate subject mastery.

Key facts about BYJU'S

Founded Year: 2011
Location: Bengaluru (India)
Annual Revenue: ₹1,000+ Cr as on Mar 31, 2022
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series F
Total Funding till date: $4.6B
Employee Count: 19,063 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: ADS Ventures, Silver Lake and 130 Others
Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, May 12, 2023, $*****

3. HopSkipDrive

Platform offering digital healthcare transportation management tool for kids. It has a ride-sharing service for kids that makes life easier for busy parents by providing cab sharing with their team of vetted drivers. Parents can track the ride in real-time through the app and have multiple methods of contacting the driver at any time. All of the drivers on the platform go through a rigorous, 15-point certification process.

Key facts about HopSkipDrive

Founded Year: 2014
Location: South Pasadena (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series D
Total Funding till date: $106M
Employee Count: 529 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Energy Impact Partners, Cyrus Capital Partners and 25 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series D, Sep 13, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Samba

Provider of television viewership data and advertising and measurement solutions. The company offers a technology stack that includes a television panel. It provides advertising and measurement solutions. The company states that it complies with privacy laws.

Key facts about Samba

Founded Year: 2008
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $46.3M
Employee Count: 408 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investors: August Capital, Union Grove Venture Partners and 21 Others
Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Dec 08, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Sphero

Sphero designs and manufactures Sphero, a smartphone-controlled robotic gaming ball connected via Bluetooth. Sphero is a small, self-propelled ball with a built-in gyroscope, accelerometer, and Bluetooth. Has released its SDK for developers to build applications or connect their pre-built applications with the robotic ball. The company has created many applications for the device, available for free. Also designed a tubular smartphone-controlled robot called Ollie, that is engineered for speed, play, and race.

Key facts about Sphero

Founded Year: 2010
Location: Boulder (United States)
Stage: Series D
Total Funding till date: $112M
Employee Count: 106 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Mercato Partners, firmgroupsinc.com and 10 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jun 11, 2020, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Disney Accelerator has invested in 46 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Atom Tickets and most recent follow-on round was in Rad..

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Disney Accelerator has made 15 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $383K, 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $63.3M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $20M.

Here are Disney Accelerator's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	15
Series C	2
Series B	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Disney Accelerator has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech, Media & Entertainment and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 43 Tech companies, 29 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 26 Software companies and at least 25 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are Disney Accelerator's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	8
Consumer	7
High Tech	6
Media & Entertainment	6
Retail	2
Others	8

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Disney Accelerator has made most investments in United States (18).

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Disney Accelerator has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Disney Accelerator:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Mar 21, 2022	Rad.	United States	Series B	8060	Ayre Group [+11]
Mar 08, 2018	Atom Tickets	United States	Series C	1831	Fidelity Investments [+2]
Jul 11, 2017	THE VOID	United States	Series B	5552	Fidelity Investments [+11]
Oct 10, 2016	Ader	United States	Seed	6532	-
Oct 26, 2015	Jaunt XR	United States	Series C	6985	Evolution Media [+1]

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Disney Accelerator has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Attentive Mobile. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Attentive Mobile which became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before Disney Accelerator first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in Disney Accelerator's portfolio:

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Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
70	Attentive Mobile	AI based conversational marketing solutions for ecommerce businesses	2016	Enterprise Applications [+1]	New York	Series E	fncmogh

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1 of Disney Accelerator's portfolio company became public - Bambuser. It got listed on the Nordic and Baltic regions (NASDAQ OMX), in May 2017.

Here are Disney Accelerator's portfolio companies that went public:

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Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Bambuser	May 05, 2017	-	-	5045

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9 companies from Disney Accelerator's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Illumix in Jun 2026 by Snap for $*****.

Here are Disney Accelerator's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Illumix	Jun 04, 2026	-	-	5027
Kahoot	Jul 14, 2023	-	-	1943
Rad.	Dec 21, 2022	Jul 09, 2015	Seed	8441
Aaptiv	Oct 13, 2021	-	-	3503
Ubiquity6	Jun 28, 2021	-	-	1040

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Disney Accelerator has a team of 1 member located in United States. Disney Accelerator's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

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Over the past 12 years, 82 investors have co-invested in Disney Accelerator's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Disney Accelerator: Techstars, Right Side Capital Management and 12 others have invested in rounds before Disney Accelerator. There are 3 companies where Techstars has invested before Disney Accelerator and 2 companies where Right Side Capital Management has invested before Disney Accelerator.
Top Co-investors of Disney Accelerator: 16 investors entered a company along with Disney Accelerator. These include investors like Fidelity Investments (2 companies).
Invested after Disney Accelerator: A total of 52 investors have invested in Disney Accelerator's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include The Walt Disney Company (2 companies) and The Wells Investment (1 company).