Director
SPROCKIT, the "Global Corporate Innovation Marketplace" for Media, Entertainment and Technology ('MET") companies to partner, invest and acquire the top startups from around the world, bring new products, services and revenue models to market. In collaboration with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), SPROCKIT was launched at the 2013 Annual NAB Show (the world's largest MET show, 100,000 plus attendees). SPROCKIT Startups are curated based on their unique solutions to solve and capitalize on the MET Industry's biggest challenges and opportunities, including: platforms for pre and post content creation; AR/VR AI/ML; Big Data/Meta Data analytical tools; Blockchain; Workflow/management, Cloud, Distribution/delivery; Voice enable platforms, Edge computing; cybersecurity, privacy ... SPROCKIT's Founding Corporate Partners: Google, Comcast/NBC/Universal, Verizon, FOX, SamsungNEXT and Hearst along with other Fortune 500 companies, collaborate with SPROCKIT's Market-Tested Startups face-to-face/virtually each quarter, in private, day-long SYNC meetings at Corporate Partners Headquarters in NY, LA, and Silicon Valley; and 24/7 - 365 days a year on SPROCKIT's Private Virtual Network Platform. SPROCKIT 's 177 Startups from 18 countries have raised over $2 BILLON (including $1 BILLION after joining SPROCKIT); forged 100's of partnerships, and have had 25 exits, in less than 2 years (on average) from joining SPROCKIT. www.sprockit.com
