Panasonic and Scrum Ventures Announce a Joint Venture to Foster Innovation
2018年3月2日 - 8:07PM
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The joint venture "BeeEdge" will accelerate startups with the
aim to develop Panasonic technologies in new and exciting
ways.
Panasonic Corporation today announced that it is forming
BeeEdge, a joint venture with Scrum Ventures, a San Francisco based
early-stage venture capital firm. Aimed at enabling a new
generation of products, BeeEdge will identify technologies within
Panasonic that are not fully utilized and create independent
startups to commercially develop them. BeeEdge will act as an
accelerator with Panasonic and Scrum bringing their experience
collaborating with and supporting entrepreneurs.
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Tetsuro Homma, Senior Managing Executive
Officer of Panasonic Corp., introduced Scrum Ventures that is
collaborating with Panasonic to form a joint venture, BeeEdge.
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"We are looking forward to working with Scrum Ventures because
of their expertise in supporting startups. From analyzing
opportunities and bringing products to market, to sharing best
practices in operations, Scrum Ventures will be a valuable partner
in maximizing how we develop our technologies with new innovative
companies," said Tetsuro Homma, Senior Managing Executive Officer
of Panasonic Corp.
"We know how to identify and support startups that are working
on ground-breaking new technologies. We are very hands-on with
founders and make sure they have what they need to succeed. Sharing
our expertise with Panasonic is a great opportunity to bring
Panasonic's underutilized innovations to market," said Tak Miyata,
Founding Partner of Scrum Ventures.
Panasonic, known for creating consumer electronics that enhance
customer lifestyles, has been increasing its investment to create
new consumer electronic experiences and businesses for the next
generation. With its track record identifying new trends and
technologies, and strong understanding of the Silicon Valley
startup ecosystem, Scrum Ventures is well-positioned to bring
expertise to BeeEdge to advise the startups. LeTote, Kidadaptive,
LiveLike, and Realtime Robotics are among Scrum Ventures'
portfolio.
About PanasonicPanasonic Corporation is a worldwide
leader in the development of diverse electronics technologies and
solutions for customers in the consumer electronics, housing,
automotive, and B2B businesses. Celebrating its 100th anniversary
in 2018, the company has expanded globally and now operates 495
subsidiaries and 91 associated companies worldwide, recording
consolidated net sales of 7.343 trillion yen for the year ended
March 31, 2017. Committed to pursuing new value through innovation
across divisional lines, the company uses its technologies to
create a better life and a better world for its customers. To learn
more about Panasonic:http://www.panasonic.com/global.
About Scrum VenturesScrum Ventures is a seed stage
venture firm investing across a range of industries in the U.S. and
Asia. Based in San Francisco with extensive experience and networks
in both Silicon Valley and Japan, Scrum Ventures accelerates their
portfolio companies for global opportunities and helps corporations
innovate. Scrum Ventures recently announced Scrum Studios that
connects global corporations in Japan with startups in Silicon
Valley through investing and collaboration. Learn more
athttp://scrum.vc.
Source:
http://news.panasonic.com/global/press/data/2018/03/en180301-4/en180301-4.html
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