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The Walt Disney Company has announced the participating companies in its 2021 Disney Accelerator Program, a three-month membership program that Disney says is designed to promote the growth of innovative companies by providing them with access to Disney’s leadership team, a co-working space at Disney and more.

The companies announced include e-commerce mobile messaging platform Attentive, mobile live shopping company Bambuser, a company known for creating experiential retail experiences called Camp, augmented reality companies Illumix and Mojo Vision, artificial intelligence company Holler and more.

“Since 2014, the Disney Accelerator has helped foster innovation within The Walt Disney Company and has made a significant impact on the future of technology and entertainment,” Walt Disney Company VP of corporate innovation David Min said in a press release. “The eight companies that we have chosen for this year’s program are all incredible leaders in their respective industry verticals, and we look forward to working closely with them over the coming months.”