Panasonic Partners With Scrum Ventures to Create Independent CE Startups

Panasonic formed a joint venture, BeeEdge, with Scrum Ventures to identify underused technologies within Panasonic and create independent startups to develop them commercially, said the companies Friday. The BeeEdge accelerator will analyze opportunities and bring products to market, they said. Panasonic has been increasing its investment to create next-generation CE experiences and businesses, and Scrum will bring expertise to advise the startups, they said. Companies in Scrum’s portfolio include clothing company Le Tote, learning platform company Kidaptive, sports live streaming company LiveLike, and Realtime Robotics.