BIZWIRETV/ACCELERATOR

Business Wire announces the newest episode of BizWireTV Accelerator Report, part of their BizWireTV news-show series. Now available on www.BusinessWire.com , the show serves as a preview of upcoming IPOs, scheduled earnings announcements, recent funding announcements, and trends to watch in the upcoming week.

This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151214005125/en/

This week’s episode features:

Lemonade, set to launch first P2P insurance company in the world, secures $13 million in initial round funding led by Aleph and Sequoia Capital. Tweet this!

Stringr, a video marketplace that connects videographers with media organizations, announced $1.5 million in total funding. Tweet this!

Mobile ticketing leader Masabi secures $12 million growth funding from Keolis, Lepe Partners, MasterCard (NYSE: MA) and MMC Ventures. Tweet this!

Sphero’s latest app designed to control toy robots including Star Wars tie-in BB-8. Tweet this!

Plus, a preview of some upcoming market moving events such as the Consumer Price Index, Housing Starts, Industrial Production, the Fed’s announcement on interest rates followed by a Janet Yellen press conference and Weekly Jobless Claims.

BizWireTV and BizWireTV Accelerator Report are hosted by Erin Ade . Tune in to watch Erin's reports for BizWireTV each Sunday and Friday on www.BusinessWire.com .

The weekly schedule for BizWireTV episodes:

BizWireTV: Friday at 6:00 am ET

BizWireTV Accelerator Report: Sunday at 3:00 pm ET

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