LA-based Brainbase raises $3 million for its intellectual property licensing management tech

It's been nearly a century since Walt Disney first introduced Mickey Mouse to the world. In the ensuing decades, Disney and the mythmakers of Hollywood have churned out storytelling franchises that are worth billions. Seeing an opportunity to give Hollywood's licensing back-end an upgrade, Nate Cavanaugh, Karl Johan Vallner and Nikolai Tolkatshjov formed Brainbase in 2016.