Sportstechx - Startups & The Sports Tech Ecosystem

Fresh off the launch of our Global SportsTech VC Report 2023, a definitive compilation of Investment Data within the Sports Tech Ecosystem, we are shining the spotlight on VC’s in order to get an investors perspective on the latest in SportsTech trends. On this week's episode we are excited to feature Andrew Petcash, founder of Profluence Sports, a multi-media powerhouse and VC fund sitting squarely at the intersection of sports, tech, and media. On this episode Andrew talks about his background in collegiate sports, playing basketball for Boston University, how he built his own website called College Athlete Insight, his brief stint with coaching and his journey of founding his own VC and Media ecosystem-Profluence. We discuss the various deals that Profluence Capital has been involved in such as Minutely, SportsVizio and Sapphire, we talk about India as an emerging market for SportsTech and their exciting future projects. Profluence brings together founders, investors, athletes to create a community

We're about a week away from publishing the 5th edition of the Global SportsTech VC Report 2023, and we're shining the spotlight on VC’s in order to get an investors perspective on the latest in SportsTech trends. For our second episode we are excited to feature Cici Bellis, Founder and General Partner at Cartan Capital, a venture capital firm focused on the sports and health technology sectors. On this episode CiCi talks about her unique background as a professional tennis player, her foray into venture capital and her journey of founding her own VC firm Cartan Capital. We also discuss wearables, tennis tech, VC trends and more. Cartan Capital is a forward-thinking venture capital firm focused on the sports and health technology markets. With a deep understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities in sports and health technology, they provide financial support, strategic guidance and industry expertise to help their portfolio companies thrive.   To learn more, visit: https://www.cartan-ca

Leading up to the launch of our Global SportsTech VC Report 2023, a definitive compilation of Investment Data within the Sports Tech Ecosystem, we shine the spotlight on VC’s in order to get an investors perspective on the latest in SportsTech trends. On our first episode we are excited to feature Brandon Allen Co-Founder and Managing Partner of TXV Partners. TXV is an institutionally-backed private investment firm focusing on the sports, human performance, and software verticals. Brandon talks about his background in Consulting and Equity, the early inception of how he and Marcus Stroud, college roommates at Princeton, founded TXV a Venture Capital Fund centred around an ethos of Human Performance and Health Accountability, in Texas in 2019. He talks about their various  investments into startups including Future Fit, Data.World, Oura, Future, Kambr and Trax.  TXV Partners’ Evolution Fund aims to be the premier investment vehicle that targets the entire ecosystem of sports and its adjacent markets- wellnes

In this weeks special episode, we are joined by Olivia Czetwertynski, CSO of Betahaus, the pioneers behind community-driven co-working spaces and incubators. BetahausX along with its Korean partners, are privileged to introduce K-Sports Tech to Europe. They are the proud hosts of KoreaTech Demo Day- an event that showcases the incredible advancements in health and sport innovations straight from Korea. In this episode, we with chat with some of the pioneers of Korean Health and Sports Tech at Betahaus. Manhyung Han, CEO of Kinetic Labs, talks about merging AI, wearables and mobile gaming into a seamless experience; Juno Junwoo Kim, Director and CCO of Ascent Sports, discusses nutrition and training for the athletic elite; and Kate Ki, CEO of Walking Master, tells us her founding story of how her customizable, stylish, and affordable foot health specialty brand is changing the footwear game.

In this week's episode of Innovation in CricketTech, we are joined by Runish Gudhka, CEO of BatFast, the global sports technology company using data, augmented reality, machine learning, and robotics to re-engineer how sports are played. Runish talks about growing up in Kenya, representing his country in Cricket at the national level, his background in Technology and Entrepreneurship and how that journey eventually led him to co-founding BatFast. He talks about BatFast’s various activations in the MLB and the Cricket World Cup, their projects with cricket simulators in the U.S and U.K, the launch of multi-activity based entertainment venues, the next evolution of BatFast, and their expansion into other sports such as Baseball and Tennis. BatFast uses data and patented technology to make sports more accessible for beginners and aspiring professionals alike. BatFast technology re-engineers playing fields to fit inside urban entertainment spaces, training venues, and at home. Their software delivers an eng

In our second week of Innovation in CricketTech, we are joined by Madan Rajagopal, Founder & CEO of Ludimos, the AI-powered cricket coaching platform that helps coaches track the performance of their players using elite broadcast level analytics. In this episode, Madan talks about his background in engineering and AI, his work as a scientist and researcher, and how that led to the early inception of an AI based platform in a sport he's deeply passionate about- cricket! He talks about how Ludimos uses AI to improve the coaching experience, the limitations and barriers of CricketTech, and their exciting future projects. Ludimos provides elite broadcast level analytics for player development & scouting talents using just a smartphone. From session planning to player development, Ludimos provides coaching & analytical tools to help develop athletes. To learn more, visit https://www.ludimos.com/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the su

For October, our spotlight is on Innovation in CricketTech. Running alongside the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, we’re exploring the latest in CricketTech Startups. On our first episode, we're excited to feature South African cricketing legend Mr. Gary Kirsten. Gary is the Co-Founder of CoachEd Cricket, the online cricket coaching education platform with globally recognized courses created and endorsed by the world’s leading cricket coaches. In this episode Gary talks about his introduction to cricket at an early age, his 17 year professional playing career, and his tenure coaching at the highest level for 19 years. He shares the fascinating story behind how he got the Indian Cricket Head Coaching position and led India to win the Cricket World Cup. Gary also discusses how CoachEd was founded, the barriers of coaching education across the globe, how his platform helps coaches today, their success cases and exciting future projects. CoachEd Cricket brings online courses which have been developed to certif

Closing out our month of focusing on Innovation in Stadium & Venue Technology we have an exciting guest, Luccas Roznowicz, Head of Digital Innovations at Deutsche Fußball Liga. Luccas discusses his background in Sport Marketing, what his current role as Head of Digital Innovation entails, and how they are working towards enhancing and improving media production with the help of technology partners and innovative companies such as AWS. In this episode we look back at the success cases from the SportsInnovation 2022 event and the exciting future projects they have in store for the SportsInnovation 2024 event. To learn more, visit https://www.dfl.de/de/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

How do you engage 50,000 fans inside a stadium at Half-Time? In this week's episode of Innovation in StadiumTech, we chat with Gareth Langley, CEO of Piing, the multi-player game platform facilitating mass-participation fan engagement and marketing for events. Piing delivers the excitement of mass-participation to events of every size. Gareth talks about his background in Co-Founding digital agencies, working with broadcasters such as BBC and Channel 4 on pilot projects for mass participation, his background in consulting for startup incubators and the early foundations of Piing. He talks about the different applications of this platform, challenges they faced with the adoption of this tech, exciting future projects and their numerous partnerships with sports clubs and leagues such as Ajax, Atletico Madrid, EuroLegue Basketball, SilverStone, the MLB, and more. Piing is an in-stadium gaming platform that enables spectators at sporting events to play games on stadium screens using their phone as a contro

In our second week of Innovation in StadiumTech month in partnership with the ⁠⁠⁠DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠SportsInnovation 2024⁠⁠⁠, we are joined by Paul Foster, Founder of OnePlan, the events-based software tool radically improving and simplifying how event sites are planned with 3D digital mapping. The company’s digital twin product, Venue Twin, gives organizers virtual access to real-world venues, opening new opportunities for venue owners and operators.  In this conversation, Paul talks about his background in sports - from a team manager of the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball team, to then advising the UK government, the challenges he faced with operational planning for various events, and how that led to the eventual conceptualization of OnePlan. He then talks about the early inception of 3D Digital Twins and how OnePlan partnered with Epic Games to use Unreal Engine for real-world purposes. Paul also discusses their current projects with the L.A. Clippers and their partnership with th

For September, in partnership with the ⁠DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga⁠ and their upcoming ⁠SportsInnovation 2024⁠ event, we are focusing on Innovation in StadiumTech. On our first episode of StadiumTech, we're excited to feature Mr. Christof Babinsky, Managing Director of ASB Glassfloor, the pioneers behind the world's most advanced and versatile flooring system.  Christof talks about the early foundations of ASB Glassfloor in 1965, from being the world market leader in Squash courts to pioneering the world's first multi-functional full video floor. He talks about the challenges behind establishing a glass floor as an equal playing surface alongside parquet, their unveiling of the groundbreaking GlassCourt OS at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup, and their exciting future projects. ASB Glassfloor is the world's most advanced sports flooring system. Their award-winning LumiFlex floor is the world's first full video floor, that offers unlimited advertising opportunities, player tra

In this week's episode we chat with Jose Gonzalez Ruzo, Co-Founder and CEO of TryOliver, a platform that combines sports science and a mobile app to provide key information that improves performance & prevents injuries through a smart GPS tracker. Jose talks about his journey from being a professional athlete in Argentina, his background in marketing, co-founding startups and how that led to the early inception of Oliver. He talks about how Oliver uses wearables to give actionable insights and how they differentiate themselves from other Gen1 trackers. He then describes how Oliver's partnership with F.C. Barcelona came into being and his experience working with Barcelona Innovation Hub. TryOliver is a platform that combines wearables with football-focused science for talent prediction, evolution, and injury prevention, making it accessible & fun. Linked to a website and an App, the wearable is placed on any player, regardless of their level, gender and age and, thanks to its GPS technology,

In this week's episode, we have an exciting guest, Mr.Alexandre Rispal, Co-founder and Operating Partner of Sorius, the AI-powered tailor-made training program for Cycling Coaching. In this conversation, Alexandre talks about his background in the insurance space and how he eventually transitioned into entrepreneurship, co-founding several startups that ranked in the top 100 in the world. He then discusses the early inception of Sorius and how they created a unique application using AI for the Endurance Sports Industry. He sheds light on how Sorius helps talented young riders from disadvantaged backgrounds and how they're making biking more inclusive and accessible to all. Thanks to its revolutionary artificial intelligence, Sorius analyzes users' physical data in relation to their biorhythmic data to provide their audience with the ideal training programs. They deliver a unique training program completely adapted to their user's schedule, level, objective, and intrinsic physical qualities

In this week's episode we are joined by Ali Jawad, Britain’s world champion Para-Powerlifter, (4 time Paralympian) and the Co-Founder and Director of Accessercise, the world's first fitness app exclusively designed for the disability community.  Ali talks about his journey as an athlete from winning a silver medal at the Paralympic Games in Rio to co-founding Accessercise. He talks about the need to create a diverse, supportive and passionate community around fitness and discusses his own personal challenges with establishing brand presence in an oversaturated industry, where 70,000+ fitness apps exist but none cater to the disability community. Accessercise is the world's first fitness app exclusively designed for people with impairments. They aim to empower, guide, and educate disabled peoples journey into living a healthier and fitter life by making informed decisions based on their impairment, and giving them more access to exercise. It has a unique exercise library that can be tailored to

In this week’s episode we have an exciting guest Mr. Amir Zonozi, Co-founder and CEO of Zoomph, the developers behind one of the most powerful analytics platforms for tracking sponsorship ROI, media-value exposure, and audience behavioural shifts. Zoomph tracks brand partnerships across social media, streaming, and broadcast, providing quality data to guide sponsorship decisions, and offering partnership insights across sports and entertainment for organizations like WWE, Golden State Warriors, Angel City FC, & Invisalign.   As a Board Member for Women in SportsTech and a member of Ally’s Women’s Sports Club with Sports Innovation Lab, Amir talks about brand visibility and how it is helping grow the market for Women's Sports to reach newer audiences. From their early inception as a project for the U.S State Department working with President Obama and their gateway into sports through Ted Leonsis & Monumental Sports as a marketing tool, to their eventual transition into providing analytics for the

In our second week of SportsTech for Women's Sports, we chat with Helene Guillaume founder and CEO of Wild.AI. Wild.AI is a Smart Coach for Women helping them train, fuel and recover based on the female physiology. In this conversation, Helene talks about how the idea for Wild.Ai was conceptualised. We discuss her journey from a former hedge fund and management consultant in AI (while being an ultra marathon runner, semi-pro rugby player and a triathlete on the side) to breaking the status quo in the wearable tech industry by founding a company by women, for women. Wild.ai uses A.I.-sourced data sets from active women to analyze their vitals and performance in order to make training, recovery, and nutritional recommendations specifically adapted to their physiology. It helps women reach their peak performance by helping them understand how to work with their physiology, not against it. To learn more, visit ⁠https://wild.ai/⁠ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about Sports

In this week’s episode we chat with Jasmine Robinson, Co-Founder of Monarch Collective  an investment fund exclusively focused on investing in women’s sports. The $100 million fund will invest in women’s sports, from teams and leagues to adjacent revenue streams like media and gaming. In this interview, Jasmine talks about growing up around sports and her journey from the San Francisco 49ers to working with a consulting firm in the nexus of sports innovation. Her experience across different sports verticals led her to create Monarch Collective. Monarch Collective is focused on using sports teams and ownership to foster communities and future changemakers, in addition to funding sports such as soccer, basketball, golf, tennis and potentially even cricket, which have a large global or domestic audience.  To learn more, visit https://www.monarchcoll.com Hosted by Rohn Malhotra and Kimberley Fernandez from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

In this week’s episode we chat with Xavier Green, Co-founder and CTO of ScorePlay, the all in one media platform built for professional sports. ScorePlay is a media asset manager tailored for sports specific workflows. It connects the entire sports media ecosystem within an organisation- from the athletes and sponsors to every other relevant stakeholder through AI. Xavier talks about his early introduction to robotics, his passion for sports, business and entrepreneurship, and how that journey eventually led him to co-founding ScorePlay. ScorePlay works with 100+ sports organisations around the globe ranging from the MLS to the Premier League. ScorePlay's investors include 35V (the media and investment company founded by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman), Nicolas Julia (the CEO of Sorare) and Mario Götze. To learn more, visit https://www.scoreplay.io/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.