Sportstechx - Startups & The Sports Tech Ecosystem

Interviewing Dmitry Maslennikov from Disruptive Partners, one of the organizers of the Continental Sportstech Accelerator, the first SportsTech accelerator for startups from the CIS and Baltic countries. The accelerator will offer startups individual road maps, exposure to major international funds and a chance to pitch at a global Demo Day. The Continental SportsTech Accelerator has the goal of integrating the best local products into continental sports organizations and introducing them to global markets. Find out more at https://sportech.vc/en. Hosted by Benjamin Penkert from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Steve Madincea from Fantastec, a company that is utilizing new and emerging technologies such as OTT VOD, VR/AR, wearable tech, AI, and the Blockchain, with a mission to enable globally distanced fans to engage more deeply with the sports, teams and athletes they love. With Fantastec SWAP, fans can collect and discover official football collectibles authenticated on the Blockchain, acquire rare collectibles in packs, and create their own global network of friends to swap with complete trust. Find out more at https://fantastec.io/. Hosted by Benjamin Penkert from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Pedro Mestriner from Horizm, a company that provides an AI-powered digital asset platform for the global sports and entertainment industries. Horizm’s mission is to revolutionize the way clubs operate in the digital era, and support them in taking full advantage of the existing opportunities. Founded in 2019, Horizm saw an opportunity to build a digitally native solution focused on campaigns and activations; a tool powered by artificial intelligence that provides real time tracking and evaluation of the sport’s digital audience ecosystem, creating new revenue streams for rights holders and brands. Find out more at https://horizm.com/. Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Craig Thompson from Mindspring Capital, an early-stage SportsTech investment company made up of sport and technology experts that partner with companies to help them reach the next level. Mindspring Capital’s focus is on B2B companies that have proven their concept and are ready to scale and the team works as both consultants and investors. Mindspring Capital’s core services include; business development, access to new markets around the globe, sports industry strategy, and providing growth capital. Find out more at www.mindspring.capital/. Hosted by Benjamin Penkert from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Franco Segarra from the VCF Innovation Hub, Valencia C.F.'s innovation project in partnership with Startup Valencia, which has set out to support startups and act as a catalyst for their initiatives in the technological and digital field. The project is focused on four verticals grouped into two blocks: Medicine and Academy (Sports); Smart Stadium and Fan Engagement (Technology). With Valencia as the focal point, the project also pursues three objectives: Supporting young local talent, committing to local companies and leading the club to the forefront of technology. Find out more at https://www.valenciacf.com/en. Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Mylan Tanzer from Pixellot, an innovative company that developed an AI-based solution that allows sports organizations to film, produce, broadcast, and monetize their content without any staff needed. 100% automatically. Pixellot’s end-to-end technology streamlines the production using an unmanned multi-camera device that covers the entire field and simulates a camera operator that follows the action automatically. Pixellot has set out to democratize sports media by offering an affordable alternative to the traditional outside broadcast video capture and production system. Find out more at https://www.pixellot.tv/. Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Patrik Olsson from Spiideo, a video recording, analysis and streaming platform that works with customers from sports organizations around the world providing innovative video solutions with two products, Spiideo Perform and Spiideo Play. The AI-powered intelligent camera systems and cloud-based platform allow teams, coaches, players, and analysts to access and share video from anywhere and is currently being used by clubs, leagues and federations all around the world. Find out more at https://www.spiideo.com/ Hosted by Benjamin Penkert from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Lennardt Hachmeister from Sport Technology Systems, a company that envisions digital-football as the future of the sport by utilizing balls as tools to provide data for training and improvement. The newly developed smart ball and its app come with lots of challenges, games, and world-class training and measures several movements using a sensor in the ball to provide detailed data. The goal behind Sport Technology Systems is to democratize football and build a bridge between the analog and digital worlds. Find out more at www.sporttechnology.systems. Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing David Sciama from The Coaches’ Voice, an online platform where the world’s best football coaches and managers discuss their coaching philosophies and share experiences from their journeys in the game so far. The Coaches’ Voice features a mixture of first-person written pieces and videos, designed to provide an audience that is passionate about the game with the kind of insight that they rarely get from traditional press conferences and interviews. Find out more at https://www.coachesvoice.com/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Julien Piwowar from Real Madrid Next, the innovation initiative from Real Madrid under which the club’s innovation projects are set to be developed with the collaboration of startups and companies that seek to improve the performance, benefits, and sporting and economic strength of Real Madrid. The initiative is focused on working with partners in six areas of SportsTech including e-health, performance, fan engagement, audiovisual content generation, cybersecurity, and technological and social infrastructures. Find out more at https://www.realmadrid.com. Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Jordan Fliegel from the Techstars Sports Accelerator, a leading sports accelerator in the US designed for SportsTech companies focused on the future of sport, ranging from new technologies to new business models. Techstars Sports Accelerator powered by Indy is backed by the Pacers Sports & Entertainment, NCAA, Indiana Sports Corp, the Next Level Fund, and supporting partners Indianapolis Colts and Indianapolis Motor Speedway & Indy Car. Techstars Sports is a mentorship-driven accelerator with 150+ mentors who are experienced SportsTech founders, VCs, angel investors, C-level execs at major sports leagues and corporations and strategic celebrity athletes. Find out more at https://www.techstars.com/accelerators/indy-sports. Hosted by Benjamin Penkert from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Pietro Marini, Group Head of Innovation at Deltatre, a global leader in sports media and technology providing a comprehensive range of digital and broadcast solutions for the world's largest sports events, federations, media partners and brands. Marking one year on, the Deltatre Innovation Lab is a creativity hub where many of the ideas that shape the way the world watches sports, film, and TV are born, tested, and created. Find out more at https://www.deltatre.com/. Hosted by Benjamin Penkert from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Giel Kirkels, Head of Knowledge Development and Innovation at the KNVB, the governing body of football in the Netherlands. From amateur to professional football clubs and teams, the KNVB wants to ensure the quality of football for all and stimulate the growth of football at all levels. With # 11, the innovation hub of the KNVB, the KNVB believes that by facilitating a centrally located network, with perfect facilities and a top environment, the future of Dutch football can be designed faster, more effectively and more successfully. The KNVB has most recently come together with other leading European football organizations to form the ‘Football Innovation Platform,’ which is focused on finding solutions and best practices for the benefit of everyone involved in football. The first initiative from the platform, called Reimagine Football, will source innovations globally that can contribute to mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on football. Find out more at www.knvb.nl/. Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from

Interviewing Matthew Gunnin, Founder and CEO at Esports One. Esports One is utilizing data and analytics to enhance the esports viewing experience for fans around the world. Esports One can improve esports broadcast in ways that simply don’t exist yet through their revolutionary computer vision technology and massive databases of historical esports data. Esports One is bringing the viewing experience and depth of real-time information of traditional sports to esports. Find out more at esportsone.com/. Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Jan Alessie, Director at World Football Summit (WFS), a leading international event organizer with a focus on the football industry. WFS has evolved from an annual gathering held in Madrid, focused on the European market, to a growing series of global events that cover the challenges and opportunities of the different regions and sectors of the industry. WFS provides a platform and a voice for all stakeholders involved, allowing them to meet, discuss, promote and generate business opportunities amongst each other. Find out more at worldfootballsummit.com/. Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Maximilian Schmidt, Co-Founder and Managing Director at KINEXON, a sports performance monitoring and analysis provider that covers the complete range of performance data in team sports. With KINEXON, users receive data from athletes, match balls and entire teams in real-time, centimeter-precise and processed with artificial intelligence to valuable metrics and insights. Clubs, leagues, sponsors, media and fans get immediate access to previously inaccessible information. In addition, KINEXON developed SafeZone, the most efficient and first industry-proven digital solution for distance warning and exposure management to protect against COVID-19. Find out more at https://kinexon.com/. Hosted by Benjamin Penkert from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem

Interviewing Sebastián Lancestremère, President of the Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC) and Managing Director of Sports Business at Microsoft. GSIC has a primary goal of improving the value chain of the sports industry by leveraging the most advanced technologies, enabling business connections among startups, sports organizations, educational institutions and enterprise organizations. With 300 members located in over 40 countries all around the world, the GSIC has become a worldwide reference for the sports industry. Find out more at https://sport-gsic.com/. Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Gudjon Gudjonsson from OZ Sports, a one-stop solution that is providing sports leagues and federations with services to elevate the quality of their tournaments. From live-streaming platforms to the production of matches with integrated VAR, player tracking and more. OZ Sports has a mission to democratise sports, offering every league - no matter where in the world - access to the same quality technologies to make the game better. Find out more at web.oz.com/. Hosted by Benjamin Penkert from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Sam Robertson from Victoria University, partner of the Techstars SportsTech Melbourne Accelerator. Welcoming its inaugural class in 2020, the Techstars SportsTech Melbourne Accelerator focuses on early-stage sports technology companies that aim to disrupt and drive innovation in high-performance sport, grassroots participation, as well as event and media technology. Find out more at https://www.techstars.com/accelerators/sportstech-melbourne. Hosted by Benjamin Penkert from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Interviewing Fielding Jamieson from the Global Sports Venture Studio (GSVS), an initiative that brings together the world's leading sports organizations to collaborate and engage with startups and the sports innovation ecosystem and bring the future of the fan and athlete experience to life. Find out more at https://www.globalsportsventurestudio.com/. Hosted by Benjamin Penkert from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.