De beste sport startups op SxSW 2019

South By South West is een jaarlijks innovatie-evenement in Austin, Texas. Tienduizenden vernieuwers uit de hele wereld komen dit jaar vanaf 8 maart 2019 zes dagen bij elkaar om over nieuwe trends, ontwikkelingen en gevolgen te spreken. Om met elkaar te brainstormen over de toekomst.

Vast onderdeel van het programma is het SXSW Pitch Event. Vijftig startups presenteren hun idee voor een high profile publiek van media, investeerders, experts en overig publiek. Het niveau van de presentaties en de kwaliteit van ideeën is onwaarschijnlijk hoog, ook omdat deze 50 finalisten geselecteerd worden uit meer dan 800 (!) aanmeldingen.

Een van de categorieën is ‘Sports and Performance‘ en deze week werden de finalisten in deze categorie bekend gemaakt. Zeer de moeite waar om in te duiken voor wie op de hoogte wil blijven van de laatste innovaties binnen de sport!

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SXSW PITCH EVENT
2019 FINALISTS
SPORTS AND PERFORMANCE

Bisecu Smart Bike Lock
Seongnam-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Bisecu, world’s first fully automatic smart bike lock. Bisecu, which allows bicycle users to forget the presence of the lock and enjoy the bike riding experience fully. Bisecu is not only a completely new type of lock but also the lightest smart bike lock. Furthermore, Bisecu acts as a smart cycling device that analyzes users riding data.

CricFlex
Islamabad, Pakistan

We are a sports technology company with our first product, CricFlex – world’s first wearable technology for Cricket. An arm sleeve, embedded with sensors, tracks illegal bowling actions, arm force, action time & spin to determine player performance, consistency and effort, helping them improve. It’s a US patented technology.

Fan Controlled Football League
Los Angeles, CA

The FCFL is reimagining sports for the digital age: taking the passion of live sport, the competition of fantasy sports, the engagement of video games, and the global reach of esports and combining them into a fan-controlled, live sport, streamed on Twitch and built for the next generation of fan.

Human Body AI
Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Miro uses AI & computer vision to instantly identify athletes, individual consumer insights & more from running event photos/video. Miro analyzes the human body in motion to unlock value for athletes, events, sponsors & brands. Miro’s proprietary AI has powered the raceday experience for more than 7MM athletes globally.

Learn2Play
Limassol, Cyprus

Learn2Play is an international eSports EdTech company offering gamers a platform to improve their skills. L2P counts with over 1M subscribed users on its two platforms, MoreMMR and MoreLegends, which make use of AI to provide a match analysis for Dota 2 and League of Legends, respectively. The platforms also counts with video lessons and its own tournaments.

Mobalytics
Marina Del Rey, CA

Mobalytics is the first personal performance analytics platform and gaming assistant for gamers. The platform measures player performance, helps them define their strengths and weaknesses and provides personalized advice on how to improve. You can think of it as an AI coach for gamers.

Uru Sports
Denver, CO

Uru Sports is an online sports recruitment platform connecting players, coaches and teams. Athletes use Uru to find available roster positions on teams worldwide. Teams use Uru to recruit talent.

Xplosion Technology
Missouri City, TX

Xplosion Technology is a sports-technology company based in Texas and centered around our cutting-edge human performance software platform. Think Google Analytics for athletes. Our state of the art, patented data collection process prevents and identifies key injuries among players. Xplosion leverages validated testing methods coupled with wearable sensors to provide training staff comprehensive reports about each athlete’s susceptibility to injury.