Episodes
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
We're bringing you a mix of sports and sports technology
Sports
- The issue with sports hall of fame voting.
Sports Tech
- Sporting goods manufacturer Rawlings has reached a new partnership with motion sensor technology company Blast Motion.
- Hyperice, the maker of handheld massage and therapeutic devices, has acquired RecoverX, a startup whose wearable devices supply heating and cooling therapy.
- Perfect Game, the youth baseball and softball scouting service, has partnered with the biomechanics wearable company K-Motion to create PG Tech, a new venture that will provide amateur ball with scouting and player development data.
Sports Tech Funding News
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
S.T.A Seed Talk | NFL Coaching Problem, CBB & Senaptec Sensory Training
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
The sports news world collides with our sports technology world.
- College Basketball, and the struggle of blueblood programs
- NFL's non-hiring of African American coaches (discussion)
- NFL Divisional Championship Games
30min mark | Sports Tech
- Senaptec, is a biotech company that focuses on sensory performance. They have developed hardware technology (stroboscopic eyewear) and tools to assess athletes’ sensory performance and identify specific sensory parameters they can work on further to help reach their full potential.
Funding news
Friday Jan 22, 2021
S.T.A Seed Talk | Ark Sports Wall, UniiGym, & Pivo Motion Cam
Friday Jan 22, 2021
Friday Jan 22, 2021
Here are our top sports technology stories.
News
- Ark Sports Wall, A 40x5ft interactive touch wall that allows for a diverse range of workouts
- Uniigym, implements AI technology to create fitness content using green screen shooting and graphic design. It can also be used to detect motion to self-generate music and special effects.
- Pivo, Smart Tracking. Wherever you go, Pivo follows. Smart Tracking always keeps you in view, so you'll never walk off screen and ruin another almost-perfect take again. Works in both portrait and landscape mode.
Make sure to catch our funding news
Monday Jan 11, 2021
S.T.A Seed Talk | Start Up Initiatives & Sports Talk (CFB, Steelers, NBA)
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Here are our top sports tech stories
- Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), SFIA start up challenge. They're looking for driven entrepreneurs who are changing the landscape of the sports and fitness industry with their product, technology or idea.
- 2 Minute Drill features entrepreneurs from all walks of life competing each week for more than $50,000 in cash and prizes.
- World-class organizations unite to bring access, equity, to minority founders & social impact startups
Whats going on in the sports world
- NCAA CFB Championship
- Steelers collapse
- Atlanta Hawks rocky start
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
S.T.A Seed Talk | New Years, KneeKG, WhatNot Trading
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Here are our top stories today in sports technology.
New Years Recap and news
- First Story, is KneeKG a cutting-edge medical diagnostic device that helps doctors assess the health of a patient’s knee while the patient is in motion and bearing weight—a revolutionary advancement for anyone suffering from knee pain, but especially for athletes
- Second Story, on WhatNot, originally focused on being a platform for safely reselling FunkoPop vinyl figurines, Whatnot has since expanded into other types of collectables, including Pokémon cards, sports cards and FiGPiNs.
Stick around for our funding round news
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
S.T.A Seed Talk | Skillz Athlete Training, MoonRun In-home Training & JABII Boxing
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Here our top stories in sports tech.
News
- Deloitte's Sports Business Group
Stories
- The Skills training course
- their mission is to create the premier online platform for sports education, where the world's best teach their skills on a global scale.
- MoonRun
- is a highly technological, portable, cardio trainer that brings you the most immersive total body workout you can get at home.
- JABII
- They pushed the line between gaming and real-life sports by transforming play into a social, fun and active competition that combines physical activity and gaming.
Sports Tech Funding Rounds
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
S.T.A Seed Talk | Ghost Tactic Board & Ghost Pacer
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Here are our top sports technology today.
News Highlights
Stories
- First story, the Coach Tactic Board series of apps provides users with the familiarity of a whiteboard’s layout with the added functional capabilities of technology
- Our second story, Ghost Pacer they developed an augmented reality (AR) glasses/headset that shows the wearer a 3D running avatar in front of them running at a pace that can be preset.
Stay for our funding round news
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
S.T.A Seed Talk | Ghost Gaming, Tilt Five AR, Valo Motion Tech
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Here our top sports tech stories today Nov 13th.
- Ghost Gaming, a premier gaming lifestyle brand focused on cultivating the best talent in video gaming, was acquired by a group of Atlanta-based investors
- SIP Global Partners invests in Tilt Five, and Tilt Five creating an AR experience that will magically bring games to life and introduce game players to a new way of interacting with each other
- valo Motion, A Pioneer in combining Interactive tecnology With Physical Activities has launched a new XR Trampoline Sports Game called Jumpball
Stay for our funding round news in sports tech
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
S.T.A Seed Talk | Nov 2nd
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Here are our top sports technology stories.
- Hot Route Analytics. The company is a Charlotte-based tech startup that partners with small and medium-sized university athletics programs to become their personal analytics team.
- Stack Sports and Battlefy are Partnering up to provide sports organizations an all-in-one technology solution for esports tournament and event management.
- Beyond Sports, which specializes in analyzing and visualizing player positional tracking data in order to create virtual match simulations, has launched its first consumer-facing app focusing on Gen Z fans: GAMEFACE
Product of the Week
- Procussion has built a stellar reputation and product for its effective sports recovery technology.
Stay for our Funding Round News
Friday Oct 30, 2020
S.T.A Seed Talk | Oct 30th
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Here are our top sports technology stories.
- How does an athlete’s brain work when split-second decisions make all the difference between winning and losing in game situations? S2 Cognition has found out how to measure that.
- The live sports-streaming Buzzer provides aservice personalized for fans, solves the dilemma that many young sports fan face – overcoming the FOMO and the constant flipping through channels and streaming platforms to catch all their favorite games live.
- Ballogy Inc, the innovative software company revolutionizing the way youth and amateur athletes prepare for their sports, is bringing Ballogy Combine Testing partnering with VYPE Hoops camps, tournaments and exposure events.
Product of the Week
- Chris bosh and Walkera racing drones?
Stay for our Funding Round news!