Super Bowl startup competition: NFL accepting applications for $150K sports tech pitch-off
Calling all sports tech startups: The NFL wants to hear your ideas. The league is hosting 1st and Future, its annual Super Bowl startup competition, next month in Houston on Feb. 4, the day before Super Bowl LI. Accepted companies will be put into three categories — Communicating with the Athlete, Training the Athlete, and Materials to Protect the Athlete — and pitch their ideas to a group of judges that includes former NFL players, entrepreneurs, investors, and medical professionals. Winners from each category will receive $50,000, two tickets to the Super Bowl in Houston, and acceptance into TMCx, a startup accelerator housed… Read More