We’re only a week away from the GeekWire Sports Tech Summit, an immersive, informative, and action-packed conference taking place at CenturyLink Field in Seattle on June 21-22. Limited tickets are still available for this unique event, so make sure to grab yours today before we sell out. This is our second annual Sports Tech Summit — check out a recap of the inaugural event last year — and we’re excited to bring together the leading thinkers and innovators working at the intersection of sports and technology. This year’s Sports Tech Summit, co-hosted by our partners at the Seattle Sounders and Eiger… Read More
Safeco Field, the name of the home ballpark for your Seattle Mariners, will be getting a new name after the 2018 season, the team and Safeco Insurance announced on Tuesday morning. The Seattle Times reported that the 20-year naming rights agreement between the two parties will not be renewed and the stadium will take on a new name. “Safeco Insurance has been a great partner of the Mariners dating back to the earliest days of the franchise, including the ballpark naming rights for the last 20 years,” Mariners president Kevin Mather said in a statement, as reported by the Times.… Read More
Vicis’ high-tech helmet is making its way into the NFL and more investors are taking notice. The Seattle startup just announced an additional $10 million in new funding today as it prepares to equip professional and collegiate football players with its innovative helmet. Harry Fath, a real estate developer and minority owner of the Cincinnati Reds, led the latest round, which pushes total funding for the 4-year-old company to nearly $40 million. An additional 25 physicians also participated in the round via the angelMD platform. Vicis’ $1,500 ZERO1 helmet features a unique outer shell material designed to mitigate the forces thought to cause… Read More
It’s almost time for the GeekWire Sports Tech Summit. We’re excited to bring together the leading thinkers and innovators working at the intersection of sports and technology for our second annual Sports Tech Summit this June 21-22 in Seattle at CenturyLink Field. There are still a few tickets remaining for this fun event, which includes a welcome party, a Sounders FC match, on-stage discussions with folks like the NFL COO and Bleacher Report CEO, and a ton of great networking with attendees who share a passion about the future of sports technology. Reserve your spot at the Sports Tech Summit… Read More
One of the newest unicorns has landed in the Seattle area. Peloton, maker of the $2,000 high-tech spin bikes that is now valued at more than $1 billion, debuted a new showroom at the Bellevue Square shopping mall this past weekend. The New York-based company, which just closed a $325 million Series E funding round from investors like Kleiner Perkins and Comcast NBCUniversal, can be described as an exercise equipment manufacturer, but it is also very much a technology company. Peloton bikes come with a large built-in tablet stocked with more than 4,000 different on-demand classes and 14 daily live-streamed sessions; its home-based spin… Read More
