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LOUIS, September 20, 2016 – After receiving over 200 applications from around the world, Stadia Ventures is excited to announce their Fall 2016 cohort for their Stadia Sports Business Accelerator.
Stadia Accelerator helps sports business startups get to the next level through the combination of equity investment, intensive mentoring, and connections to the top sports business executives in the country.
The five sports business startups entering the Stadia Accelerator Fall 2016 cohort are:
Block Six Analytics (Chicago, IL) – Adam Grossman, founder of Block Six Analytics, fuses together technology and analytics to enable buyers and sellers of sports sponsorship to clearly communicate using data to make better strategic decisions.
GymDandy (Madison, WI) – Nick Kartos & Joe Fahrenkrug, founders of GymDandy, have created a platform that makes athletic space easy through management, discovery and reservation tools that connect hosts and renters.
Nix (Boston, MA) – Meridith Unger, founder of Nix, is developing a single-use wearable hydration sensor for athletes.
Programax (Holland, MI) – Jason Mejeur, founders of Programax, create “digital locker rooms” for coaches to develop skill & strength workouts, post calendars, send texts & emails, and share strategies.
Satisfi (New York, NY) – Neal Magnus, Randall Newman, Rungson Samroengraja & Don White, founders of Satisfi, combine the speed and accuracy of automation and the personality of a live person in an intelligent engagement platform.
Tomorrow, the founders of these five sports business startups will begin a twelve-week immersive business development boot camp. Classes will be held biweekly on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays in St. Louis, MO. Their experience will culminate with a Demo Day on Thursday, December 8, 2016 where they will showcase their accelerated companies to investors, sports business industry executives, dignitaries and the media.
This is the third cohort of the Stadia Ventures Sports Business Accelerator. Last fall was the inaugural cohort with four companies: Fishidy, Leif Tech, Rookies and Winning Identity. Spring 2016 saw a second cohort with five companies: Behind the Picks, EZ Waves, Leaguer, Meridix, and Senaptec. The spring also saw Stadia’s first acquisition as Winning Identity was acquired by Blast Motion.
Stadia Ventures co-founder and Managing Director Art Chou states that, “Many people believe that the road to sports innovation ends in Beaverton with Nike or in Baltimore with UnderArmour. With Stadia Ventures, that road starts in St. Louis.”
Stadia Ventures is the Sports Innovation Hub headquartered in St. Louis, MO. For more information visit: www.stadiaventures.com.
Contact:
Tim Hayden, Managing Director, thayden@stadiaventures.com
Art Chou, Managing Director, achou@stadiaventures.com