Company: Homefield CEO: Griffin Morris Headquarters: St. Louis Missouri 1) What’s your elevator pitch? Homefield turns stadiums into social networks for fans and teams and we create a competitive way for fans to socially interact during games. 2) Problem and Solution Terabytes of data are used by fans at every sporting event posting to Facebook, […]
Based in San Francisco, California, Aliph (Jawbone’s former name) was a company that used to work for the U.S Military. Aliph started off researching ways for combat soldiers to communicate clearer in adverse conditions; upon realizing the consumer potential of their work, they quickly expanded to wireless headsets, portable audio devices, and other forms of […]
As I sat on my couch watching some sports highlights just a few nights ago, I found myself getting a bit angry at some of the broadcasters when I heard statements such as, “what a boneheaded play, what was he looking at?”. Or even, “I can’t believe he didn’t run to the other side, look […]
The traditional model of a racing event – registering in time, waking up early on race day, finding and paying for parking, waiting at the sign-in and starting lines with hundreds of others, and the feeling of intimidation that comes with spectators and competition – has been turned on its head by Fitfam. With virtual […]
New technology from startup ventures is transforming the sports industry. The mission of our Startup Profile Series is to introduce startup companies in the sports technology space to a broader audience and allow founders of new ventures to tell their story. This particular article is profiling one of the ten startups in the Dodgers Accelerator with R/GA, which is culminating in […]
