Israeli crowdfunding investment group OurCrowd is expanding its portfolio into the sports technology sector. The company, along with its partner leAD Sports, will create its 13th fund and infuse it with $50 million to be invested in sports tech startups, it was announced Thursday. Called ADvantage, the fund will initially provide 15 startups with Series […]
A new delegation showed up to the Maccabiah Games in Israel on Wednesday, displaying its skills in the sports tech marketplace instead of on the playing field. For the first time in its history, the Maccabiah Games—the quadrennial Olympic-style sports competition for Jewish athletes around the world—welcomed a group of ten Israeli sports tech startups […]
It’s no longer a question of if you should use tech to evaluate sports performance; rather, it’s which tech should be used. The Sports Innovation Lab (SIL) is trying to help clients answer that question with the launch of its online evaluation tool, Scout. Using a panel of advisors, customers and academics, Scout created a rankings for the Athlete […]
For episode 16 of the SportTechie Podcast with Bram Weinstein, Paul Rabil, the “Lebron James of Lacrosse”, discusses how he is using the platform of professional lacrosse to grow his personal social brand so he can achieve new business and career opportunities. He also touches on best practices for athletes to incorporate their brands into businesses and […]
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