In August, the LA Dodgers and advertising agency R/GA picked their 10 finalists for their sports accelerator—a program that boasted of over 600 applicants. After access to $120,000 and a list of over 80 experienced mentors, each of those 10 startups in the accelerator had a demo day at Dodger Stadium, showcasing their final product […]
BSX Athletics, founded in 2012, is a Texas-based sports tech company that develops smart technology for endurance athletes. They have recently announced the launch of the second generation BSXinsight. The original BSXinsight was released last December. The device allows athletes to measure fitness and determine training levels. BSX Athletics has improved BSXinsight by extending the device’s […]
Iowa State University’s volleyball team, following the lead of a growing number volleyball programs, has started to use VERT, a device that tracks the height and frequency of player jumps in a practice session, game, or any other desired time period. To use VERT, players simply have to wear a small device, about the size of a […]
Xiaomi’s newest fitness wearable device is hitting the market just in time for China’s massive Singles Day online shopping festival on November 11. Similar to the company’s first device, the new Mi Band Pulse gives users even better opportunities to track their fitness. The Mi Band Pulse mimics the original Xiaomi wearable. Each waterproof device […]
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 […]
