NEW YORK — The areas of sports and technology stretch far and wide, from virtual reality and wearables to sports science, esports and venue-related technology. What’s the one segment, though, that venture capitalists and investment firms are currently hesitant about? Deepen Parikh, Partner at Courtside Ventures (CourtsideVC), spoke at the first annual Columbia Sports Conference […]
Smartwatches and smartphones are great for tracking a workout for runners or skiers, but not so much for swimmers as they aren’t able to look down at their wrists mid-stroke. Ovao – a Lithuanian swimming technology company – is working to give swimmers real-time insights into their workouts, and so they made goggles smart. “We were looking for […]
Adidas and adidas America filed a lawsuit against Asics America in Delaware federal court last week pursuing damages and royalties for infringements on 10 fitness tracker and fitness tracker-related software patents. Named alongside Asics in the suit is FitnessKeeper, a Boston-based technology company behind the popular application, RunKeeper. Asics acquired FitnessKeeper in 2016 for $85 […]
With crowdfunding raising over $2.5 billion in capital across Europe in 2014, its wide appeal and use among fledgling technology companies to raise more capital seemed well founded going into 2015. However, for Precision Sports Technologies, the creator of Precision Wear, a wearable monitoring system for individual athletes and teams, the decision to launch a Kickstarter […]
AUSTIN, Texas – Kenzen Co-founder Steve Pecko showcases his smart patch, which analyzes an athlete’s sweat to determine health and injury risks. The goal of the Kenzen patch is to help athletes consistently monitor their physiology and better understand their own bodies in order to become healthier, perform better and potentially prevent some injuries. Kenzen also took part […]
