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2nd Skull Awarded NFL Funding To Develop Protective Equipment

2nd Skull, a company that creates protective skull caps for tough contact sports such as football and rugby, has received $100,000 in funding from the NFL as part of HeadHealthTECH Challenge II, it was announced Wednesday. The competition, conducted by the NFL and Football Research Institute and managed by Duke University’s Clinical and Translational Science […]

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Windpact Scores AngelMD Investment To Expand Retrofitted Helmets

A technology designed to protect athletes from traumatic brain injuries has received a round of funding that will help get its retrofitted helmets onto fields faster. A syndicate of angelMD members, among an investment group focused on the future of healthcare, invested an undisclosed amount in Windpact, a maker of sports helmet technology that aims […]

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GoRout, Mobile Virtual Player, Windpact Win NFL’s Super Bowl Startup Competition

HOUSTON — The New England Patriots-Atlanta Falcons game wasn’t the only competition Houston hosted during Super Bowl weekend. Nine different startup companies went head to head in a contest called “1st and Future,” pitching what they say are game-changing technology products that were evaluated on commercial viability, innovation, and how they would improve the game of […]

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