Sports Tech World Cup is a new startup competition, modeled on soccer’s World Cup, for early-stage sports technology companies. Sport eXperience is a partner of the STWC.
Companies specializing in six key areas, or “tracks” including in Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, New Sports, Platforms, Smart Materials and Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality, are invited to submit an application. The application deadline is October 18, and from there, 15 finalists will be selected. These companies will showcase their innovations at the Sport Business Day in front of an international jury and selected investors.
Sport eXperience is proud to organize a European pilot of the Sports Tech World Cup.
Winner of the Sport eXperience edition receives a cheque of € 3.500,- and the runner-up € 1.500,-. It’s no longer time to read, it’s time to act!*
* This amount is provided by Sport eXperience. The value can be spend in cooperation with the Sport eXperience network and services
Timeline
Open Application
11 September 2017
End Application
20 October 2017
Selection of 15 finalists
27 October 2017
Event, Pitches & jury Verdict
9 November 2017
Our country ambassadors
We are very proud to present our Sport Business Day Country Ambassadors. Since our ambition is to present the best sports and tech Europe has to offer, we are still open for new ambassadors to apply for representing their country. You can send an email to: arno@sportexperience.org
Belgium
Kristof de Mey
UGent
Denmark
Daniel Hayman
IDAN
Germany
Tim Huefner
Before Results
Israel
Arigay Bergher
Ben-Gurion University
Italy
Carlo Bonadonna
Northzone
Northern Ireland
Geoff Wilson
Geoff Wilson Consultancy
Poland
Tomasz Zahorski
Legia Warsaw
Portugal
João Gonçalo Cunha
KickUp
Scotland
Ryan Carenduff
Sporting Chance Initiative
Switzerland
Stephane Mottaz
ThinkSport
Turkey
Tolga Şenel
Sporlab