2022 Class of the Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator, Powered by Boomtown, Announce 21 Business Deals with Partners
Over the past three months, startups engaged with industry leaders including with
Founders to present their new technologies at today’s second annual Demo Day celebration
One of the hallmarks of Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech is the access startups receive and the relationships they forge with the accelerator partners, which includes
During the accelerator, entrepreneurs worked one-on-one with SportsTech advisors as part of the program’s custom curriculum focusing on go-to-market strategies, fundraising, sales, marketing and branding, product design, personal growth, company culture, and working at enterprise scale.
Additionally, this year founders gained exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to three major sports partner events in
“One of Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech’s differentiators is the incredible collaboration, engagement, and shared innovation between startups and partners. These founders developing game-changing technologies have unique opportunities to work directly with senior decision-makers at some of the top brands in sports around the world,” said
Since the program’s launch in 2021, the first class of accelerator alumni have participated in 30 pilots and partnerships with SportsTech partners, including 9 commercial deals to date. Some of these alumni were able to join founders, advisors, and mentors as part of this year’s Demo Day celebration during a ‘Startup Spotlight’ event for investors and ecosystem partners.
The 2022 class and special guest speakers will discuss the outcomes, learnings, and their ideas during this afternoon’s Demo Day presentation which is broadcasting at
Applications are also now open for the 2023 accelerator class. For those interested in applying to join the next Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech accelerator and to learn more about the program’s eight focus areas: media and entertainment, fan/player engagement, athlete/player performance, team and coach success, venue and event innovation, fantasy sports and betting, esports, and the business of sports, visit www.comcastsportstech.com. SportsTech is a key part of Comcast NBCUniversal’s Startup Engagement initiative, a comprehensive approach to partner with startups to create and elevate innovative technologies that benefit the company’s customers and communities.
Meet the 2022 class of the Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator, powered by Boomtown:
BookSeats.com,
BookSeats.com simplifies the way fans travel by allowing users to book custom packages that include any combination of flights, hotels, and/or tickets to events around the world.
The company’s unique white label technology is being piloted by the GolfPass team at NBC Sports Next to automate the booking of golf, hotel, and airline packages in a single itinerary, for the first time.
HeadVantage,
HeadVantage visually captures the “impossible” moments and insights in sports, fused with biometric and performance data, from the athlete’s vantagepoint.
In just a few short weeks, HeadVantage moved from proof of concept to pilot to live content on the GolfPass Instructional network showing the point of view of the renowned instructor
Ice Cream Social,
Ice Cream Social is a widget that can easily bolt onto any website or checkout flow, rewarding word of mouth marketing for the digital world we live in today - essentially turning all your customers into advocates for your brand.
The company has worked closely with
LetzChat,
LetzChat translates customer interactions in real-time into the viewer’s language. This includes video (VOD subtitling), websites, mobile apps, text messages, chat support, and even Live Subtitling. The tech offers 100+ languages, with
The team has completed or is executing 11 proofs of concepts, pilots, and business deals with many Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech partners. Their approach, simplicity, and speed has helped them build a ‘home run’ technology and the team is in the final stages of security validation before going live in a commercial setting.
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The company is completing a technical proof of concept with
Meetlete,
Meetlete is a fan engagement platform that allows fans to experience a four-minute meet-and-greet with their favorite athletes, coaches, and sports personalities.
During the accelerator, Meetlete has been exploring opportunities with
Moneyline,
MoneyLine is a sports and entertainment game against the house that gives fans a chance to win money more simply and creatively than ever before.
The company is in the final stages of an
Movrs,
Movrs empowers the next generation of sports content experiences by utilizing machine learning to generate biomechanically accurate motion data – live and in real-time.
After completing a live demonstration, the company is now working with the
tiptapSPORTS,
tiptapSPORTS brings an enhanced touchless payments experience at sporting events of all sizes, while letting fans support young athletes through touchless giving solutions in the community.
The company has completed proofs of concept with multiple partners including the PGA TOUR, WWE,
The company has completed a proof of concept and is now scoping a pilot with athletes from
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