We are excited to share the news that Nanochon, an orthopedic medical device company that is developing an innovative implant to address cartilage repair for pre-replacement candidates, has secured commitments to close their oversubscribed bridge round. They have raised a total of $11.3M to date! Congratulations on your accomplishments since Batch 1 including the approval for the company's first-in-human study by Health Canada | Santé Canada. Check out their original LinkedIn post here: https://lnkd.in/gpivy9Yk. Leadership Team: Benjamin Holmes, Nathan Castro, Matthew Scherer and Rachel Offenburg #PNPTC #sportstech #innovation
Plug and Play Sportstech
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Accelerating innovation across the sportstech industry
About us
At Plug and Play Sportstech, our mission is to discover, support, and scale disruptive technologies that are defining the future of the sportstech industry. To do this, we connect leading organizations to a curated selection of startups that meet their needs. As the ultimate innovation platform headquartered in Silicon Valley, we are rethinking innovation in sportstech, encompassing areas such as human potential, performance, and health, to create an ecosystem with our partners and startups. Our focus areas include: human potential and performance, platform-based technologies, devices and wearables, nutraceuticals, mobility, recovery-related technologies, preventative healthcare and prehab, e-sports, fan engagement, performance analytics, smart stadiums, immersive training and more.
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https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/sportstech/
External link for Plug and Play Sportstech
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
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- 2024
- Specialties
- Sportstech, human potential, performance, Nutraceuticals, Performance analytics, smart stadiums, esports, and fan engagement
Updates
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We’re excited to welcome Zallpy North America as a new service partner at Plug and Play Frisco. Zallpy specializes in building customized digital solutions for large organizations and will bring its technical expertise directly into our North Texas startup ecosystem. With a development base in South America and a local presence in Frisco, Zallpy offers founders a unique model to support growth, scalability, and international expansion. With Zallpy on board, startups in our sports, health, and enterprise programs will gain expanded support in technology development, systems integration, and global scaling. 👉 Learn more: https://pnptc.in/48FuW2w #PNPTC #Sportstech
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We are excited to officially announce the date for our Batch 4 Fintech and Sportstech Expo as November 12 at Comerica Center! There are also a number of public events lined up to round out the calendar year for the Plug and Play Frisco office. You can also join us at either of our last two #Frisco Plug-In events and/or at the mental wellness panel hosted by Jas Kirk at Origin. Batch 4 Expo 🏢 : Comerica Center (2601 Avenue of the Stars) 🗓️ : Wednesday, November 12 ⌚ : 4 pm 🔗 : https://lnkd.in/g-TGmDQe Frisco Plug-In 🏢 : Comerica Banking Center (17 Cowboys Way) 🗓️ : Fourth Wednesdays of the Month ⌚ : 8–9 am 🔗 : https://lnkd.in/gJapf8pu (September); https://lnkd.in/gjkVgA8N (October) The Inner Game: What's Happening in Seasons That We Don't See 🏢 : Origin at The Star (3800 Gaylord Parkway, Suite 1050) 🗓️ : Wednesday, October 8 ⌚ : 6–8 pm 🔗 : https://lnkd.in/gR2GRcB3 🚨 : Ella Parlor, Jettana Okoye, LCSW, NBC-HWC, Kris Klein Thank you to our founding partner for our #Sportstech vertical in the Frisco Economic Development Corporation and their collaboration with the McKinney Economic Development Corporation to found the #Fintech vertical. #PNPTC #OpenInnovation
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🚀 We are pumped to amplify the exciting news about one of our previous batch companies, Wild.AI (acquired by Zepp Health (NYSE:ZEPP))! To quote their CEO / Founder, Helene Guillaume Pabis, "Wild.AI was born from a desire to build for women first—not as an afterthought. Zepp Health shares our belief that physiology-informed tools are critical for women to thrive in sport." Congratulations to you, Helene, and your team!
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🚀 We are excited to amplify the exciting news about one of our current batch companies, PlayMaker! They've successfully closed a +$1M funding round through their network of investors. To quote their CEO / Co-Founder, Hannah Sorkin, "Our mission is simple: build the operating system for sports sponsorships - helping rights holders and brands manage contracts, assets, and activations with the speed and intelligence that only AI can deliver." Congratulations to you, Hannah, Sameer Mehra (CTO / Co-Founder) and your team! You can find their website here: playmaker-software.com Check out their feature in the Sports Business Journal by Ethan Joyce in the comments below.
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We had a great time at Selection Day this month where we organized private meetings with leading #sportstech startups and corporations within the industry. Today, we are excited to announce the cohort our program's fourth batch. These startups will proceed into our 12-week program and we look forward to working closely with them! Check them out below: Dayta AI – computer vision and machine learning that helps businesses analyze offline customer behavior while also monetizing the offline data. Fanbase (Techstars Sports ‘24) – bringing fans together through technology that gives them the experience they deserve, whilst increasing revenue and saving staff time. LUBU Technologies – non-invasive smart insole that brings lab-grade gait analysis into the shoes that athletes already wear. MVP Interactive – creative technology company that specializes in designing and producing immersive consumer experiences for the world's largest brands. OptiGenix – biologically personalized performance nutrition for athletes and teams. PlayMaker – helps brands and rights holders build, track, fulfill and optimize their partnerships from contract to activation. Refr Sports – assisting the referee industry by providing essential tools for referee signors to excel. Reset Technologies BV – optimizes your mental state by recommending tailored breaks based on your physiology to keep you in your ideal zone. Samphire Neuroscience – the only menstrual health platform that take a whole-body, brain-first approach to cycle wellness for women. SciSports – provides each and every soccer player around the globe with a Data and Video profile. SciSports works with any video provider and turns this video into data. They are at the heart of the game. Sharper Sense – utilizes a neuromodulation patch that optimizes your mental state while improving the accuracy of hearing, vision and touch. We are excited to continue innovating in this industry alongside our founding partner Frisco Economic Development Corporation and our additional program partners: New Balance, Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas and Zallpy Digital/Zallpy North America. #PNPTC #OpenInnovation
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#Sportstech continues to show why it is an exciting industry for investors, startups and corporations. We are proud to feature an article put together by our own Katie Greenshields and Sydney Davis. They dive into how the industry is thriving in Canada (Calgary, specifically) and is establishing itself on the global stage. Check out their article here: https://lnkd.in/gMMbmngK #PNPTC
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Our #Sportstech program is proud to amplify the exciting news that LunchTable has officially partnered with the Allen Americans Professional Hockey Club! "Through this new partnership, [the Allen Americans will] leverage Lunchtable's AI-powered tools to engage fans beyond game day. Through gamified experience, exclusive content, and interactive campaigns that keep the energy high by turning casual supporters into passionate digital ambassadors." It is exciting to see forward-thinking corporations and brands partnering with leading startup technologies. This is what #OpenInnovation is about! Keep up the great work! 🚀 #pnptc
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Check out our upcoming events to round out the summer in #Frisco! We have a number of founder-friendly events that will put you at the center of the city's innovation ecosystem. See the event details and registration links below: Frisco Plug-In 🗓️ : Wednesday, July 23 ⌚ : 8 - 9 am CT 🏢 : Comerica Banking Center (17 Cowboys Way) 🔗 : https://lnkd.in/g7VBS5Np Frisco Founders Fundamentals (w/ Alex Hemmerlein) 🗓️ : Every Monday in August ⌚ : 6:15 - 7:45 pm CT 🏢 : Origin at The Star (3800 Gaylord Parkway, Suite 1050) 🔗 : https://lnkd.in/gHCvvPtG Frisco Plug-In 🗓️ : Wednesday, August 27 ⌚ : 8 - 9 am CT 🏢 : Comerica Banking Center (17 Cowboys Way) 🔗 : https://lnkd.in/g27JYAnD You can also find more Plug and Play and other industry networking events in the area at Networking Executives. We look forward to seeing you! #PNPTC
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Plug and Play Sportstech reposted this
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