The SportsTech Allstars Podcast

In the lead up to the Global Sports Tech Ecosystem Report 2024, this month we’re talking to new sports tech accelerator programs, initiatives and solutions. (GSTER is a single report covering the three major SportsTech regions i.e. North America, Europe, Asia Pacific- investors, programs, leaders, numbers everything). 🎙 This week, SportsTech ALLSTARS Podcast Presents- Daniel Dümig, Co-Founder at The Venue.Barcelona, The MotherTrees & U-Skale. Daniel talks about his journey and industry experience in sports, about what The Venue.Barcelona does, its aim, services and more. We also discuss some success stories, key milestones and then about the exciting trends in sports technology, with a lot of valuable insights. The Venue.Barcelona Music-Sports-Events Innovation Zone, is the epicenter of collaborative innovation. They offer you a space and ecosystem where corporate-startup innovation, collaboration and creativity converge; where the worlds of Music, Sports, and Events come alive via groundbreaking innovation initiatives. The Venue.Barcelona is an innovation playground of 40000m2 and a co-creation space of 1100m2 that hosts 2,000,000 Live Event Spectators and >150 Live Events per year. To learn more, visit: https://thevenue.barcelona/ Get in touch with Daniel Dümig at: linkedin.com/in/danieldümig/ Hosted by ⁠Rohn Malhotra⁠ from ⁠SportsTechX⁠ - Leading source of Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem. Sign Up for the Sports Tech Weekly Newsletter for more news, features & insights on Sports Tech: https://sportstechx.com/newsletter/ Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:53 Journey Into Sports 07.54 Asics philosophy 08.58 The Venue 15.11 Services Provided 20.12 Success Stories 23.59 Sports Tech Trends 28.24 Milestones 32.12 Fav Spoting Moment

In lead up to the 2024 Global Sports Tech Ecosystem Report, this month we’re talking to new sports tech accelerator programs, initiatives and solutions. (GSTER is a single report covering the three major SportsTech regions i.e. North America, Europe, Asia Pacific- investors, programs, leaders, numbers - everything). 🎙 This week, SportsTech ALLSTARS Podcast Presents- Jenna Kurath, Vice President of Startup Partnerships & Head of Comcast NBCU SportsTech. Jenna talks about her journey into sports, why they launched an accelerator program in sports, what startups are they looking for, some success stories, exciting sports tech trends and more. Comcast SportsTech is where innovation meets the world of sports and entertainment! Go-to source for the latest advancements in sports technology, bringing you cutting-edge solutions that enhance the fan experience, empower athletes and teams, and transform the way we engage with sports. Comcast SportsTech is all about pushing boundaries and redefining what's possible in the world of sports. Whether it's immersive broadcasts, real-time analytics, or interactive fan engagement, they’re dedicated to creating game-changing solutions that take sports entertainment to the next level. To learn more, visit: www.comcastsportstech.com Get in touch with Jenna Kurath at: www.linkedin.com/in/jennakurath/ Hosted by ⁠Rohn Malhotra⁠ from ⁠SportsTechX⁠ - Leading source of Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem. Sign Up for the Sports Tech Weekly Newsletter for more news, features & insights on Sports Tech: https://sportstechx.com/newsletter/ 0:00 Introduction 3:27 Journey Into Sports 6:23 Accelerator program in sports 10:37 Startup Selection 17:16 Success Stories 23:23 Exciting Sports Tech Trends 35:27 Favorite Sporting Moment

🎙 In lead up to the Global Sports Tech Ecosystem Report 2024, this month we’re talking to new sports tech accelerator programs, initiatives and solutions. (GSTER is a single report covering the three major SportsTech regions i.e. North America, Europe, Asia Pacific- investors, programs, leaders, numbers everything) This week, SportsTech ALLSTARS Podcast Presents- Charles Frémont, Manager at UEFA Innovation Hub. Charles talks about his background as a lawyer, how he got into sports, about the UEFA Innovation Hub and how they select & work with startups, about the Champions Innovate Program, different sustainability initiatives this year, other projects coming up, EURO 2024 being the most innovative UEFA event and more. Established in 2018, UEFA's innovation hub acts as a sandbox for creating cutting-edge solutions to new challenges, on and off the pitch. By building partnerships and collaboration projects with start-ups, academic institutions and businesses, they harness public and private sector expertise to deliver high-impact innovations that benefit both the European football community and wider society. To learn more, visit: https://rb.gy/ircd55 Get in touch with Charles Frémont at: https://rb.gy/hswaaf Hosted by ⁠Rohn Malhotra⁠ from ⁠SportsTechX⁠ - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign Up for the Sports Tech Weekly Newsletter for more news, features & insights on Sports Tech: https://sportstechx.com/newsletter/ Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:36 Charles’ Journey 7:20 UEFA Innovation Hub 13:12 Champions Innovate 19:48 Startups Selected 34:11 EUROs 2024 37:46 Fav Sporting Moment

🎙 The SportsTech ALLSTARS Podcast Presents- Andreas Westerlind, CCO of SolidSport Back for a second episode, Andreas talks about the latest updates at SolidSport, how they’re helping sports federations grow their commercial values and fastly make profit and revenue streams from streaming and partnerships related to their media rights, how big tech entering sports broadcasting affects small players and traditional media houses, about the endless possibilities when it comes to collaboration between sports tech companies, what new is coming up at SS and much more. SolidSport is a leading sport streaming platform that is trusted by sport federations, leagues, clubs and events. On all levels and everywhere. Solidsport offers a complete OTT sports media platform with custom white label design, sport data integrations and unlimited live streaming and on demand possibilities. You can create new revenue streams with their in-built payment system, enabling custom subscriptions and pay-per-view tickets on all content. Companies can also promote partners and strengthen sponsorship offers with ready to go advertising concepts. To learn more, visit www.solidsport.com/en/products Get in touch with Andreas Westerlind at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-westerlind/ Hosted by ⁠Rohn Malhotra⁠ from ⁠SportsTechX⁠ - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign Up for the Sports Tech Weekly Newsletter for more news, features & insights on Sports Tech: https://sportstechx.com/newsletter/

🎙 In the last leg of our theme of talking to sports teams, leagues and organizations, The SportsTech Allstars Podcast presents- Luc Mureau, Innovative and Advisory at Johan Cruijff ArenA. On this episode Luc talks about his background, the innovation and advisory services at the stadium, innovation being at the heart of the arena. He also talks about why innovation is so necessary in this day and age, about their program reimagine football, then sustainability, fan experience and sport performance being the key areas of interest, different challenges faced while implementing these innovations, and what's coming up in the ArenA. Home of Ajax FC, the Johan Cruijff ArenA is an international leader in sustainability and fan experience. They have digital solutions for mobility, safety, inclusivity and sustainability, drive the area development of Amsterdam South East and contribute to the development of smart cities, such as Amsterdam. The Johan Cruijff ArenA and the stadium surroundings form a living lab. Here, public and private organizations join forces to achieve economic progress. To learn more about Johan Cruijff Arena visit: https://www.johancruijffarena.nl/home/ Get in touch with Luc Mureau at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucmureau/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign Up for the Sports Tech Weekly Newsletter for more news, features & insights on Sports Tech: https://sportstechx.com/newsletter/ #sportstech #sportsbusiness #sportstechnology #sportsbiz

🎙 Continuing our theme of talking to various innovation leaders in sports teams and organisations, on this week's episode, The SportsTech Allstars Podcast presents- Niels Henrik, Head of SportsTech at DIF Innovation Lab of the Danish Sports Confederation. Niels talks about the structure of the DIF Innovation lab and how they support different startups, having an umbrella of 62 sports associations. We talk in detail about the ongoing innovation in different sports, their success stories, some of the biggest challenges in innovation, some new exciting tech and what's coming up for the DIF Innovation Lab. DIF is Denmark's only elite and grassroots sports organisation. 62 specialist associations are organized under the Danish Sports Confederation, housed in the Sports House in Brøndby. DIF is the national Olympic committee for Denmark. DIF Innovation Lab is an initiative of the confederation, built to bridge sports federations, athletes, universities, startups and companies to empower the Danish sports industry and impact people’s lives through sports and innovation. To learn more about DIF Innovation Lab, visit: http://www.difinnovationlab.dk To learn more about DIF, visit: http://www.dif.dk Get in touch with Niels Henrik at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niheso/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign Up for the Sports Tech Weekly Newsletter for more such news, features & insights: https://sportstechx.com/newsletter/ #sportstech #sportsbusiness #sportstechnology #sportsinnovation

🎙 On this week's episode, The SportsTech Allstars Podcast presents- Sven Körner, Digitalization and Innovation Lead at Swiss Unihockey- The sports association representing floorball in Switzerland. On this episode Sven talks about this growing sport Floorball (Unihockey)- it's history, rules, gameplay and his career as a professional Floorball athlete. Post that, how he switched to an administrative role in the same sport with Swiss Unihockey, where he now drives innovation. We also talk about different areas of innovation for the sport, fans and athletes, other exciting tech developments like human interaction technology, 'Project Iceman', various challenges faced in innovation and what's coming up for Swiss Unihockey. Swiss Unihockey is a successful, innovative sports association in the Swiss sports world. The Swiss Floorball Association organizes the Unihockey Prime League, the National League B and several regional leagues. The Swiss Unihockey Hub is a new digital solution for the association. The new hub maps game operations for all teams. It offers live broadcasts, highlights, live tickers, results, tables, photos and videos as well as many functions that you know from social media. To learn more about Swiss Unihockey, visit: http://www.swissunihockey.ch Get in touch with Sven Körner at: https://t.ly/fQ1XW Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign Up for the Sports Tech Weekly Newsletter for more such news, features & insights: https://sportstechx.com/newsletter/

#sportstech #sportsbusiness #sportstechnology #sportsbiz Back after a break, on this week's episode, The Sports Tech AllStars Podcast presents- Teamworks: The Operating System for Sports. We have Fee Beyer (Business Development Executive) and Hayden Gutry (Head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa) from Teamworks. We talked about how Teamworks operates, their recent launch in Germany, challenges they’ve faced in different markets around the world, their presence at the SportsInnovation event on 21st and 22nd March in Düsseldorf and what we can expect from them in the next 12-18 months. Teamworks is the proven operating system for high performance, powering more than 6,000 sports, military, and public safety organisations around the world. Available on a centralised and integrated platform, the Teamworks’ product suite provides specialised applications to support recruiting, development, management, individual branding, and community building. Based in Durham, North Carolina, and founded in 2004, Teamworks continues to expand its global presence with employees across ten countries and offices in London, England, and Brisbane, Australia. To learn more, visit Teamworks: http://surl.li/riajs Know more on how to select the right sports SAAS vendor: https://t.ly/UU4av Check Out the latest trends in Global Football: https://t.ly/D45Ln Get in touch with Fee Beyer at: http://linkedin.com/in/feebeyer/ Hayden Gutry at: http://linkedin.com/in/haydengutry/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign Up for our newsletter for regular Sports Tech updates, insights and news: https://sportstechx.com/newsletter/

On this week's episode, The SportsTech Allstars Podcast presents- Philip Steyn, Co-Founder and CEO of SportCentrAll- The software development company with a flagship all-in-one Sports mobile App for Schools, Clubs, Coaches, Players and Fans. Philip talks about growing up in South Africa and his sporting career there, post which he started working in finance in Australia. He started SportCentrAll as a fan engagement solution which developed into an all in one sports app. He talks about his 4 year journey of building the product before launching last year. Listen to the full episode to know about their journey, successes, challenges and upcoming projects. SportCentrAll® was created with a clear vision: To make a significant contribution towards the development of players and athletes around the world and help them reach their full potential. SportCentrAll has built an entire sporting ecosystem that is designed to provide easy and affordable tools to help clubs, schools, athletes, players, coaches and administrators achieve their goals. All in one, single app. To learn more, visit https://www.sportcentrall.com/ Get in touch with SportCentrAll on: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sportcentrall/ Get in touch with Philip on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-steyn/?originalSubdomain=au Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

On our second episode of the SportsTech AllStars Podcast of 2024 we're excited to feature Mateusz Szala, Co-Founder of ReSpo.Vision the AI and Computer Vision-powered 3D sport’s tracking data system that is bringing the sports analytics and entertainment experience to the forefront. On this episode, Mateusz talks about his background in consulting where he previously led strategic projects in the technology and financial industry, his work with The Boston Consulting Group, where he met his Co-Founder ⁠Paweł Osterreicher⁠, and how their shared passion for crunching numbers and sports led to the early conceptualisation of Respo.Vision. Mateusz also talks about how they use Computer Vision to build a new fan engagement and analytical platform. We talk about the new applications of technologies such as VR headsets, the sports betting market and their numerous innovations in the field. Respo.Vision brings a new depth of analytics to sports using Computer Vision. Their system detects 3D positions of the ball and 50+ body parts of every player, in every video frame, using a single-camera video input- fully automatic for any game, with accuracy measured in centimeters, and without any wearable sensors or expensive pre-installed cameras. To learn more, visit https://respo.vision/ Get in touch with Mateusz at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/szala/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

On our second episode of the SportsTech AllStars Podcast of 2024 we're excited to feature Mateusz Szala, Co-Founder of ReSpo.Vision the AI and Computer Vision-powered 3D sport’s tracking data system that is bringing the sports analytics and entertainment experience to the forefront. On this episode, Mateusz talks about his background in consulting where he previously led strategic projects in the technology and financial industry, his work with The Boston Consulting Group, where he met his Co-Founder ⁠Paweł Osterreicher⁠, and how their shared passion for crunching numbers and sports led to the early conceptualisation of Respo.Vision. Mateusz also talks about how they use Computer Vision to build a new fan engagement and analytical platform. We talk about the new applications of technologies such as VR headsets, the sports betting market and their numerous innovations in the field. Respo.Vision brings a new depth of analytics to sports using Computer Vision. Their system detects 3D positions of the ball and 50+ body parts of every player, in every video frame, using a single-camera video input- fully automatic for any game, with accuracy measured in centimeters, and without any wearable sensors or expensive pre-installed cameras. To learn more, visit https://respo.vision/ Get in touch with Mateusz at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/szala/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Welcome back to the SportsTech AllStars Podcast's first episode of 2024! We kickoff our podcast lineup for the year by featuring the winner of our first edition of the SportsTech Startup Spotlight Competition - Mingle Sport. We are joined today by Freek Bijl, Co-Founder and CEO of Mingle Sport- a Sports Tech startup that's building your favourite ball sports app for grassroots players, trainers and their fans. On this episode Freek talks about his background in digital consulting, his experience working on digital transformations for major brands as Chief Strategy Officer, his personal subpar experience with grassroots football on a digital and statistical front and how his need to provide better statistics, match sharing experiences and team logistics led to the eventual foundation of Mingle Sport. He also talks about their successes with go-to market strategy for various countries, their biggest challenges and their exciting future projects. Mingle Sport is a social app for grassroots ball sports (players, trainers, fans) that allows users to track performance, enjoy the game with others, and manage their team more efficiently using computer vision AI and cutting edge mobile technology. To learn more, visit https://www.mingle.sport/ Get in touch with Freek at: freek@mingle.sport Download the SportsTech VC Report: http://sportstechx.com/reports/gstvcr23/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

We close out our month of focusing on VC's in SportsTech, with the SportsTech Radar- A 60 minute snapshot of the most important findings from the 5th Edition of the Global SportsTech VC Report 2023, covering data & insights from another interesting year for SportsTech. 💰 Over $11.6b in M&A, but only $2b in funding 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 2023 is the"Year of Consolidation", highest ever in Mergers & Acquisitions activity ⭐ 34 New SportsTech funds The ⁠#GSTVCR23⁠ takes a deep dive on Investment activity in Global SportsTech. 2023 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 that we’ve seen since 2015, will top out 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 $2 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧. But it's been 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐀𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰 that we’ve ever seen, projected to 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 $11 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧. Join us on The SportsTech AllStars Podcast as we unpack all the data, insights and trends shaping the industry over the course of the year. To learn more, download the #GSTVCR23: http://sportstechx.com/reports/gstvcr23/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Fresh off the launch of our Global SportsTech VC Report 2023, a definitive compilation of Investment Data within the Sports Tech Ecosystem, we are shining the spotlight on VC’s in order to get an investors perspective on the latest in SportsTech trends. On this week's episode we are excited to feature Andrew Petcash, founder of Profluence Sports, a multi-media powerhouse and VC fund sitting squarely at the intersection of sports, tech, and media. On this episode Andrew talks about his background in collegiate sports, playing basketball for Boston University, how he built his own website called College Athlete Insight, his brief stint with coaching and his journey of founding his own VC and Media ecosystem-Profluence. We discuss the various deals that Profluence Capital has been involved in such as Minutely, SportsVizio and Sapphire, we talk about India as an emerging market for SportsTech and their exciting future projects. Profluence brings together founders, investors, athletes to create a community of professionals exploring the trends, people & companies shaping the future of sports. They go beyond the headlines to provide the most thoughtful and useful information in the rapidly growing sports industry. Profluence Capital invests at the intersection of Sports, Tech and Media. To learn more, visit: ⁠https://profluence.com/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

We're about a week away from publishing the 5th edition of the Global SportsTech VC Report 2023, and we're shining the spotlight on VC’s in order to get an investors perspective on the latest in SportsTech trends. For our second episode we are excited to feature Cici Bellis, Founder and General Partner at Cartan Capital, a venture capital firm focused on the sports and health technology sectors. On this episode CiCi talks about her unique background as a professional tennis player, her foray into venture capital and her journey of founding her own VC firm Cartan Capital. We also discuss wearables, tennis tech, VC trends and more. Cartan Capital is a forward-thinking venture capital firm focused on the sports and health technology markets. With a deep understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities in sports and health technology, they provide financial support, strategic guidance and industry expertise to help their portfolio companies thrive. To learn more, visit: https://www.cartan-capital.com/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Leading up to the launch of our Global SportsTech VC Report 2023, a definitive compilation of Investment Data within the Sports Tech Ecosystem, we shine the spotlight on VC’s in order to get an investors perspective on the latest in SportsTech trends. On our first episode we are excited to feature Brandon Allen Co-Founder and Managing Partner of TXV Partners. TXV is an institutionally-backed private investment firm focusing on the sports, human performance, and software verticals. Brandon talks about his background in Consulting and Equity, the early inception of how he and Marcus Stroud, college roommates at Princeton, founded TXV a Venture Capital Fund centred around an ethos of Human Performance and Health Accountability, in Texas in 2019. He talks about their various investments into startups including Future Fit, Data.World, Oura, Future, Kambr and Trax. TXV Partners’ Evolution Fund aims to be the premier investment vehicle that targets the entire ecosystem of sports and its adjacent markets- wellness, hospitality, and media- creating a strong and seamless presence in sports and the broader commercial ecosystem around it. TXV Partners is actively invested into technology used by the NBA, NFL, and the Premier League. With the Evolution Fund, the team will bring technology, former athletes, and sports management expertise to the full range of investments across the sports ecosystem. To learn more, visit: https://www.txv.partners/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

In this weeks special episode, we are joined by Olivia Czetwertynski, CSO of Betahaus, the pioneers behind community-driven co-working spaces and incubators. BetahausX along with its Korean partners, are privileged to introduce K-Sports Tech to Europe. They are the proud hosts of KoreaTech Demo Day- an event that showcases the incredible advancements in health and sport innovations straight from Korea. In this episode, we with chat with some of the pioneers of Korean Health and Sports Tech at Betahaus. Manhyung Han, CEO of Kinetic Labs, talks about merging AI, wearables and mobile gaming into a seamless experience; Juno Junwoo Kim, Director and CCO of Ascent Sports, discusses nutrition and training for the athletic elite; and Kate Ki, CEO of Walking Master, tells us her founding story of how her customizable, stylish, and affordable foot health specialty brand is changing the footwear game. 🚴🏻‍♀️ We also chat with Philine Möller, Co- Founder of Medvind Sweden, who talks about the first bike jacket brand that combines function, style and safety for urban bike riders To learn more, visit: ⁠https://www.betahaus.com/⁠ ⁠http://kineticlab.co.kr/⁠ ⁠https://www.ascentsports.kr/⁠ ⁠https://wmclub.co.kr/index.html⁠ https://medvind.co/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

In this week's episode of Innovation in CricketTech, we are joined by Runish Gudhka, CEO of BatFast, the global sports technology company using data, augmented reality, machine learning, and robotics to re-engineer how sports are played. Runish talks about growing up in Kenya, representing his country in Cricket at the national level, his background in Technology and Entrepreneurship and how that journey eventually led him to co-founding BatFast. He talks about BatFast’s various activations in the MLB and the Cricket World Cup, their projects with cricket simulators in the U.S and U.K, the launch of multi-activity based entertainment venues, the next evolution of BatFast, and their expansion into other sports such as Baseball and Tennis. BatFast uses data and patented technology to make sports more accessible for beginners and aspiring professionals alike. BatFast technology re-engineers playing fields to fit inside urban entertainment spaces, training venues, and at home. Their software delivers an engaging real sports experience that also collects detailed data for elite-level training and performance improvement. To learn more, visit https://batfast.com/about/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

For October, our spotlight is on Innovation in CricketTech. Running alongside the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, we’re exploring the latest in CricketTech Startups. On our first episode, we're excited to feature South African cricketing legend Mr. Gary Kirsten. Gary is the Co-Founder of CoachEd Cricket, the online cricket coaching education platform with globally recognized courses created and endorsed by the world’s leading cricket coaches. In this episode Gary talks about his introduction to cricket at an early age, his 17 year professional playing career, and his tenure coaching at the highest level for 19 years. He shares the fascinating story behind how he got the Indian Cricket Head Coaching position and led India to win the Cricket World Cup. Gary also discusses how CoachEd was founded, the barriers of coaching education across the globe, how his platform helps coaches today, their success cases and exciting future projects. CoachEd Cricket brings online courses which have been developed to certify cricket coaches globally through expert input from the worlds best cricket minds, pioneered by Gary Kirsten. To learn more, visit https://coachedcricket.com/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

In our second week of Innovation in CricketTech, we are joined by Madan Rajagopal, Founder & CEO of Ludimos, the AI-powered cricket coaching platform that helps coaches track the performance of their players using elite broadcast level analytics. In this episode, Madan talks about his background in engineering and AI, his work as a scientist and researcher, and how that led to the early inception of an AI based platform in a sport he's deeply passionate about- cricket! He talks about how Ludimos uses AI to improve the coaching experience, the limitations and barriers of CricketTech, and their exciting future projects. Ludimos provides elite broadcast level analytics for player development & scouting talents using just a smartphone. From session planning to player development, Ludimos provides coaching & analytical tools to help develop athletes. To learn more, visit https://www.ludimos.com/ Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.