New technology from startup ventures is transforming the sports industry. The mission of our Startup Profile Series is to introduce startup companies in the sports technology space to a broader audience and allow founders of new ventures to tell their story. This particular article is profiling one of the ten startups in the Dodgers Accelerator with R/GA, which is culminating in a Demo Day on November 10th at Dodger Stadium.
Company: Appetize
Co-Founder: Kevin Anderson
1. What is your elevator pitch?
Appetize is a modern Point of Sale platform for sports and entertainment, higher education, and leisure.
2. Problem & Solution
Problem: long lines, insufficient network environment, lack of innovation, basic reporting and analytics for managers.
Solution: Appetize’s mobile, cloud-based hardware/software POS solution is faster, easier-to-use, network independent, customer-engaging, and includes the most advanced, live reporting in POS today.
3. Market – your target market and the overall market
Our markets include sports and entertainment, leisure, and higher education campuses.
4. Business Model – how do you make money?
Annual software licenses on each product.
5. Management Team
Kevin Anderson, Co-Founder
Max Roper, Co-Founder
Jason Pratts, Co-Founder
Wayne Scarsella, VP of Sales
6. What specifically attracted you to the opportunity to join the Dodgers/RGA Accelerator?
As a rapidly growing company, we were most attracted to the strategic side of the accelerator. Being able to talk through key hires, roles, and new markets with some of the brightest minds from the agency, sports, and venture capital worlds has been hugely beneficial.