NEW YORK — Ray Austin played three years in the NFL before joining the Screen Actors Guild and filming TV series and commercials for more than a decade. Last fall, his new job as commissioner of the Fan-Controlled Football League took him to some unexpected places. “I’ve spent my time on the field since I […]
NEW YORK —TPG Sports Group held its third annual Sports Tank, the equivalent of ABC’s Shark Tank, on Tuesday at the Katie Murphy Amphitheatre in Manhattan. Only TPG’s rendition exclusively included startups and early-stage companies at the intersection of sports and technology. Eleven companies had the opportunity to pitch their products or services to six venture […]
TPG Sports Group is hosting its third annual Sports Tank competition on April 11 at Katie Murphy Amphitheatre in New York City. From over 275 applications, TPG narrowed the field to 10 participating sports technology companies that will present at the pitch competition to sports industry executives and investors. Each selected company will present for three minutes and […]
This section of SportTechie, “SportTechie Wire”, contains original press releases issued by various companies and industry organizations. The releases are reviewed by the SportTechie editorial staff to ensure relevancy to the sports technology industry. For information and access, send your name and email address to info@SportTechie.com New York, NY. – February 27, 2017: With the deadline to apply for […]
Sports accelerator programs and investment ventures are increasingly being launched around the world. This is a sign of the proliferation of technology taking over sports (where there’s investment there’s startups). Sports Tank, a sports-specific pitch event (think Shark Tank but for sports startups) cuts right to the heart of sports entrepreneurship and puts founders in […]
