On opening day of Mobile World Congress on Monday, FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu told audience members he wants his club to “build the future of the sports industry.” With that statement and main objective in mind, the football organization announced early plans for the Barça Innovation Hub project “to transform the world through sporting excellence, using knowledge […]
Imagine the possibilities offered by a place where companies within the sports technology sector could go to facilitate ideas for innovation. That’s exactly what’s happening at the Microsoft-powered Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC) in Madrid. Opened in May 2015, the GSIC is part of the Microsoft Innovation Centers’ network. “The main goal (of the GSIC) […]
Chris Ballard wants to build the Formula 1 equivalent for “live” giant drone racing. The founder of Australian startup Freedom Class Giant Drone Racing mentioned that motorsport nearly a dozen times during an interview earlier this week, stating that drone racing is “born into the digital age.” For Freedom Class, we’re not talking traditional drone sizes. We’re talking about […]
Philadelphia Flyers fans will now receive an alternative option for on-demand food and snacks, courtesy of local startup goPuff. With its first major sports partnership, goPuff is now working with the Flyers so fans can choose from 3,000 different foods, snacks, beers and party items via the app or website to be delivered in 30 minutes […]
For episode 3 of the SportTechie Podcast with Bram Weinstein, we welcome Sacramento Kings’ owner Vivek Ranadivé to the show. Vivek has been the driving force behind the opening of the technologically-pioneering Golden 1 Center and the Kings as a collective organization have been on the forefront of sports innovation for years. They landed the number one spot in our recent Top […]
