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Upside GPS Vendor Survey
Last year we conducted a 2020 Sports Tech survey to measure the impact of COVID-19 on sports tech budgets. We got great responses from 30+ pro teams (NBA, NFL, MLS, Ligue 1, Premiere League, Laliga..). You can see the survey summary here. We are now running a new GPS vendors...
NFT Reached $2.5B in 1H21. SoulCycle’s NY Sales Up +55%. Fitbit ring coming?
Dear Colleague, Last month was a busy month in the world of sports and technology. In the world of soccer, the European soccer championship saw some major upsets, with France the current World champion, being defeated against Switzerland. Italy won its first International...
⭐ Upside Analysis: Why there needs to be a focus on higher quality sports tech startups
With a sports tech industry valued at $11B, there has been an increasing focus from pro teams and leagues on sports tech startups over the year. But like most industries, sports teams and leagues are being approached by a myriad of sports tech startups. Unfortunately, most of...
⭐ Upside VC Spotlight: Courtside Ventures
VC name: Courtside Ventures Headquartered: New York, NY Founded: 2014 Founders: Vasu Kulkarni, Deepen parikh Website: www.courtsidevc.com/ Sector: Sport Tech (Digital Media, Fitness, Wellness, Gaming + ESports) VC type: Micro VC Typical seed investment range: $500k to $2.5M...
Bayern Munich Wins 6th Champions League Title. NASCAR Launches OTT Channel. NFL Names First Black Team President
Dear Colleague, We hope you had a great week last week. Last week, the NBA and NHL entered the playoffs while the MLS, NHL, and MLB continued their respective regular seasons.In the NFL, Jason Wright became the first Black team president in NFL history last Monday when the...
Upside Guest Writers: Recovery from Overreaching using Whole-Body Cryotherapy, By Christophe Hausswirth, PhD, world’s expert in hydration, nutrition & Cryotherapy.
This week, we have the honor to have Christophe Hausswirth, PhD, Professor, world's expert in hydration, nutrition & Cryotherapy, write an article for The Upside on “Whole-body cryotherapy multi exposures speed up performance supercompensation during the taper in...
Upside Chat: Alberto Maiorana, Sorare (NFT Sports leader)
This week we had the honor to interview Alberto Maiorana, the head of licensing at Sorare, a leading NFT sport startup in soccer. Sorare is the world’s leader in the NFT football soccer space with hundreds of thousands of users.
Upside Chat: Dr Ron Dick, Duquesne University on the NHL/MLS/NBA/NCAA Season, COVID-19, Social Justice
This week we had the honor to interview again Dr. Ron Dick, associate professor of sports marketing at Duquesne University in the school of business. Ron also worked for 20 years in sports, including 15 years in the NBA with the Sixers and the Nets, and then four...
Upside Chat: Kai Bond, Partner, Courtside Ventures, on the Gaming/Esport Market
This week we had the honor to interview Kai Bond, partner at Courtside Ventures, a leading sports tech VC, focused on early-stage sports, fitness, and gaming companies. Kai is a repeat founder, starting 3 companies and has spent the last 5 years as an early stage...
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