Technology is rapidly changing the way sports is played, consumed, financed and monetized. Here is a quick look at 22 companies that changing the game rapidly in the world of sports.
7. 1. QCUE
Did you know that 50% of tickets are never sold,
while 10% are resold for twice face value?
Qcue solves this problem through
software-based
dynamic pricing models.
www.qcue.net
8. 2. BITE TECH
www.bitetech.com
It’s ArmourBite®
Mouthguard uses
PowerWedges that
unlocks the power of your
jaws, while reducing the
impact from blows
to your jaw
9. 3. ALTERG
www.alterg.com
The world’s top athlete’s
use its Anti-Gravity
Treadmills to train, recover
and get stronger.
It has revolutionalized
physical therapy in sports!
10. 4. BABOLAT
Its new “Play&Connect”
racket harvests in-match
data from sensors built into
the handle, which informs
players about their
performance!
www.babolat.com
12. 6. CANTOR GAMING
A specialized sports-
wagering company
that provides an app
that recalculates
game odds after
every day + allows
betting on numerous
micro-events
www.cantorgaming.com
13. 7. SPORTVISION
Its product maps over
500,000 visual points a
game to create info-rich
virtual graphics for
television audiences of
football, NASCAR and
the Olympics
www.sportvision.com
15. 9. QSTC
It has developed
micro-sensor data
capturing technology
that provides detailed
3-D analysis of a
swimmer’s movement
including water
displaced with each
stroke
www.qsportstechnology.com
16. 10. AMM GOLF
It captures a
golfer’s motion in
3-D, so that their
swing can be
tweaked to
generate power
or even reduce
injury
www.advancedmotionmeasurement.com
17. 11. TAYLOR MADE
www.taylormadegolf.com
Did you know that 80% of
golfers are playing a driver
with the wrong loft?
Taylormade’s R1 is a fully
adjustable driver with
multiple loft & angle options
18. 12. ZING
The ZING wickets
come fitted with
LED. The bails
have an in-built
sensor that can
determine if a
wicket is broken in
just 1 micro
second & the
bails & stumps
light up!
19. 13. GOAL CONTROL
goalcontrol.de
Through 14
cameras, the system
captures precise 3D
images of the balls
position. When the
ball passes the goal
line, the referee is
alerted in less than a
second!
23. 17. CVAC SYSTEMS
One piece of technology
that has helped Djoko
win 43 matches in a
row, 3 Major Titles & his
numero uno ranking –
CVAC’s cozy pressure
chamber that boosts
Oxygen absorption level
in blood.
www.cvacperformance.com
24. 18. FAVOURIT
www.sportvision.com
The social network
for sport punters that
improves one’s
betting performance
by connecting
punters with each
other. It has also
gamified with the
betting system
25. 19. numberFIRE
www.numberfire.com
This sports analytics
tool has brought
about
accuracy, interactio
n and professionalism
into the realm of
fantasy leagues in
basketball, football
and baseball
26. 20. opendorse
www.opendorse.com
This platform allows
endorsements to happen
in minutes and not in
months. It is attempting to
make the process more
efficient and accurate by
reducing human
intervention in matching
& negotiations
27. 21. DraftKings
www.draftkings.com
The platform allows fans
to participate in daily
fantasy sports for cash.
There is no commitment
or lock-in periods and
people can play to win
hard cash!
29. This was a GameChanger
exclusive. We hereby disclose that none of
the 22 companies are our clients or have
investments in! (I wish we did!!)
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