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Ankle sprains are the #1 sports injury, and for years, recovery meant relying on clunky, inside-the-shoe braces that limit mobility. Enter TayCo Brace —a groundbreaking, outside-the-shoe solution that redefines ankle support. Designed for ultimate comfort and freedom, TayCo Brace offers athletes and active patients unparalleled mobility without compromising protection. Hear from TayCo Brace co-fou...

As we prepare to kick off the 2024 Paris Olympics, Sports Tech HQ is taking a deep dive with USA Swimming. Joel Shinofield, Managing Director of Sports Development for USA Swimming, discusses the record-breaking, sustainable and innovative U.S. Olympic Team Trials recently held in Indianapolis, the inaugural USA Swimming Innovation Summit, and the role sports technology is playing in the growth of...

Rory Billing, founder and CEO of The Fan’s Place, describes the company's app as the non-alcoholic beer of sports betting, providing a free-to-play platform that “removes the house” and ensures businesses and consumers alike can profit off a shared love of sports.  The company is transforming customer loyalty programs, encouraging fans to get together (and get out into their community’s local...

Alessio Cicolari, founder and CEO of AK Group, is an entrepreneur with range. His portfolio includes retail and e-tail for the sale of gaming PCs and hardware, leadership in the esports industry through events, competitions and management of a number of esports assets, the development of a gaming and esports bar in Italy, and an incubator and coworking space for digital professionals. Add to his r...

What started as an effort by two high school coaches to increase multi-sport participation evolved into a remarkable recruiting and athletic analytics service that is now providing first-of-its-kind scoring and data to recruiters and evaluators. From building player profiles and comparisons to leveraging a vast historical context in track and field data, Tracking Football is changing the game and...

The team at RootNote believes that every business is a content creator and every content creator is a business. Across industries, as the media landscape changes and the definition of influencer evolves, the need for comprehensive, actionable data is critical. From musicians and digital storytellers to sports teams, their mascots and a wide variety of brands, RootNote is filling a void and disrupt...

Over the last 50 years, the average age of sports officials has gone up, and more recently, a severe shortage has gripped the profession. Through the revolutionary delivery of online curriculum, a change in culture and the pursuit of strong partnerships, Kyle Armstrong and RefReps   are saving the game - training a new generation of sports officials.

Since 2021, student athletes have been able to pursue NIL deals, making money from the use of their name, image and likeness. This shift has dramatically changed college sports and led to significant headlines for athletes like NCAA women’s basketball's Caitlin Clark, men’s basketball's Bronny James, college football's Shedeur Sanders and gymnast Livvy Dunne.  But what about the tho...

Imagine if every seat in the arena or stadium had the energy and atmosphere of the front row - if you could feel every crack of the bat, whoosh of the basket or kick of the bass drum. That's exactly what Edge Sound Research is building. Their Embodied Sound™ technology is redefining audio and transforming the fan experience.  CEO Valtteri Salomaki and CTO Ethan Castro join the podcast to disc...

As wearable technology has proliferated the market, consumers are often asked to choose between their style and data. With wrist watches, in particular, that often means storing away a priceless heirloom in favor of the latest functionality. Alex Ocampo founded Ganance to change that, disrupting the wearable tech market with a modular solution that can make any watch a smart watch.