The Upside Newsletter

Today we have the honor of interviewing Dr Christy Fernandez-Cull, PhD, CEO of  DaVinci Wearables , an AI health and wellness platform that consists of a mobile app integrating data from smart watches and rings, a data platform, and smart garments that work together to provide AI-driven personalized coaching and sports-specific actionable insights for female athletes and teams. DaVinci Wearables a...

Today we have the honor to interview James Giglio, CEO of MVP Interactive , an immersive fan experience technology company. James is also the author of the book called " Beyond the jumbotron ". James has authored stories on XR and fan experiences on Adweek and ARPost.  James released his first book, Beyond the Jumbotron: Creating Fan Experiences Through Immersive Technology in 2023. Every month, J...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Thomson Remo, Central Territory Manager at Exerfly , a leading flywheel training devices companies. On this podcast, Thomson is joined by Chris Chase, the director of performance for the Memphis Grizzlies, a top NBA team. Founded in 2017, Exerfly equipment employs flywheel technology, which mimics natural movements during sports in a way that conventional we...

This week we have the honor to interview again a group of sports performance experts focusing on rehab/return to play. * Jason Han, the Head of Rehabilitation / Team Physical Therapist. at LAFC (MLS team). * Dr. Marco Nunez, the Former Head Athletic Trainer at the LA Lakers (NBA). * Kevin Martin, the CEO of The Quick Board , which developed a visual training and rehab technology. 📝Show Notes: Thr...

Today we have the honor of interviewing again Jason Han the head of rehabilitation for the LAFC, a top MLS team. Jason is joined by Dr. Scott Sherr, an hyperbaric medicine doctor and co founder and Chief Medical Officer of OneBase Health. Founded in 2020, OneBase Health helps high performing individuals recover faster in the convenience of their homes with our easy to use Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy...

Today we have the honor of interviewing co-founders William Kodama (CEO) and Evan Magnusson (CTO) of Valor Biomechanics , a leading movement assessment platform that helps practitioners assess injury risks and speed of rehabilitation. Founded in 2018, Valor Biomechanics is an Austin, TX startup with a mission of keeping athletes on the field.  By helping Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, and...

This week we had the honor to interview again Athanase Kollias, CEO of  KINVENT , a company that helps sports and rehab professionals assess progress and build engagement and motivation. Last week, Kinvent announced that it has raised $18M in new funding. This new funding is mainly based on a new minority shareholder, Nov Santé, managed by Eurazeo. As a reminder, KINVENT, founded in 2017, is a lea...

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 five years in the NCAA. You can read the full transcript of the podcast interview with Ron located at the top of this blog post. 📝Show Notes...

This week we had the honor to interview again a group of sports performance experts. * Pierre Barrieu, an experienced high performance director in the MLS (LA Galaxy, LAFC, Toronto FC, NY Red Bulls, etc.), Premier League (Leeds United FC) and FIFA expert. * Alexi Pianosi, S&C coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins , a top NHL team. * Karam Al-Hamdani, the Head Athletic Therapist for the CF Montreal, a...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Dr. Theo Versteegh, Co-Founder and CEO/CTO of Topspin Technologies LTD , the creator of the TopSpin360, a neck training device used for concussion risk reduction. It is the first patented multi-planar dynamic neuromuscular neck strengthening device that strengthens the neck in a manner consistent with the science on how to prevent concussions. TopSpin360 is...

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 five years in the NCAA. You can read the full transcript of the podcast interview with Ron located at the top of this blog post. 📝Show Notes...

This week we had the honor to interview again Dr. Robert Butler, the Director of performance for the St Louis Cardinals, a top MLB team. 📝Show Notes:  Through this interview, we touched on his background in elite sports as well as his role at the St Louis Cardinals. We also discussed the best practices to interconnect data resources to inform player curriculum as well as identifying the objective...

Today we have the honor to interview Abdul Sillah, a world's class high performance coach who has worked with top athletes such as top tennis players, like Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, Sloane Stephens, Bianca Andreescu. He also worked with MLB/NFL players. Prior to becoming a high performance coach, he was a competitive athlete for over twenty years. Unfortunately, his career ended sooner than pl...

VC name: Athletico Ventures Headquartered : Paris (FR) Founded: 2020 Managing Partner : Arthur Bernard Website: https://www.athletico.vc/ Sectors: Agnostic with important focus on Consumer, Impact and Sports & Entertainment Investment stage: Late seed to Series B Typical investment range : $150K-$500K Total number of investments: 16 Investments to date: — Investments by deal syndication: * Wethene...

This week we had the honor to interview again a group of sports performance experts. * Pierre Barrieu, an experienced high performance director in the MLS (LA Galaxy, LAFC, Toronto FC, NY Red Bulls, etc.), Premier League (Leeds United FC) and FIFA expert. * Dr Derek Lawrance, Assistant Athletic Trainer, U.S. Men’s Soccer National Team. * Dr Bill Burgos, an experienced NBA Strength &Conditioning co...

VC name: Drive by DraftKings Headquartered : Boston, MA Founded: 2021 Managing Partner : Meredith McPherron Website: https://www.drivebydraftkings.com/ Sectors: Gaming, Fandom, and Human Performance Investment stage: Multi-stage Typical investment range : $500K - $2.5M Total number of investments: 21 Source: Drive by DraftKings Drive by DraftKings is a multi-stage venture capital firm investing in...

This week we have the honor to interview again a group of sports performance experts focusing on rehab/return to play. * Jason Han, Head of Rehabilitation / Team Physical Therapist., LAFC (MLS team). * Dr Derek Lawrance, Assistant Athletic Trainer, U.S. Men’s Soccer National Team . * Kevin Martin, CEO of The Quick Board , which developed a visual training and rehab technology. 📝Show Notes: Throug...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Christian Hasler, Managing Director/ Co- Founder, SKILLCOURT GmbH , a leading sports and health tech company. SKILLCOURT GmbH will be exhibiting and speaking at our  NY Sports Tech Summit at Citi Field  on November 15. If you are attending the event, set up a meeting to connect with SKILLCOURT GmbH. The SKILLCOURT is a diagnostics and training system that us...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Jeff Thinnes, CEO & cofounder of SummaForte, a leading performance and recovery brand that uses premium CBD, clinic trested nutrients, and innovative delivery technologies. SummaForte is one of only a few brands with CBD to be NSF Certified for Sport. SummaForte will be exhibiting and speaking at our  NY Sports Tech Summit at Citi Field  on November 15. If y...

Today we have the honor of interviewing Mitch Heath, Co- Founder of  Teamworks , the leading operating system for sports.  Teamworks will be exhibiting and speaking at our  NY Sports Tech Summit at Citi Field  on November 15. If you are attending the event, set up a meeting to connect with Teamworks. Teamworks is the proven operating system for high performance, powering more than 7,000 sports, mi...

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 five years in the NCAA. 📝Show Notes:  Through this interview, we touched on Penguins and their 3 stars who have been together for 18 years w...

Today we have the honor to interview Kyle Harris, CEO of Brainlit , a leading health & wellness platform offering biocentric light that supports performance & recovery of athletes. BrainLit will be exhibiting and speaking at our NY Sports tech Summit at Citi Field on November 15, so if you want to book a meeting with the BrainLit team click on the link below: Founded in 2012, BrainLit is a health...

Today we have the honor to interview Sean Flynn, President, Sports & Education at SurePeople, a leading behavioral and psychometric analytics platform. Sean will be attending our NY Summit at Citi Field on November 15, 2023, so if you want to meet Sean you can reach out to him by clicking on the button below: Founded in 2015, SurePeople is a technology innovator dedicated to unlocking human potent...

Today we have the honor to interview Gordon Waddington, Australian Institute of Sport/University of Canberra Professor of Sports Medicine Research and Co-founder, Prism Neuro; and also Elizabeth McGrath who is CEO & Co founder of Prism Neuro . Prism Neuro will be exhibiting and speaking at our NY Sports tech Summit at Citi Field on November 15, so if you want to book a meeting with the Prism Neuro...

Dear colleague, We at Upside Global and Upside , believe that there needs to be more awareness about women athletes, teams, female entrepreneurs and studies towards women teams and athletes. So today as part of our continued effort to bring more awareness on female athletes, teams and associated trends related to female athletes, we have the honor to interview a group of female sports performance...