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The Global Sports Innovation Movement!

We drive real growth and game-changing impact for brands, clubs, startups, and entrepreneurs. We Don’t Just Work. We Shift Reality.

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We got the innovation you need to achieve your goals!

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We got the innovation you need to achieve your goals!

TEAM OF EXPERTS

Guy-Laurent Epstein

Marketing Director UEFA
Peter Hutton

Peter Hutton

Former head of Global Sports Partnerships at META

Manu Leroy

Director Marketing & Communication at Royal Belgian FA

Gerard Klein

Former GM Asics Footwear

Laurel Walzak

Associate Professor at TMU

Frank Leenders

Director General at FIBA Media & Marketing Services SA

Ryan McCumber

Founder SportsTech.ai

Rod Nenner

Former VP Washington Football Team

Yossi Sela

Managing Partner, Gemini Ventures

Alexander Müller

CEO, SK Gaming E-Sport

Bernd Wahler

Ex CMO adidas, Ex President VfB Stuttgart

Machar Reid

Head of Innovation at Tennis Australia

Sebastien Audoux

Head of Digital Sport Canal+

Jon Flynn

Head of AI GTM Google

Sarah J Kelly

Deputy Chair Brisbane Lions

Steve Schuster

CEO Rainier Communication

Cynthia Atieno Mumbo

Founder & CEO, Sports Connect Africa

Jean Leclercq

Former Tennis GM Nike
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WHAT OUR PARTNERS SAY

 It’s great to have an accelerator like HYPE to funnel things down. They give you a couple themes to choose from which you focus on the things you believe have the most value.

Manu Leroy
Director Marketing & Communication at Royal Belgian FA
Manu Leroy
Manu Leroy
Director Marketing & Communication at Royal Belgian FA
Dr. Friedrich Curtius
Dr. Friedrich Curtius
General Secretary of the Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (DFB)
Jen Choi
Jen Choi
Senior Director of Innovation & Impact at Atlanta Hawks
Juan Cascio
Juan Cascio
Head Of Partnerships at Club Atlético River Plate
Rod Nenner
Rod Nenner
Former VP at the Washington Commanders
Christoph Winterling
Christoph Winterling
Commercial and Marketing Director at FC Bologna
Dr Sarah Kelly
Dr Sarah Kelly
Senior Lecturer, sports law and marketing, University of Queensland
Bernd Wahler
Bernd Wahler
Former HYPE Chairman, ex CMO ADIDAS, ex President VfB Stuttgart
Professor James Skinner
Professor James Skinner
Director of the Institute for Sport Business at Loughborough University
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