Together with our great partners in Taiwan – IAPS, we are proud to launch the 9th cycle of our Accelerator program. If you are looking to get into the Asian market – this is the place for you.
HYPE Sports Innovation
Our vision is to impact people’s lives through the power of sports and innovation. We’ve been doing that since 2015 with over 70K+ followers, experts, investors, and mentors – all contribute to the great value we generate across the ecosystem. We pride ourselves on the value we generate for our startups by engaging with our committed brands such as, The Royal Belgian Football Association, SportFive, FIBA, Start Sports, and more…
HYPE’s investment and equity portfolio are now one of the largest holdings with over 250 sports tech startups, some well on their way to becoming unicorns.
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WHO WE WORK WITH
A Global Ecosystem for Sports Innovation
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Members of our Ecosystem
SportsTech Brands
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Startups
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Investors & VCs
Clubs & Leagues
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Investors and Mentors
Juan Cascio
Head Of International Business Development at Club Atlético River Plate
Guy-Laurent Epstein
Marketing Director
UEFA
Kimberly Rometo
SVP, CITO at
Atlanta Hawks
Mathieu Lacome
Head of Research and Development at Paris Saint-Germain
Javier Sobrino
Innovation Director at FC Barcelona
Gayatri Sarkar
Fund Managing Partner
HYPE Capital
Marco Suvilaakso
Ex. Global Product Director at Polar
Massimo Marinelli
Sports, Media & Entertainment, ASER Ventures
Francesco Cuzzolin
Technogym Scientific Department Director
Manu Leroy
Director Marketing & Communication at Royal Belgian FA
Dr. Peter Gorlich
Managing Director at TSG Hoffenheim
Ayelet Hashachar Baram
Founder & CEO of Eco-Nautical
Dorothee Berard
Innovation, Conception Leader, Decathlon
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Jamie Leonoff
Technology, strategy and innovation at NY Hockey Holdings
Gerard Klein
Former GM Asics Footwear
Federico Winer
Innovation Consultant, HYPE Board member
Anthony Miranda
Vice President Technology at Toronto Blue Jays
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
Noam Tamari-Wekser
Investor and Business Owner
Jimmy Lynn
Co-founder and Vice-President at Kiswe Mobile
Ben Alamar
Director of Sports Analytics at ESPN
Alexander Müller
CEO, SK Gaming E-Sport
Robert Gierke
Founder Purenessity, Ex-Director Global Marketing Adidas
Bernd Wahler
Ex CMO adidas, Ex President VfB Stuttgart
Machar Reid
Head of Innovation at Tennis Australia
Brian J. Esposito
CEO & FOUNDER
Esposito Intellectual Enterprises
Ed Dvorak
President NAGI, Ex SVP Spalding
Sebastien Audoux
Head of Digital Sport
Canal+
Sarah J Kelly
Deputy Chair
Brisbane Lions
Steve Schuster
CEO Rainier Communication
Susanne Kucht
SVP International Sales
Sequel AG
Cynthia Atieno Mumbo
Founder & CEO, Sports Connect Africa
Jean Leclercq
Former Tennis GM
Nike
Mike Levy
Investor and Technology Entrepreneur
Jordi Cruyff
Head coach, Ecuador national football team. Advisory board member, HYPE Capital
Robert Müller von Vultejus
Managing Director bei Lagardère Sports
Uli Becker
Ex President & CEO Reebok
WHAT OUR NETWORK HAS TO SAY
Manu Leroy
Director Marketing & Communication at Royal Belgian FA
Dr. Friedrich Curtius
General Secretary of the Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (DFB)
Jen Choi
Senior Director of Innovation & Impact at Atlanta Hawks
Juan Cascio
Head Of Partnerships at Club Atlético River Plate
Rod Nenner
Former VP at the Washington Commanders
Christoph Winterling
Commercial and Marketing Director at FC Bologna
Maurizio Barbieri
Head of Sports and Gaming Partnerships for SEA and Greater China – Twitter
Dr Sarah Kelly
Senior Lecturer, sports law and marketing, University of Queensland
Bernd Wahler
Former HYPE Chairman, ex CMO ADIDAS, ex President VfB Stuttgart
Professor James Skinner
Director of the Institute for Sport Business at Loughborough University
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
The Sports Metaverse Enigma
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It’s time we discussed the elephant in the (meta)room!
Many sports clubs and brands are unclear on how to fully engage with this exciting new opportunity that is upon us. We have gathered a top-class panel to discuss the pain points and uncertainties that prevent us from diving into this opportunity and leveraging it to the max.
Dec 16, 2021
Online Online
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FOR CLUBS/TEAMS
8 “Do or Die”’ strategies in Sports Innovation
…when asked about innovation, said on stage, “Our fans are not interested in innovation; they want us to win, and personally, I’m old school. Love the game as it is doesn’t change…”. Sound familiar?
