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 40K+ followers, experts, investors, and mentors – all contribute to the great value we generate across the ecosystem, including our new metaverse arena.
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.
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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Raised by our Startups
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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迪卡儂

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

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?
