YOUR TICKET TO A PILOT
WITH TOP SPORTS BRANDS
Secure your place in the Global Virtual Accelerator 2.0
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Our GVA 2.0 Partners
ALL PARTNERS ARE COMMITTED TO SELECTING 1+ WINNING PILOT
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
A Focused
3 month Program
Unprecedented Opportunity to Scale Fast
Secure a Pilot
with a leading sports brand
Connect with investors and VC's
1-on-1 Sessions with
Expert Mentors in your field
PROGRAM DIRECTORS
Borja Varela
Marisa Reich
Ryan McCumber
Gerard Klein
Alberto Garriga Bugallo
Former Head of Events
Infront Sports & Media
Founder and CEO at
SportsTech.AI
Former GM Footwear at
ASICS
Former Director at
Liberty Global
Former Manager at
Red Bull Air Race
Media & Broadcasting
Clubs & Federations
Verticals
Performance & Fitness
Vertical
Esports & Gaming
Sports Betting
Verticals
Motor Sports
Vertical
Winter Sports
Vertical
LEAD MENTORS
Meet the lead mentors amongst the 50+ mentors that will accompany the startups during the program
Claude Ruibal
Chairman of the Board
HBS
Jason Chung
Executive Director of Esports
University of New Haven
Jerome De Chaunac
Managing Director Americas
Paris Saint Germain
Sarah Lewis
Secretary General
International Ski Federation
Chris Golier
Vice President
National Hockey League
Brian Esposito
Founder
Esposito Intellectual Enterprise
Jerome Hiquet
Former CMO
Formula E
Jean Leclercq
Former GM
NIKE
SELECTION COMMITTEE
Sebastian Soria
CCO at
Cruzados SADP
Lorin Hamlin
Innovation Partnerships at Under Armour
Jimmy Lynn
Co-founder and Vice-President at Kiswe Mobile
Marion Reichel
Innovation Management, at 1.FC Köln
Sean Walker
CTO at
Philadelphia Phillies
Ivan Filletti
Chief Operating Officer at GamingMalta
Alexander Müller
Owner at
SK Gaming
Moritz Michael Mücke
Head of Digital Innovations at DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga
Tom Waller
SVP Advanced Innovation, Chief Science Officer at lululemon
Ralf Reichert
Co CEO at
ESL
Juan Iraola
Chief Innovation Officer at Real Sociedad and Sports Innovation Alliance
Philipp Liesenfeld
Head of Corporate Development and Internationalization, 1.FC Köln
Wim Sweldens
Co-Founder
at Kiswe Mobile
Matt Gardner
Vice President, Digital Media & Emerging Technology at St. Louis Blues
Guido Murguia
Director / CFO
at Caliente Interactive
Christoph Winterling
Commercial and Marketing Director presso at
FC Bologna
Jonathan Krumholz
Partnership Sales Executive at Wolves
Pietro Marini
Group Head of Innovation
at Deltatre
Trees De Bruyne
Director Bark.today, Startup Mentor, VRT
François Vasseur
Marketing Director at Federation Française de Football
Glen Killane
Executive Director at Eurovision Sport
Richard Pepper
Head of Digital at Wolves
Ricardo Zapata
Marketing Director at
Club Atlético Nacional
Kris Knief
Director of Business Intelligence, Vegas Golden Knights
GVA 2.0 TIMELINE
1
Startup Selection - January
Applications reviewed by selection committee based on specific verticals criteria
2
Shortlist Reveal - Early February
Startups selected for the GVA 2.0 shortlist are invited
to the partners challenges presentation
3
Partners Challenges Presentation - February
The partners present their club’s / team/federations
specific challenges to startups for potential pilots
Startup Pitch Days - End of February
The startups present their pitches, with their
specific solutions for the GVA 2.0 Partner
4
5
Selection Show - Early March
The big announcement! Which start ups advance to the next round of the program and are selected to scope out potential pilots.
6
Program Begins - March 15th
Selected startups begin their GVA 2.0 Journey with HYPE
and begin 1-1 session with selected partners.
7
Demo Day - TBD
Celebration of all startups, partner pilot
selections and program highlights
For More Information contact: joshua@hypesportsinnovation.com