Australian Sportstech News

Danu has joined the AO StartUps program to pilot its wearable gait analysis system for injury & performance analysis at Tennis Australia's National Tennis Academy. Its wearable platform captures the biomechanics of lower-limb function with clinical-grade accuracy, in training, competition and clinical settings, giving practitioners and athletes objective insight into the movement patterns that drive performance, recovery and long-term health.

Next Level Racing, a global leader in simulation hardware, has announced a new multi-year partnership with Airbus, marking a significant milestone in the continued growth of its flight simulation category. The partnership brings together Next Level Racing’s expertise in developing immersive simulation hardware with Airbus, one of the world’s leading aerospace companies. Under the multi-year agreement, Next Level Racing will work closely with Airbus to develop officially licensed simulation products designed to bring an authentic Airbus-inspired experience to flight simulation enthusiasts around the world.

Management software plaform SportLogic has partnered with leading pickleball rating system DUPR in Australia and New Zealand, making it easier for players to understand their skill level, track their progress and connect with others of similar ability. SportLogic powers over 1,000 racquet sports venues across Australia and New Zealand.

The PA, the group behind UK news agency the Press Association, announced that it has agreed to acquire RAS Technology Holdings, the ASX-listed owner of racing data and wagering technology supplier Racing and Sports. The deal is all cash and worth about $AUD 49.8 million (around £26 million). The Press Association is offering $AUD 1.04 per share, a 93% premium to RAS’ closing price of $AUD 0.54 on 16 October. Completion is targeted for February 2027, subject to a shareholder vote and approval from Australia’s Federal Court.

AO Ventures, the venture capital arm of Tennis Australia and the Australian Open, has announced an investment in Jump, an enterprise AI platform built for professional sports organisations. The investment marks the seventh company to join the AO Ventures portfolio in the fund’s first 15 months. Jump combines ticketing, fan data, marketing tools and branded mobile applications into a single AI-powered platform designed specifically for sports organisations.

Sports education, advisory and performance business, Apogee Sports, is delivering a "Using AI and Data in Sport Accelerator" in Melbourne on 9th and 12th December. The session will be delivered by leading AFL data analyst Darren O'Shaughnessy. The program is designed for those in sport that want to get better at using AI and data in their role, whether that’s analysis, coaching or recruiting, or who wants to understand how AI is starting to change the way sports organisaations work.

Basketball analytics startup Superstate has announced that it has released its fastest computer visioning model. The Superstate "Fast Mode" provides NBA-level stats and highlights 10 minute post game. Until recently typical stats turnaround for sports teams outside the pros has always been about 24 hours.

Smart sunglasses company Minimis has announced a partnership with champion ultramarathon runner Ido Dassa and RacePace™ to bring personalised race guidance directly into the runners’ field of view. Trail and ultra runners make decisions for hours at a time, while navigating technical terrain and managing fatigue. The partnership allows runners to keep their strategy in sight and their eyes on the trail. RacePace™ turns a runner’s fitness, race course and expected conditions into a segment-by-segment strategy covering effort, heart rate, pace, nutrition and hydration.

Leading sports membership and administration platform GameDay has announced the completion of its acquisition by DELE Sports from PlayMetrics effective 31 July 2026. GameDay was previously part of the Stack Sports portfolio, prior to its combination with PlayMetrics in 2025. The acquisition returns GameDay to Australian ownership, headquartered in Melbourne, where the business was founded more than 25 years ago.

The UC Capitals have announced a new partnership with mobile app platform Tiparra, with work underway to launch a club-first Caps App designed to take fan engagement to the next level. The new Caps App will provide a dedicated digital home to connect directly with our community, bringing news, content, match-day updates and fan experiences together in one place.

Basketball Australia has partnered with global sports technology provider Pixellot to make community basketball more connected, more accessible and better supported across the country. The flagship of this project is HoopsTV is expected to launch to participating local associations in November. Developed by Pixellot in partnership with Basketball Australia, the new platform will provide a central destination for game footage, replays, highlights and other personalised basketball content. Game footage captured through participating venues will progressively integrate with the new platform, aiming to cover more than 400,000 games annually across 1,000 venues.

In September the Australia Sports Commission (ASC) (which includes the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)) began the process of cutting around 40 to 50 roles, a reduction of roughly 10 per cent of its almost 550-strong workforce, to account for a $AUD 15 million funding shortfall. The ASC told The Age the redundancies were part of an “organisational realignment” that was necessary to ensure it remained sustainable and focused on its priorities. At the same time the federal government said it recently committed record funding of $AUD 513 million over two years to high-performance sport. Separately, it has put $AUD 250 million towards a major redevelopment of the AIS campus, including three new facilities.

Bowerbird Industries is working with Para athletes to trial a new adaptive training and testing bike. Fully adjustable and designed for elite training, the technology allows athletes and coaches to test consistently, track change over time, and refine training with confidence. Supported by the Queensland Government’s Private Sector Pathways Program, in partnership with the QAS, Bowerbird is combining smart design with real-world application, demonstrating tangible benefits for athletes training at the highest level.

Ticketing and entertainment technology provider Fever has raised $US 250 million through a primary equity financing round led by major investment fund EQT. The brand claims this represents the largest-ever round completed by a live entertainment technology company. In addition to EQT leading the charge, Baillie Gifford, Point72 Private Investments and Australian venture firm Athletic Ventures also participated in the round. The raise follows three years of sustained growth at scale, during which Fever has more than tripled its revenue, remained EBITDA-positive, and strengthened its position across North America and Asia. 

Cricket fans across Australia will be able to engage with the game more than ever before with Cricket Australia signing a deal with Australian-developed audience engagement and data platform Komo Technologies. Rather than just asking fans to complete forms or surveys, the Komo platform will enable CA to give fans opportunities to participate in activities such as predicting, voting and playing along with the game as it happens - both on and off the field across international Test matches, ODIs, T20s and the Big Bash leagues.

Rico Rogers, founder of Box Altitude, a business focused on oxygen chambers for sleep and training, has launched a new app called Oxygen Coach. The app brings altitude exposure, training and recovery data together, helping athletes track their own response over time. Athletes can follow accumulated hypoxic dose, compare it with published protocols and explore how exposure could build towards race day.

The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) has opened applications to 'The Park', its virtual innovation hub designed to connect technology-driven companies with the Australian sports sector to tackle key challenges and unlock system-wide value. In 2026, the ASC, in partnership with Built has provided funding to support the grants given to successful applicants. Through a six-month co-designed program, 'The Park' will bring together selected technology firms, national sporting organisations / departments, and the ASC to accelerate solutions from Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4 to TRL 8+. Key challenge areas include; i. harnessing data, AI and machine learning, ii. next-generation wearables, iii. digital twin technologies, iv. brain performance innovation and v. material science in sport. Applications close 9th October.

The 2026 NRL Telstra Premiership season delivered its ninth consecutive year of audience growth on Kayo SPORTS, a DAZN company, with average audiences increasing 9% year-on-year (YoY), making it the most watched ever on the platform. Across the regular season, 6.4 billion minutes were streamed on Kayo SPORTS, with the season also becoming the most watched ever across all Foxtel Group platforms including FOXTEL, FOXTEL Go, FOXTEL Now, Kayo SPORTS and BINGE. 

Melbourne’s epicentre of live events is partnering with global ticketing provider AXS to deliver a world-class ticketing experience for year-round events outside the Australian Open (AO), making it easy for fans to access world-class sport, music and entertainment. As a global ticketing provider, AXS powers the world’s most iconic venues, including The O2 in London, Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Cricket Australia has given the green light to private investment in the Big Bash Leagues, confirming the launch of the sale process for the Melbourne Renegades. Cricket Australia Tuesday confirmed it would invite bids from private owners for a 100 per cent stake in the Renegades, with new ownership in place for the 2027-28 WBBL and BBL seasons.

A new Australian research project is combining advanced composites, embedded electronics and surf safety innovation to develop smart surfboard fins designed to deter sharks. A new collaborative project involves the Australian Composites Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (ACM CRC), FCS, Gowing Bros Ltd, UNSW Sydney and the University of Wollongong. The initiative will develop smart composite surfboard fins capable of integrating shark-deterrent technologies directly into the fin structure. 

DAZN Media+ is taking sports fandom beyond the live broadcast with the launch of Club Kayo, a new creator-powered sports media ecosystem designed to put creators, communities and brands at the heart of Australia’s biggest sporting conversations. The ecosystem kicks off with four dedicated creator teams: Club Kayo Cricket, Club Kayo AFL, Club Kayo NRL and Club Kayo Motorsport. The dedicated creator squads will react to the biggest moments as they happen, sitting at the intersection of sport, entertainment and pop culture.

Leinster Hockey has announced a new partnership with GameDay, the sport technology platform, to advance the administration of hockey across the province for the 2026/27 season. The partnership is Leinster Hockey’s first with GameDay and will bring the association’s competitions, membership, player pathway and officials administration onto a single connected platform. It builds on GameDay’s relationship with Hockey Ireland, which began in 2021 and supports membership and competitions for the national governing body.

Minimus has introduced 'Lamington' Prototype 7, their slimmest, lightest fitness tracking eSIM HUD glasses, now with offline AI voice control. Their focus is to continue testing performance and further reduce power consumption. The business is using Australia and Taiwan as their testing environments.

PlayHQ, a global leader in competition management platforms, and American Football Australia (AFA), the national governing body for the sport, have announced a strategic partnership that will see AFA adopt PlayHQ as its single technology partner for registration, payments and competition management as the sport continues to scale across the country. With Melbourne hosting its first NFL game in September, participation is accelerating across Australia and  a single connected platform gives AFA the structure and scale to convert that momentum into sustainable grassroots growth.

The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) has extended its partnership with leading sports production company JAM TV and global media services and facilities provider Gravity Media. The three-year extension will see JAM TV and Gravity Media continue as the production partners for all Ninja A-League Women and Isuzu UTE A-League Men matches for broadcaster Network Ten and Paramount+.  JAM TV produces and delivers more than 3,000 hours of sports content for Australia’s major broadcasters and international streamers. This includes more than 500 live broadcasts each year across NBL, AFLW, State Leagues, AFL and the A-Leagues. Gravity Media is a global media services and facilities company, and delivers some of the world’s most-watched football productions, including the EPL, the FA Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and FIFA.

The Japan Australia Sports & Health Innovation Exchange (JASHIE) has announced the first event of the ASHIE 2026 Japan Delegation, the Welcome to Japan Networking Reception, taking place in Tokyo on 9 November 2026. Over the coming weeks, JASHIE will be announcing further opportunities for businesses, innovators, investors, researchers and other members of the sports and health innovation ecosystem in both Australia and Japan to connect with the JASHIE delegation during our visit to Japan in November. These will include innovation showcases, business matching and our inaugural Awaji–Australia Sports & Health Innovation Conference.

VALD has announced that it has acquired US-based BridgeAthletic, a world-leading human performance platform. This follows VALD’s announcement last week of the acquisition of GymAware. The transactions represent a landmark moment in the evolution of performance technology, bringing together objective measurement, real-time training data and program design into a single connected platform. Founded in 2012, BridgeAthletic has grown into one of the most widely adopted, trusted and powerful strength and conditioning software platforms in the world, supporting thousands of teams and hundreds of thousands of athletes globally.

The Gold Coast has strengthened its position as the home of Australian triathlon, with AusTriathlon and the City of Gold Coast officially opening a new High Performance Hub that will support the nation's Olympic and Paralympic aspirations ahead of LA 2028 and Brisbane 2032. The opening marks an important milestone in the growing partnership between AusTriathlon and the City of Gold Coast, following the establishment of AusTriathlon's national headquarters in the region and a shared commitment to supporting high-performance sport, athlete development and community participation.

Wearable devices ranging from smartwatches to home monitoring technologies will be able to connect to Australia’s national digital health infrastructure under new regulations expected to come into force by February next year. The regulations would enable healthcare identifiers to be linked to wearable and biometric devices for the first time. 

Gain Line Analytics, co-founded by former Wallabies prop Ben Darwin, has this week announced it has taken a stake in Dutch second-tier team VVV-Venlo, which it will manage on behalf of itself and other investors. Having consulted to sports teams around the world, including the Crusaders in Super Rugby and two squads at the recent FIFA World Cup, Gain Line’s speciality is in a team’s “cohesion”. It will aim to apply its theories on player data and roster management to build a successful squad.

To promote the company’s first-ever screen-free wearable, Garmin is opening a two-day activation in Sydney hosted at Sage Space, a luxury, dental wellness studio in Darlinghurst this Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th of August. The screen-free smart band encourages people to stay present in the activity, without a buzzing smartphone to distract them. It comes with up to 10-days of battery life, allowing extended wear for sleep and recovery tracking, as well as HRV (heart rate variability). Metrics, including your sleep scores, stress levels, Body Battery energy monitoring, heart rate, skin temp, pulse ox and more are recorded in the Garmin Connect app – all without requiring an ongoing subscription. 

Australian fan engagement and data platform Komo has announced a new multi-year partnership with the NBL Group, spanning both the National Basketball League (NBL) and Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The task this partnership takes on is turning a booming audience into fans the leagues genuinely know, keep learning about, and can give more reasons to watch, attend and belong. The platform will connect participation, fan data and partner outcomes as a single system across both leagues, building one picture of the fan, and one relationship the league owns.

NBL champions the Sydney Kings will use Lumin Sports in pursuit of back-to-back championships. The Kings will embed Lumin’s strength and conditioning (S&C) software in their performance department, giving staff one platform to build team and individual strength programs, prescribe sessions, monitor athlete workloads and track physical development throughout the season. Sydney joins Melbourne United, the Adelaide 36ers and Cairns Taipans among NBL organisations using Lumin Sports for the 2027 NBL season.

TechnologyOne (ASX: TNE), Australia's largest enterprise software company, has  announced its partnership with the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) as naming rights partner of the league's pre-season tournament, to be held in Townsville from 17–20 September 2026. The partnership reflects a shared determination to make women's sport accessible to all Australians, no matter where they live. 

Corsair Gaming, a leading global provider and innovator of high-performance products for gamers, streamers, content-creators, performance PC builders, and sim racing enthusiasts, has announced that it has acquired all the assets of Trak Racer, a global designer and manufacturer of premium racing and flight-simulation cockpits, frames, seats, monitor stands, motion systems and accessories. Trak Racer has built a loyal global following for its simulator cockpits, racing seats, and licensed and co-branded racing peripherals, with a product range spanning entry-level to premium and professional segments. 

A Melbourne sports tech startup using AI to deliver performance analysis for amateur players has scored a $AUD 3.5 million pre-Seed raise. The round for Superstat was led by Blackbird, supported by Blinq founder Jarrod Webb, and Mindset Health’s founders, Alex and Chris Naoumidis. The platform turns raw match footage into structured data automatically, generating player stats, event timelines and performance patterns. The company is now hiring a founding computer vision engineer and GTM partnerships expert marketing as it moves its operations to Austin, Texas, and scales in the US.

Preciser, an AI sports analytics platform, has announced a partnership with Glory League, the automated sports video platform used by basketball associations, clubs, players, coaches, and families across Australia and New Zealand. The integration is designed to make advanced game analysis accessible to everyday basketball players and teams without the need for manual tagging, expensive analyst support, or complex setup. Players, coaches, and teams using Glory League will be able to request AI-generated stats from their game video, make payment, and receive detailed performance data once processing is complete.

Future Golf, Australia's biggest and fastest-growing golf community, has announced a landmark partnership with Club Car, maker of leading commercial utility and golf cars. The partnership will deliver to Future Golf's 57,000-strong membership base the opportunity for one lucky member the ultimate on-course upgrade - the chance to win a fully customised golf car. Club Car's vehicles are synonymous with safety, quality, and reliability, and carry the trust of the world's most prestigious golf organisations, including the US PGA Tour, the DP World Tour, the Presidents Cup, and the Ryder Cup. 

India and Australia have launched the India-Australia Sports Collaboration Roadmap, a new framework aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation in sports, athlete development, research and investment under the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The roadmap was unveiled at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during a joint visit by Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of Australia the Hon. Anthony Albanese, and Premier of Victoria the Hon. Jacinta Allan. the roadmap identifies five priority areas: capacity building, sports science and technology, major sporting events, sports industry and investment, and women’s sport.