ASTN Member News
Austrade collaborate with Australian Sports Technologies Network on New York Sportstech Event
Australian Sports Technologies Network and Austrade
Date: 4-Mar-2024 | Category: Member News
The Australian Trade & Investment Commission, in collaboration with State Government Trade & Investment partners and the Australian Sports Technologies Network are hosting a half-day invite-only program in New York on 4th March. Some of the Australian sportstech companies in participating in the program include EngageRM, Playbk Sports, PlaySpark, Smart Entry Technologies, VueMotion, MyVenue, Rosterfy, Vailo, Fivecast and neo eX.
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AIS, QUT and CSIRO lead consortium to offer Sports Data Science Scholarships
Australian Institute of Sport, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland Academy of Sport and CSIRO
Date: 1-Mar-2024 | Category: Member News
The Centre for Data Science (CDS), the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) are leading a consortium of government and industry organisations in sports, sports and biomedical technology, CSIRO and 4 universities to develop pioneering sports data science capability in the ‘green & gold’ lead-up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The consortium have announced that CSIRO has awarded two grants to our Centre under its Next Generation Graduates Program (NGGP) for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies (ET) for the program, Sports Data Science & AI Consortium: Growing the Skillsets, Toolsets & Mindsets for Transformation & Innovation in Trajectory 2032.
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Australian Sports Technologies Network and eTrainu launch eLearning modules for sportstech entrepreneurs
eTrainU and Australian Sports Technologies Network
Date: 29-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN) has teamed up with etrainu, the leaders in community education solutions, to announce that enrolments are officially opened for the first program in its new ‘SportsTech Startup Series’. The on-demand ASTN pre-accelerator eLearning modules are open to Australia’s emerging sportstech entrepreneurs – allowing them to tap into a rich ecosystem of world-class industry backed and endorsed content, from anywhere at any time. The first course ‘Early-Stage Commercialisation’ offers pre-accelerator eLearning modules for early-stage startups in the idea/concept phase, initial testing phase, or first MVP phase.
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Checkmate, University of Technology Sydney and VADR media partner in chess integrity tech
Checkmate
Date: 28-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute (AAII), Checkmate.live and Abu Dhabi-based VADR Media have joined forces on a new research and development initiative aimed at combatting cheating in online chess. This collaboration follows VADR Media’s recent acquisition of Szuperchess, a company known for developing disruptive computer vision anti-cheat technology that’s used by Checkmate.live, a next-gen chess and broadcast and tournament platform. Checkmate, a member of the Esports Integrity Commission, has also secured an exclusive partnership with the Asian Chess Federation and Arab Esports Federation, which have designated Checkmate as their exclusive tournament platform, data and broadcast partner.
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GameDay and Basketball NZ agree to new 3-year deal
GameDay
Date: 27-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
GameDay, powered by Stack Sports, are delighted to announce that we have extended our working relationship with Basketball New Zealand for a further three years. Basketball NZ use GameDay’s market-leading product suite at a national level, providing it to all of their 35 affiliated associations. They are also able to adopt GameDay technology for a number of processes, including database registration, competition and event management.
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TwinLabs.ai announced as Confluent Data Streaming Startup Challenge Finalist
TwinLabs.ai
Date: 26-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
Five months ago, Confluent announced the Data Streaming Startup Challenge. This exciting new initiative aims to recognize and reward early-stage startups that are building innovative applications and redefining industries with data streaming and Confluent. ASTN member, TwinLabs.ai has been announced as one of three finalists in this inaugural challenge. TwinLabs.ai is a real-time SaaS digital twin platform that makes digital twins easy using AI. The TwinLabs.ai platform is initially focused on the sports and entertainment industry and can be used to monitor events and venues in real time, from venue asset utilization, festival crowds and race vehicle management to environmental impact.
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EngageRM announces partnership with Miami HEAT to leverage CRM suite
EngageRM
Date: 20-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
EngageRM has announced an agreement with the Miami HEAT. The HEAT will leverage EngageRM's full suite of CRM modules, spanning premium sales and ticketing, partnerships sales and management, event management, and customer services management.
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ECAL partners with World Athletics to deliver calendar marketing solution
ECAL
Date: 19-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
ECAL has announced its partnership with World Athletics, the governing body for track and field worldwide, to deliver a sophisticated digital calendar experience aimed at engaging fans and participants across the globe, as one part of a larger digital transformation strategy. This new partnership with World Athletics reinforces ECAL’s digital calendar marketing solution as a ‘must have’ piece of the broader digital transformation puzzle, for leading sports federations wanting to implement a modernised digital solution stack to deliver an improved online and mobile experience, with greater engagement, enhanced communications, personalisation, user data and insights.
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EngageRM's Ticketing Whitepaper explore the benefits of having access to real-time customer data
EngageRM
Date: 16-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
Australian sportstech company, EngageRM, has just released its Ticketing Whitepaper focused on the sports & entertainment industry. The Whitepaper explores the implications of having access to real-time customer data during an event, which takes personalization to a whole new level, generating new revenue streams and optimizing the fan experience.
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Digital platform Tiparra partners with ACT Brumbies for 2024 Super Rugby Season
Tiparra
Date: 15-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
Tiparra has announced a collaboration with the ACT Brumbies, providing a new and improved Brumbies App for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season. The upcoming 2024 Brumbies App will feature a host of enhancements designed to deepen fan connection and engagement, ensuring supporters have the best possible access to their team.
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Sports VR/AR startups iReel accepted into Austrade's US Export Acceleration Bootcamp
iReel
Date: 14-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
iReel, an Australian technology company at the forefront of revolutionising the sport and health industries through the power of generative AI and VR/AR, has announced that it has been accepted into Austrade's US Export Acceleration Bootcamp. The Bootcamp which runs from 15-26 May will equip iReel with foundations to expand its journey into the US.
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Cape Bionics becomes the QAS’ Official Compression Supplier to optimise athlete recovery and performance
Cape Bionics & Queensland Academy of Sport
Date: 13-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) as announced a new partnership with Cape Bionics, a pioneering leader in compression technology. Cape compression garments are sized to an individual athlete based on a 3D body scan, meaning each garment is completely custom fitted and unique to each limb. Each Cape garment is a Class 1 medical device. Cape have developed optimum compression regimes for travel, recovery, performance and rehabilitation
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Volunteer engagement platform Rosterfy supports SuperBowl for 8th year in a row
Rosterfy
Date: 9-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
Australia’s Rosterfy is managing the 5,000+ volunteers at this year’s Super Bowl – for the eighth year in a row. The Aussie company is behind some of the world’s largest events, including South by Southwest (SXSW) and the London Marathon. Rosterfy’s cloud-based volunteer engagement platform automates the volunteer recruitment, screening, training and scheduling process. In 2019, Rosterfy launched in the US and UK. Today, the company is managing 3 million volunteers in 26 countries.
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Computer visioning startup Gerford AI selected to pitch at ICE365
Gerford AI
Date: 5-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
ASTN member Gerford AI has been chosen as one of 10 global startups to present new technologies and potential solutions at the annual ICE365 Conference in London this week. Details of the selected startups are at: https://www.icegaming.com/features/fast-forward
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Fempro Armour looks to minimise sporting injuries among women
Fempro Armour
Date: 5-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
A new world-first protective armour, designed for women, is set to be a "game changer" for female contact sports – hopefully prolonging careers and minimising injuries. The prototype works like an airbag, absorbing energy and using viscoelastic memory foam to push the impact back away from the player. Bond University players will test out the new armour in a three-stage clinical trial and a global retail roll-out will take place.
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Next Level Racing and Microsoft Flight Simulator launch virtual flight adventure
Next Level Racing
Date: 5-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
Next Level Racing has announced a new chapter in their collaboration with Microsoft Flight Simulator, as they launch the inaugural community fly-in event. This online gaming event is set to unite flight simulation enthusiasts from across the MSFS and Next Level Racing communities, as they embark on a virtual flight from Sydney to the Gold Coast. The event is scheduled to take flight on February 8th at 0200Z for two hours, offering participants the chance to navigate the iconic route, famed for its breathtaking scenery and challenging flight paths.
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PMY, Google Cloud and LIV Golf to transform sports events through generative AI
PMY
Date: 2-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
Google Cloud and PMY Group (PMY) today announced a new, multi-year partnership in which Google Cloud will serve as PMY’s technology partner for selected sports, events, and venue customers. Under the partnership, Google Cloud and PMY are excited to announce a new multi-year agreement for Google to serve as the Technology Partner of LIV Golf, while Google and PMY will also be working on projects with several major sports and lifestyle brands, helping to transform fan experiences through generative AI.
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AFL and AFLW partner with HITIQ in smart mouthguard and concussion platform
AFL, AFLW and HITIQ
Date: 1-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
HITIQ today announces it has executed a strategic partnership with the Australian Football League (AFL) to supply both its Nexus head impact sensor technology and concussion management platform to the AFL and AFLW competitions for season 2024.
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New Concussion Guidelines released by Australian Institute of Sport and peak health bodies
Australian Institute of Sport
Date: 1-Feb-2024 | Category: Member News
The AIS will today launch the ‘Concussion and Brain Health Position Statement 2024’ and the ‘Australian Concussion Guidelines for Youth and Community Sport’. The guidelines were developed in a collaboration between the Australian Institute of Sport, Sports Medicine Australia, the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians, and the Australian Physiotherapy Association. The AIS return to sport protocol for community and youth sport includes a minimum period of 21 days until the resumption of competitive contact/collision sport.
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Griffith University and Sports Tech College partner to deliver executive education
Griffith University & Sports Tech College
Date: 23-Jan-2024 | Category: Member News
Griffith University has partnered with Sports Tech College to develop and deliver a suite of executive education programs designed specifically for sport executives and senior administrators within sport. The programs will focus on inspiring, sharing and discussing cutting-edge advancements, and collaboratively discussing the road-map for blending technology with sports.
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Teamworks acquires communications platform Kairos Sports Tech
Teamworks
Date: 18-Jan-2024 | Category: Member News
Teamworks has announced the acquisition of Kairos, a communication and messaging software for professional sports. Teamworks currently works with 200 pro organizations around the globe, having entered the market more than a decade ago. In the past three years, Kairos has built an extensive customer roster of over 100 organizations, primarily in global football and rugby.
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Sportradar Launches FanID Connecting Rightsholders and Brands with Sports Fans in a Post-Cookie World
SportRadar
Date: 17-Jan-2024 | Category: Member News
Sportradar today announced the launch of Sportradar FanID, a unique, end-to-end first-party marketing solution combining the first data clean room for the sports industry with the company’s proprietary marketing activation technology, to offer rightsholders and brands personalized fan engagement in a post-third-party cookie world.
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Australian Open Tennis integrates PAM Smart Navigation Platform
PAM
Date: 15-Jan-2024 | Category: Member News
Fans attending the Australian Open 2024 will for the first time have access to intuitive digital navigation on the official AO mobile app and website. Fans will be able to find all the matches, attractions, amenities, and events during the tournament thanks to PAM's Smart Navigation Platform. PAM is a company in the 2024 cohort of AO Startups.
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Teamworks acquires Front Rush Inventory Management Solution
Teamworks
Date: 8-Jan-2024 | Category: Member News
Teamworks, who in 2023 acquired Australina-born Smartabase, has announced the acquisition of Front Rush TRAC, an inventory management software. The new acquisition adds to Teamworks' Operating System for Sports.
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PlaySpark annouces partnership with Taranaki Airs
PlaySpark
Date: 18-Dec-2023 | Category: Member News
PlaySpark recently annouced a partnership with the Taranaki Airs a pioneering basketball team in the NBL New Zealand league. The Airs are looking to create a more inclusive and immersive experience for their fans, locally and abroad. By implementing their platform, they will now be able to reward fans for their interactions like playing games, attending matches and interacting with other fun content.
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Basketball South Australia partner with Tidy Connect (TidyHQ)
TidyHQ
Date: 13-Dec-2023 | Category: Member News
Basketball South Australia is committed to the growth and governance of basketball in the state and is excited to announce a new partnership with TidyHQ's Tidy Connect, known for its innovative solutions in scaling governance, compliance, and risk in sports. This partnership marks an important stride in fostering sports integrity and highlighting the importance of good governance practices and advanced technology in the sports sector.
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Snowtunnel: Year-Round Winter Sports Action
Snowtunnel Technology
Date: 12-Dec-2023 | Category: Member News
In recent years, extreme and adventure sports have become increasingly popular with the general public. The inventor of Snowtunnel®, Darren Visser, himself a passionate winter sports enthusiast, shares this vision and has been working for over 20 years on a new product that will give snowboarders and skiers the chance to enjoy their beloved sport all year round. The current version of the Snowtunnel is a rotating tube with a diameter of ten meters. The rotating action of the tube is said to let snowboarding feel like a mixture of snowboarding, surfing and skating
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Hydration metric Omni Biotech raises capital from Skalata Ventures
Omni Biotech
Date: 8-Dec-2023 | Category: Member News
Omni Biotech has today announced its investment from Skalata Ventures. Skalata has joined forces with the team led by founders Zac Farrow and Willem Poot to improve global health outcomes with immediate, actionable health metrics on devices they already own. Starting with a world-first hydration metric Omni is bringing elite-level monitoring into the mainstream.
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Sportable smart technology ball raises $US 15m series A investment
Sportable and XV Capital
Date: 8-Dec-2023 | Category: Member News
Sportable has announced that it has a raised $US 15m investment round from investors including South African-based venture firm HAVAIC, US-based Ryan Ventures and Australian fund XV Capital led by Stirling Mortlock and James Godfrey. Sportable deploys Micro-Tracking (MT) technology to enhance data collection and analysis in ball and contact sports, particularly rugby, soccer, and American football.
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Melbourne Storm partner with Teamworks to streamline team operations
Melbourne Storm and Teamworks
Date: 7-Dec-2023 | Category: Member News
Teamworks has announce its latest partnership in the National Rugby League (NRL) with the Melbourne Storm signing a multi-year Hub & Smartabase agreement. Identifying Teamworks as an integral partner to continue delivering sustained success, Hub & Smartabase will allow the Storm to streamline operations and centralize medical data in one tech stack.
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New Armour a game changer for women's sport
Fempro Armour
Date: 5-Dec-2023 | Category: Member News
Bond University has partnered with Fempro Armour a Queensland company to develop cutting-edge protective body armour designed specifically for the female body. Fempro Armour uses patented impact absorption technology to reduce the force of contact to vulnerable areas identified in extensive research into common injuries to female athletes.
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New Zealand Cricket and PlayHQ join forces
PlayHQ
Date: 5-Dec-2023 | Category: Member News
One of one of Australia’s fastest-growing sports tech startups, PlayHQ, is excited to announce a new partnership with New Zealand Cricket. The move follows a successful partnership between PlayHQ and Cricket Australia, and sees NZC join a raft of major sports across Australia and New Zealand who have turned to PlayHQ to streamline their community competition and program management.
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Guy Bracher departs ASTN
ASTN
Date: 4-Dec-2023 | Category: Member News
Guy Bracher is leaving the Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN) after working with Australia’s sportstech startups and scaleups in the early ASTN days and again for the last two years.
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ECAL announces collaboration with Frost Bank Center, home of San Antonio Spurs
ECAL
Date: 1-Dec-2023 | Category: Member News
ECAL has announced its new collaboration with the Frost Bank Center, the home of the San Antonio Spurs, to bring a slick and sophisticated digital calendar experience to basketball fans and concert goers. This partnership is yet another significant integration for ECAL, the world’s leading calendar marketing platform, designed to boost ticket sales, enhance customer engagement, and elevate the event experience for venues and stadia.
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PMY Founder named as National Finalist in EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2024
PMY
Date: 1-Dec-2023 | Category: Member News
PMY Group (PMY) is proud to announce that its Founder and CEO, Paul Yeomans, has been recognised as a National Finalist in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 Australia awards. This prestigious nomination places him among an elite group of innovative entrepreneurs across the country. Under Paul's visionary leadership, PMY has emerged as a global leader in transforming major venues and events through cutting-edge technology.
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GSIC (powered by Microsoft) announce Sports AI educational program
GSIC (Powered by Microsoft)
Date: 29-Nov-2023 | Category: Member News
At a time when Artificial Intelligence is transforming the sports industry at an unprecedented pace, Founderz and GSIC (Global Sports Innovation Center powered by Microsoft) introduce their groundbreaking Online Program in AI in Sports. The program, to which you can already pre-enroll, is available from today to start learning in February 2024, is launching at a critical time: the global AI in sports market is expected to grow to $16 billion by 2030.
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Sportradar partners with Sportsnet to provide data-rich content to Canadian market
Sportradar
Date: 29-Nov-2023 | Category: Member News
Following a competitive tender process, Sportsnet, Canada’s #1 sports network, has selected Sportradar to deliver innovative, data-driven content that creates a more immersive experience for sports fans in the North American region. Viewers can anticipate the seamless inclusion of real-time statistics, player information and advanced data sets into Sportsnet broadcasts, all made possible through Sportradar’s OnAir service.
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GameDay partner with Cricket Hong Kong, China to streamline pathways program
GameDay
Date: 22-Nov-2023 | Category: Member News
GameDay, powered by Stack Sports and in conjunction with Stack Team App, have partnered with Cricket Hong Kong, China to create a streamlined database and communication framework for their High-Performance Pathways division. The project is designed to ultimately enhance the digital experience of pathway players and track their engagement throughout their journey from developing to high performance athletes, while also providing a valuable cloud-based resource for cricket administrators across the pathway programmes.
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Rosterfy and Disability Sports Australia launch online volunteer platform
Rosterfy
Date: 21-Nov-2023 | Category: Member News
Announced in September 2023, Rosterfy will be working with not-for-profit organisation, Disability Sports Australia, to streamline and manage their impressive national network of volunteers and 70 come-and-try events. Disability Sports Australia (DSA) is one of Australia’s nine (9) National Sporting Organisations for people with disability with a focus on enabling more Australians with disability to be active more often. The platform officially went live in mid-November 2023 and volunteers can now register directly with DSA on the Rosterfy plaform.
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Next Level Racing unveils next GTRacer Simulator
Next Level Racing
Date: 17-Nov-2023 | Category: Member News
Next Level Racing has unveiled the brand-new Next Level Racing GTRacer. The GTRacer simulator cockpit has been designed specifically to deliver an immersive GT-Style racing experience for racing enthusiasts.
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