QatarSportsTech
23833 شارع الوعب, Doha, Al Rayyan Municipality, 23833, Qatar
Overview
The Qatar SportsTech program powered by Startupbootcamp is the newly launched accelerator supporting innovative early stage and seed startups working in Sports technology. The topics of the SportsTech accelerator vary from performance analytics to and usage of big data. Events management and yield management for stadiums, Sports tourism, Fan experience and engagement, Sensors IoT and wearables, AI and machine learning, Sports equipment and performance enhancing clothing, Sports Medicine & Rehab, VR AR, and e-sports. Their intensive program provides 10 selected Sports Tech companies with hands-on mentorship from over 100 industry experts, office space in Doha, seed funding, and access to a global network of Sports entities, University Research labs, investors, and corporate partners from across the Sports Technology industry. Qatar Development Bank has joined forces with the Aspire Zone Foundation, Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Qatar Financial Centre, and Startupbootcamp to fund the Qatar Sportstech Accelerator. These key partners provide expertise, exposure, APIs, and unprecedented access to their network of industry professionals from around the world.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 6
Sector focus
- eSports
- Event Management
- Machine Learning
- Sports
- Virtual Reality
Investment portfolio
- Fancision
Led · Equity · Sep 2020
Fancision is a platform that aims to improve participation and connection between sports fans and teams using gamification and other interactive features. Its product includes mobile apps and a social media presence designed to increase traffic, exposure and expand teams' user bases. The platform is oriented to help teams drive fan loyalty and monetize parts of their audience. Fancision is based in Sevilla and its cofounder and CEO is Alejandro Echevarría. In September 2020 it was selected for QatarSportsTech's accelerator and will receive a $150,000 investment as part of a three-month in-person program in Doha running from late September to December 2020. The company’s valuation at the time was reported at $2.15 million, and it had previously been selected by Andalucía Open Future, which provided mentorship, experience and contacts.