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Month: May 2020

Part 1: In Conversation with Markos Aristides Kern, CEO of FunWithBalls

Friday, 29 May 2020 by Bullpen
Emerging startup out of Munich FunWithBalls merges sports with gaming with their product MultiBall by making static courts and spaces interactive. MultiBall is for out-of-home, in-home, on the court and public spaces. Users can keep fit and do workouts and training sessions with racket sports – squash, racquetball and tennis – and football. Suitable across
  • Published in Feature, Interview, Technology
Tagged under: Digital Fitness, Football, FunWithBalls, Gaming, MultiBall, Squash, Startup, Technology, Tennis

In Conversation with Rosterfy’s Shannan Gove

Thursday, 21 May 2020 by Bullpen
An unsung hero of events big and small, from the NFL’s Super Bowl, to your Cricket World Cup organisers down to your local community event is Australian company Rosterfy. Rosterfy exists because traditionally in workforce management people were wasting a lot of time and hours stuck in fidgety manual processes. Their platform’s core function is
  • Published in Feature, Interview, Technology
Tagged under: Rosterfy, Software, Startup, Technology

Bringing Sports Back: Insights into HYPE’s Global Virtual Accelerator

Tuesday, 19 May 2020 by Bullpen
With more than 1000 global startups applying to join HYPE’s Global Virtual Accelerator, we got the inside track into the program with Ryan McCumber from Sportstech.ai who is one of the program’s co-creators along with Amir Raveh founder of HYPE Sports Innovation. The virtual program commences June 1st and will run for eight weeks with
  • Published in Feature, Interview
Tagged under: Accelerator, HYPE Sports Innovation, Startup, Technology

How Big a Hit Has Sport Taken on Social Media During the April Lockdown?

Tuesday, 19 May 2020 by Bullpen
This is a cross-posting from Australian sports data company Shunt who analyse social media trends and movements across Australian sport. Shunt’s April activity comparison has shown that Covid-19 dragged down the Australian sports industry’s Facebook productivity and engagement by a third with better resourced national sports and teams faring best while smaller state and territory markets
  • Published in Feature, Social Media
Tagged under: Australia, Data, Digital, Facebook, Shunt Creative, Social Media

Hooves: A Digital Solution to Make Horse Ownership and Sharing Easy

Monday, 18 May 2020 by Bullpen
The barriers to owning a horse is astronomical, leaving many potential and enthusiastic people unable to afford one outright. On the flip side, owning and maintain one is extremely expensive, the reality is many owners do find it pricey. The time that is needed for the daily training and maintenance is the other ‘burden’ of
  • Published in Feature, Interview, Technology
Tagged under: Hooves, Startup, Technology

Bringing Independent Voices to Cricket: The Full Conversation with the Team Behind Independent Broadcasters Guerilla Cricket

Friday, 15 May 2020 by Bullpen
Go on over to our partners at Sportageous for part-one of their interview with the blokes at Guerilla Cricket. In part-two we got Tony Bishop and Nigel Walker on a Zoom call and we’re giving you the full bloody thing. It’s the only way. To me you’ve got this DIY ethos that runs through Cricket Guerilla. In some respects
  • Published in Feature, Interview
Tagged under: Broadcast, Cricket, Guerilla Cricket

Don’t Look Back 006: LIGR Live

Thursday, 14 May 2020 by Bullpen
We return to speak to Luke McCoy of LIGR Live. The company’s evolution has been impressive with their growth further heightened by their recent announcement they have secured funding from Alston Elliot Graphics as well as Sydney angel fund, Investible. What has changed in-between the times we last spoke in May 2018? Can you reflect
  • Published in Don't Look Back, Feature, Interview, Series, Technology
Tagged under: Broadcast, Don't Look Back, Graphics, LIGR Systems, Startup, Technology

Treiner’s James Muir On Bringing Objectivity to Football Coaching

Wednesday, 13 May 2020 by Bullpen
In the first part of our two-part conversation we talked to Treiner’s co-founder James Muir, we talk about how his company’s football coaching platform helps bridge the gap between players wanting to improve their football skills and connecting them with a large pipeline of coaches wanting to positively impact football in Australia. Head on over to
  • Published in Feature, Interview, Technology
Tagged under: Athlete Performance, Football, Startup, Technology, Treiner

Melbourne Sporting Community to Benefit From New Global Innovation

Friday, 08 May 2020 by Bullpen
The Victorian sports and major event industry is set to benefit from new world-leading technology innovations, thanks to the launch of global accelerator Startupbootcamp’s (SBC) 3-year Sports & EventTech focused program based in the heart of Melbourne. Funded by LaunchVic, Victoria’s startup agency, it is anticipated these innovations will create a better experience for sports
  • Published in Feature, Technology
Tagged under: Accelerator, Benchvote, BindiMaps, Digital, FlipTix, Floteq Technologies, Friends of Mr Ed, Globatalent, Humense, IntelliCUP, SportsCube, Startup, Startupbootcamp, Technology, Trendii

We Learn How PAM’s Intelligent Technology Modernises Built Environments

Friday, 01 May 2020 by Bullpen
Founded in Sydney, Australia and now a fully-fledged international operation, PAM is pushing to become a leader of deploying new technologies to modernise built environments across a range of industries. PAM’s solutions are split between operators of built spaces looking for smart navigation and those looking to digitise facility management. With a philosophy in making
  • Published in Feature, Interview, Technology
Tagged under: Digital, PAM, Smart Cities, Stadiums, Startup, Technology, Wayfinding

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