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Month: July 2021

Deep Dive: KB Partners

Friday, 30 July 2021 by Bullpen
Inspired by Ronen Ainbinder’s recent Halftime Snacks podcast with the founder of Chicago-based KB Partners, Keith Bank, I’ve had a bit more of a look at this sports technology venture capital firm. Given they have recently launched a new fund and one of their portfolio companies (Full Swing) is being acquired by Bruin Capital, let’s
  • Published in Feature, Technology
Tagged under: Investment, KB Partners, Social Media, Venture Capital

In Conversation With… – Episode 016: Full Venue

Friday, 30 July 2021 by Bullpen
In episode 16 of In Conversation With… I spoke to Tiago Costa from Full Venue. Hailing from Portugal, Full Venue is described as “an AI Platform that predicts the exact likelihood of a fan to make a purchase, such as buying a ticket or a piece of merchandise.” They do that through analysing past data sources, stuff
  • Published in In Conversation With..., Interview, Podcast, Technology
Tagged under: Artifical Intelligence, Full Venue, Marketing, Podcast, Startup, Startupbootcamp, Startupbootcamp Australia, Technology

In Conversation With… – Episode 015: Colosseum Sport

Friday, 23 July 2021 by Bullpen
In episode 15 of In Conversation With… I spoke to Tomer Yehudayan from Colosseum Sport. Tomer is the General Manager of Colosseum’s Sport Tech Academy so he was an ideal guest for me as gave some insights into the culture of open innovation in his home country of Israel, and how that type of openness impacts sports technology
  • Published in In Conversation With..., Interview, Podcast, Technology
Tagged under: Colosseum Sport, Podcast, Startup, Technology

Deep Dive: Overtime & Overtime Elite

Friday, 16 July 2021 by Bullpen
Inspired by some messages and queries from colleagues I’ve done a slightly longer look at Overtime Elite (OTE). The reason being is that they’ve made news again recently with the seven figure, multi-year signing of 16-year-old Jalen Lewis. It’s a good chunk of change for a youngster to bypass the collegiate system and play professional
  • Published in Feature, Social Media
Tagged under: Basketball, Overtime, Overtime Elite, Overtime Elite League, Social Media, Startup

In Conversation With… – Episode 014: Odds AI

Friday, 09 July 2021 by Bullpen
In episode 14 of In Conversation With… I spoke to Jack Atkinson from Odds AI. Odds AI is an emerging Australian technology company that has developed predictive analytics for pre-match fixed odds which underpins two new betting lines in football. To become Odds AI they evolved from their first generation company URef. We cover that
  • Published in In Conversation With..., Interview, Podcast, Technology
Tagged under: Betting, Football, Odds AI, Podcast, Sports Betting, Startup, Technology, URef, Wagering

In Conversation With… – Episode 013: Slate

Friday, 02 July 2021 by Bullpen
In episode 13 of In Conversation With… I spoke to the co-founder of Slate, Eric Stark. I got Eric on the podcast in the same week as the company took out EuroLeague Basketball’s FanXP Innovation Challenge. Slate is a mobile-focussed platform designed for social media teams to create on-brand content in real time. While they’ve got an enviable
  • Published in In Conversation With..., Interview, Podcast, Technology
Tagged under: Content, Digital Media, Podcast, Slate, Social Media, Startup, Technology

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