In Conversation With… – Episode 022: Ludis Capital
Friday, 08 October 2021
In episode 022 of In Conversation With… I spoke to Matilda Sung from Ludis Capital. They’re a sportstech venture capital firm with their portfolio taking in companies like Pumpjack Dataworks and FOOTYLIGHT to name just a couple. Matilda is Ludis Capital’s general partner. In this conversation we learn about her work – she has a
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Deep Dive: KB Partners
Friday, 30 July 2021
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
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In Conversation With… – Episode 012: SeventySix Capital
Friday, 18 June 2021
In episode 12 of In Conversation With… I spoke to Wayne Kimmel, managing partner of SeventySix Capital. SeventySix Capital is a sportstech venture capital firm that is founder and entrepreneur focussed. In this podcast, we talk about that focus, and why. As well as venture capital, they also take in a sports advisory and athlete
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A New Way to Cheer: Buying Shares in an Athlete
Friday, 26 June 2020
The global sports market is worth a whopping 488 billion USD and encompasses 97 per cent of the world’s population, according to a 2018 study. Perhaps it’s no surprise that innovators in the field are constantly on the lookout for ‘the next big thing’. Esports, wearable technology, and virtual reality are all emerging verticals in the
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Startupbootcamp Interview Series: Globatalent
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
We bring you a series of interviews with the 10 companies accepted into Startupbootcamp’s Sports & EventTech cohort. In this edition we talked to the CEO of Globatalent Sunil Bhardwaj. We’ll start with the benefits of your platform at club level. What are they? Sunil Bhardwaj: “In terms of the club, the benefit is if
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