DivInc’s Sports Tech Accelerator supports startups using technology to drive innovation across human performance, fan experience, future of media, NIL (name, image, and likeness).
10 startups will take part in the 12-week hybrid program which will run from April through July 2024. In-person programming will be hosted at the Ion, the center of Houston’s innovation corridor.
The Spring 2024 Sports Tech Accelerator is supported by underdog venture team, Women In Sports Tech (WIST), The Collectiv, and HTX Sports Tech.
DivInc premier partners include Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Gunderson Dettmer, Brown Advisory, Ion, and Mercury.
Ashton Keys, Founder
Athlytic uses real-time data to develop a recommended minimum price per social platform for creator-athletes. Brands are get the content they want, and athletes are properly paid for their time, creativity, and reach.
Nyla Pollard, Founder
Ballin AI is the first scouting automation software, transforming the labor-intensive scouting process into a streamlined, data-driven operation that reduces manual efforts from over 30 hours/week to just 3 hours/week.
Kobi Wu, Malur Narayan, & Jerry Sawyer, Co-Founders
Cache AI is a platform that provides unbiased score of athlete profiles for valuations, risk assessments, SWOT analysis, and team optimization.
Jennifer Blundell & Karina Martinez, Co-Founders
DRAFTED is the first company to celebrate and elevate the power of Latina Sports Culture. Through digital storytelling, weekly newsletters, in-person and virtual programming and collaborative brand partnerships we ignite a community and generate insights that have never been touched before.
Karishma Bali & Eneko Gonzalez, Co- Founders
Drip Tech Co. is the first ai concierge software that offers real time hydration monitoring, digestible data, and actionable insights to both athletes and coaches through our hydration concierge.
Adam Nathwani & Mike Dahlstedt, Co-Founders
Drive Hockey Analytics developed hockey's most advanced skill-tracking system for aspiring young athletes. We use sensors & AI technology to make NHL-level analytics simple & affordable for 120,000 amateur hockey teams.
Joshua Reid, Founder
LunchTable is the first fan activation and engagement platform designed to mobilize your fans into digital brand ambassadors that boost your brand, marketing, and sales efforts.
Michael Webb & Andrew Wenum, Founder
Parscape is a rewards and cash-back powered marketplace designed for the golf industry. The online store features curated Direct-to-Consumer brands, unique deals, and reward challenges.
Abdul Foster, Founder
Trainr is the go-to platform for sports and performance coaches, offering booking, payments, taxes, CRM, content creation, financial services, nationwide access to training locations, and more all in one place.
Jori Davis & Julie Wojta, Co-Founders
WEVOLV combines human and artificial intelligence to Revolutionize how athletes utilize data; democratizing access, that enables better career decision making and a more equitable industry for athletes.