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SportsTech Ireland Advisory Team
Prof. Len Middleton
Adjunct Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. Â Lecturer NFL Business Program. Â Entrepreneur. Investor.
Gary Ryan
Two-time Olympian and UL Beo Project Manager. UL Beo is a Physical Activity, Health, Lifestyle & Sports Initiative at University of Limerick.
George Kennedy
Corporate Partner at Holmes O’Malley Sexton Solicitors.
Director of Limerick Chamber.
Law Society of Ireland.
Barry O’Dowd
Former head of Emerging Business Division and New Forms of Investment Division with IDA Ireland. Independent Director and Chair at Yew Grove REIT Plc
Brian Moore PhD
High Performance Sport Scientist. C.E.O at Orreco
Sam McCleery
VP Open Innovation and Commercialization Lab at Under Armour Global. Former Chief Technologist, Strategic Technology Partnerships at ESPN.
Grace McNamara
Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships. RISE Females in Fitness Collective.
Pat Fitzgerald
Senior Executive Officer, Economic Development & Planning at Limerick City & County Council
Brendan Cannon
Community Engagement Regional Manager, EMEA at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Rory Corbett
Trade and Investment Development Executive at Limerick City and County Council. Former Manager, Business Transformation Practice at Hydrogen Group.
Trevor Keane
Head of Sports and eSports at 7F. Advisor at Stadia Ventures. Founding Board Member at Ireland eSports.
” Ireland is the premier location for Sports Technology talent in Europe. “
Travis Dunn
Chief Technology Officer at DraftKings Inc.
OUR GOAL
Our goal is to promote Ireland as a world-leading destination for Sports Innovation & Technology. We can achieve this through the creation of dedicated programs for companies at all stages of development .
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Incubation – A dedicated sports technology hub for start-up and early stage companies with a co-working space and sports performance lab, to foster, experiment and validate ideas & innovations.
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Commercialisation – Partnering to bring innovations into the global business of Sport. Connection and mentorship with industry leaders from Sport, Technology and Business; link to funding and VC investment for SportsTech.
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Education & Research – Working with academic partners on research and thought-leadership for innovations in sport & performance.
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Limerick: Ireland’s SportsTech Hub – An eco-system and community to facilitate collaboration between SportsTech start-ups and major international sports and technology brands and companies. Landing zone for international companies with deep access and connectivity to European markets.
WHAT WE DO
Offering bespoke and tailored programs for SportsTech companies at all stages of development.
Start
By supporting startups with access to experienced mentors, and by connecting them with essential resources to help validate and grow, we are helping to build an ecosystem that can allow the sportstech industry to thrive in Ireland.
Grow
 We work with later state companies to enable them to identify, develop and execute effective go-to market strategies. Through engagement with investors, stakeholders, organisations and teams, we empower sportstech organisations to grow.Â
Take-Off
We help established companies that want to move to the next level. By identifying pain points and matching participants with relevant expertise from our international panel of industry experts, we engage the sportstech network to help companies takeoff.Â
Landing Zone
We work with overseas companies looking to locate in a sportstech cluster. We provide office space for your initial landing, connections into industry, academia, funding agencies, professional services and the sporting community in Limerick.
SPORTSTECH IRELAND TEAM
Who we are
SportsTech Ireland is a not-for-profit initiative committed to the development of the sports technology industry in Ireland. SportsTech Ireland launched in 2017 with the aim of championing a new industry for Ireland in the field of sports innovation and technology. Gráinne Barry, Martina Skelly, and Emily Ross launched SportsTech Ireland as a way to give back to their locality, the home that they loved in Ireland’s midwest. With Limerick being home to Munster Rugby and Thomond Park, it was already positioned as a great starting point for an initiative like SportsTech Ireland. Our purpose is to represent and drive growth in the industry in Ireland through deep domain expertise, a national and international network and a focus on innovation at the intersection of technology and sport.Â
SportsTech Verticals
IoT
Sports Performance
Data Analytics
Broadcast
Wearable Tech
Fan Engagement
Sports eCommerce
Digital Media
“Ireland has an incredible network of people and organisations. Tapping into our network through someone active in both the technology and the sporting community has helped me to grow the Clubify business in a much more commercial way”
Declan Murphy – Founder and CEO Clubify
Ireland has made a significant mark on the global startup landscape. Having just brought our 100th MBA team to Ireland over the past decade, we recognise that Limerick is positioned uniquely to harness the power of Ireland’s affinity for startups, with the passion and dedication to sport, for which it is renowned.
Dr. Len Middleton, University of Michigan
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Sports Entrepreneurship Masterclass 2018
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Fan Engagement, Dublin 2018 The third annual Fan Engagement Conference takes place in Dublin in March 2018. Established in 2016 by Sportego, this will be the first time it has […]
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