Barcelona is the fifth city in Europe with the highest number of startups dedicated to the sports sector.
Along the same lines, Barcelona Activa has launched the first edition of Sport-Up to promote innovative sports projects.
In today's article, we discover a selection of 11 sports tech startups that are revolutionizing the Spanish market:
Fly-Fut makes use of drone technology to record soccer leagues and tournaments so that the user can watch the games from their own mobile phone. In addition, it has software capable of identifying specific events such as goals, saves and fouls; allowing coaches and analysts to improve team performance. The Fly-fut team is working to implement its solutions in other sports such as basketball or tennis.
Oliver provides users with key information to improve performance, evolve talents and prevent injuries; through the combination of low-cost GPS with sports science and a mobile application for downloading and visualizing data. Oli, the smart device, is placed inside the shin cover and has more than 10 sensors to collect data in the field.
Barty It is a locator of nearby bars and Sports Bars where you can watch games. Through the app, and through a monthly subscription, the owners of the venue can publish the games they are going to television to be located by users in the area interested in broadcasting that match. With Barty, landlords are able to increase their visibility among the local public, thus increasing their turnover.
Fittest Freakest is an e-commerce specialized in footwear, clothing and accessories for training. In addition, the company has a physical point of sale with a real training area, where the customer can test all training, weighlifting and performance products. Fittest Freakest works with the objective of “providing the best equipment to all athletes who have decided to change their lives through the training revolution”.
Food Sourcing Specialists was born as a brand for the international production and distribution of organic and natural food and sports nutrition. Food Sourcing is aimed not only at athletes, but also at all those who are looking for a healthier lifestyle. The company is currently working to develop a compostable packaging solution for semi-liquid products.
Idawen is a Spanish e-commerce for premium and sustainable sports fashion. The brand, which is socially responsible, does not use any type of product or material of animal origin. The team makes use of technology to design and produce both accessories and quality, functional and exclusive sportswear. Idawen garments allow the customer to practice their favorite sport with the best technical performance.
Secondset is a project to collect tennis balls, which have a short lifespan, to find them a new life, turning them into new sporting goods and thus reducing their impact on the environment. Secondset recovers the rubber from the balls and transforms it into a much more flexible and impact-resistant material.
Director 11 has developed a 100% online multi-device sports management software. With the use of Director11, soccer clubs and academies, both amateur and professional, can implement coordinated workflows with all areas of the entity (physiotherapy, nutrition, scouts, etc.) and are able to increase decision-making efficiency and optimize the use of their resources.
Deportec makes use of high sports and precision technology to improve health and sports performance. Deportec customers have access to individualized technological strength training, both online and in person. The company, which markets the Velowin device to facilitate such training, also offers physiotherapy and nutrition services.
Sportmadness is a sports management franchise for amateur sports. The company allows sports lovers to open their own sports management company and offer services encompassed in 3 different lines of activity: academies, campuses and sporting events. To be part of Sportmadness, franchisees must provide an initial fee and a monthly fee that varies depending on the geographical area.
Esportter offers digital solutions and digital consulting services for companies in the sports sector (clubs, federations and other sports entities). Esportter customers can access a wide variety of services, including: sports marketing, courses, training, etc. In addition, thanks to Esportter consulting, entities achieve pre-established objectives such as monetizing their Fanbases and increasing their revenues.
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