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The Dodgers Accelerator announced their inaugural class this morning, selecting 10 of the best emerging companies at the intersection of sports, technology, entertainment and media.
The LA Dodgers and R/GA announced their partnership for the accelerator in April, hoping to find companies across categories that include fan experiences, sports operations and the very idea of sports entertainment.
“This program includes companies that have already established category leadership and are rapidly scaling operations, as well as earlier-stage companies with innovative ideas and visionary founders,” said Tucker Kain, Chief Financial Officer, LA Dodgers, and Managing Director, Guggenheim Baseball Management, LP. in a statement. “All of the companies will benefit greatly from the network and expertise the LA Dodgers, and its ownership, can provide.”
The program begins today and culminates in an invite-only demo day for industry leaders, partner organizations, investors, and press at Dodger Stadium in early November 2015. It is located at the R/GA LA office.
The participating companies:
1) Appetize: POS, mobile-ordering, and inventory management platform for live events.
2) Doorstat: helps businesses and brands better understand foot traffic, customer demographics, and customer behavior through a proprietary technology solution.
3) FieldLevel: private social network for sports recruiting that connects coaches and helps college teams find the best athletes for their programs.
4) FocusMotion: complete solution that makes it easy to track and analyze movements, gestures, and exercises with wearables.
5) Kinduct: develops connected health, fitness and human performance software solutions that help make people better.
6) LeagueApps: platform enabling local sports organizers to create and manage amazing sports experiences.
7) ProDay: mobile app that lets anyone work out with professional athletes. Anytime. Anywhere.
8) SidePrize: facilitates side challenges for your fantasy league.
9) Swish Analytics: algorithm-driven tools for daily fantasy players, and fans.
10) Yezno: social platform that allows sports fans to poll, engage and debate each other.
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