Past venture winners Accelerated Cycles Founded by: Cole Brauer, Jude Brauer, Seth Altobelli Accelerated Cycles makes biking safer, more accessible and fun so that more people can experience the joy of biking. Barrage Striking Sleeve Founded by: Ricky Johnson The Barrage Striking Sleeve is a wraparound for free standing or hanging punching bags that has LEDs and pressure sensors embedded within it to indicate where to strike. Baseball Rules Academy Founded by: Christopher Welsh Baseball Rules Academy is a site where users can look up any rule in baseball, access articles and find other baseball information. Billibars Founded by: Trevor Heder Billibars makes detachable handlebars that reduce a bike’s width when not in use and creates a unique storage mount to hold the bike. Fair Future Co. Founded by: Jeminise Parris Fair Future Co. is a mobile application that helps students from the Caribbean apply to U.S. universities by matching prospective athletes with interested coaches.
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Fanalyze Inc. Founded by: Juan Juan Fanalyze is a sports search engine and analysis platform designed to speed up research for fantasy sports and sports betting while providing users with aggregated relevant data to help with winning decisions. Force Impact Technologies Founded by: Bob Merriman Force Impact Technologies provides wearable mouthguard technology for young athletes, to enhance their performance through better tracking and reporting of head impacts. Freebowler Founded by: Pratheek Palanethra Freebowler is revolutionizing the future of cricket by creating the first nonelectric and portable ball thrower. Futbar Founded by: Rachel Masterson Futbar is a sports and entertainment venue that combines the fast-paced game play of 3v3 soccer with food and beverage, video entertainment and family activities. FutureForm Founded by: Nathaniel Fink, Jacob Figueroa FutureForm manufactures activewear that utilizes next-generation materials to bridge the gap between sustainability, performance and style.
GMDY Inc. Founded by: Danny Harris GMDY Inc. is a premier real-time consumer and analytics engine that gives athletes the ability to monetize their social capital and measure their true brand influence. GoSurf Founded by: Aleksei Stojanovic GoSurf is a database, service and review application focused on connecting all resources in the surf industry. HAT-TAC LLC Founded by: Domenic Fotino HAT-TAC produces customizable hat racks that can be mounted on walls, helping hats maintain their shape. Hoolest Performance Technologies Founded by: Nicholas Hool, John Patterson, Sami Mian Hoolest Performance Technologies develops drug-free technologies for athletes to help reduce stress, anxiety and boost performance. Hourglass Swimwear Founded by: Demetra Mary George Hourglass Swimwear provides and designs swimwear that focuses on shape to fit every woman’s body. Keep the F.A.I.T.H Founded by: Ceci Shell Keep the F.A.I.T.H. is a program that teaches life skills to young athletes through a curriculum that can be offered in schools.
