Northern Ireland Sportstech Mission
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Meet the companies that exhibited
Six Northern Ireland sportstech companies took part in a trade mission to Boston from February 28th – March 2nd to showcase their innovative technology, explore business opportunities during a range of introductory meetings, and attended the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.
Northern Ireland is a hotbed for sportstech innovation. From pioneering wearables to data analytics used by the world’s top sports teams, Northern Ireland’s sportech scene is delivering innovations that improve athlete performance and fan engagement.
Meet the companies that attended
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Graphical Nature produces graphics and content systems for stadium screens and broadcast, in any shape or size.
Specialising in sports, the company works across some of the biggest competitions in the UK to display relevant data, create touchscreen activations, integrate with audio and lighting systems and utilise screens in innovative and dynamic ways to offer the best possible output. Graphical Nature's systems showcase partner products and services to increase brand visibility and boost fan engagement, often in an immersive and interactive way, with content tailored to individual stadium areas.
Recent projects include Premier League soccer stadiums, EA eSports arena and broadcast outputs, Rugby World Cup and NFL broadcast touchscreens, multiple sport's coverage for Commonwealth Games.
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Athletes, fans and operators generate millions of data points and records each day. Managing and understanding that data is the difference between winning and losing, reaching peak performance and delivering the most fanatical experience for customers.
For 30 years KX has used time-series software to generate billions of dollars in revenue for the most recognized brands in the world. KX technology is battle-tested and proven as the fastest end-to-end solution to drive peak performance using data and AI. For industries where speed wins, no one is faster than KX.
KX is the official supplier of real-time data analytics to Alpine F1 Team. Read the case study.
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Movetru is revolutionizing sports technology by providing real-time injury mitigation and performance improvements for athletes. The company’s wearable leverages kinematic and kinetic analytics to offer on-field insights that redefine athletic performance and injury mitigation. With successful trials involving over 85 athletes, strategic partnerships including Antrim Camogie and Blackburn Rovers, Movetru showcases undeniable market traction.
Powered by proprietary machine learning, data algorithms, and sensor technology, Movetru is transforming the way athletes train and perform.
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MPS provide data-driven insights and analysis to individuals, teams and sports organisations through a range of innovative products and services.
ProScore provides turns long form video content into efficient personalized short video for players, recruiters and fans. Present clients in the US include the MLS and US Youth Soccer. We use pioneering data collection techniques, statistical analysis, machine learning and video to give our clients the edge over their competitors.
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Obbi is the revolutionary online tool that integrates safety, compliance and training across your Club – making it easy and accessible for all staff. This is accomplished by empowering your entire team to manage their obligations on safety, compliance and training, giving oversight to anyone that needs it instantly.
Obbi currently has over 70 clubs across the UK and Ireland including Ballybunion, Royal St George’s, Roehampton and Loch Lomond. Obbi’s mission is to make clubs safer for all and we have a vision to be recognised globally for radically improving safety, compliance and training in Sport and Recreation Clubs.
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STATSports are the global leaders in GPS sports performance analysis, combining cutting-edge proprietary technology, with revolutionary sport science and first-class client support.
Founded in 2008 by Alan Clarke and Sean O’Connor, STATSports have now more than 1,000 elite clients across the world in multiple sports, including soccer, American football, rugby, baseball, and basketball.
Teams use STATSports APEX technology to analyze real-time and post-session data during training and games to help them optimize and maximize performance, inform strategy, and reduce injury risk.
STATSports’ Apex technology is used by world-renowned soccer clubs including Liverpool, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, and Juventus, plus international federations such as the USA, England, and Brazil. Other US sporting organizations using STATSports technology include the Washington Commanders, the New York Yankees, the LA Dodgers, and the New York Mets.
In recent years, STATSports moved into the consumer market with its Apex Athlete Series GPS performance tracker for the individual player. Premier League stars including Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling are global ambassadors, with Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe representing the company in the United States of America.
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