Venture capital fund Podium Silicon Valley (SV) has launched a new startup competition, modeled on soccer’s World Cup, for early-stage sports technology companies.
The SportsTech World Cup will kick off with a Nordic edition this week, with other regional versions planned to follow in the future. Sports technology companies from the five Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden are able to enter the competition starting Tuesday. Companies specializing in five key areas, or “tracks” as Podium SV has termed them, including in augmented or virtual reality, artificial intelligence, wearables, esports and fan experience, are invited to submit an application.