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  Maison Sport secures further investment to support growth and expansion of its service and reach across Europe. Good news to start the week for Maison Sport, the market leading independent ski and snowboard instructor provider, with the announcement that it has raised a further £442,000 in funding as it targets 300% growth in 2022. This is in addition to the £1.3M that wa...
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The Mary Peters Trust launches new initiative and announces Alchemy Technology Services as its first Podium Partner. The Podium Partnership, a new initiative by the Mary Peters Trust to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Lady Mary Peters winning her Olympic Gold Medal in 1972, has just announced leading tech company Alchemy Technology Services as its first Podium Partner. The partnership wi...
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  Force for Good joins the Sport Tech Hub accelerator programme by London Sport to help with its mission to help people turn physical activity into giving back and driving change Fantastic news from Force for Good, the world’s first social impact network with the announcement that it has joined the Sport Tech Hub accelerator programme by London Sport and will support it with its miss...
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Rugby star Mike Myerscough joins fast-growing Elite Player Management, a sport management marketplace with a key point of focus, namely player welfare. Elite Player Management (EPM) has announced that Professional rugby player Mike Myerscough has joined the team as Head of Player Welfare to provide outstanding support to current and retired rugby players and footballers. Mike has enjoyed a succes...
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SportTech Belfast startup Pitchbooking, a platform that provides greater access to sports facilities for the public while streamlining the facility owner’s internal processes, secures £250k investment to help become the market leader in sports facility management. Pitchbooking has secured £250,000 in funding in an investment round led by local investment firm Aurient Ltd and bac...
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Football scouting just became a whole lot easier - for players and clubs alike, thanks to Tonsser - the innovative app enabling young footballers to showcase their skills and talent... Whilst many of the world’s best and most famous footballers were initially discovered and given their big break by football scouts, it’d be fair to say that there are many talented players who rema...
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Running smarter thanks to this insole fitness tracker... Running is a good and an increasingly popular way to stay fit and healthy. However it is also a good way to injure yourself. Leg injuries, particularly to the knee, are common with runners; however, these are preventable in most cases. This is one way in which a running coach comes in particularly useful, as well as when it comes to improvi...
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JAFA, an AI integrated app for football fans that aims to personalise a users experience based on how they engage with the app, launches in the UK. JAFA (that’s Just A Fan’s Analysis) soft-launched in the UK a few weeks back, with a tagline of 'The Digital Home for Football Fans'. Aiming to give football fans a voice and allowing other fans to decide whose voice reaches the top, the a...
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These are the latest FitTech startups looking to change the face of the fitness sector and revolutionise physical activity, as part of startup accelerator programme ActiveLab. Always game for sharing word on innovative startups - here's a brief look at all eleven... Eleven new FitTech companies have joined the battle against physical inactivity via ukactive’s ActiveLab programme which aims ...
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If you have an innovative idea to help people find and take part in physical activities, and could use open data about activities, the ODI OpenActive Accelerator might just be the perfect fit. Good sports that we are, Startacus thought it best to share all the key details you just might need. The Open Data Institute’s 6-month OpenActive Accelerator, in partnership with Sport England, aims t...
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