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Fourth Class of Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Secures 15 Business Deals with Consortium Partners
Entrepreneurs spent the past six months working alongside a prestigious roster of partners, including NBC Sports, Premier League, NASCAR, and PGA TOUR to
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nEntrepreneurs spent the past six months working alongside a prestigious roster of partners, including NBC Sports, Premier League, NASCAR, and PGA TOUR to explore business opportunities\n\n\nFounders will showcase their innovations starting today at the RALLY Innovation Conference\n\n\n PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nComcast NBCUniversal SportsTech today announced that the 10 companies in its fourth class have secured 15 pilots, partnerships, and commercial deals as a result of their participation in the program. Over the past six months, 28 entrepreneurs have engaged with SportsTech’s prestigious partner consortium, which includes: NBC Sports, NBC Sports Next, Sky Sports, Comcast Spectacor, GOLF, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, Premier League, U.S. Ski & Snowboard, USA Swimming, USA Cycling – and the recently added partner the University of Notre Dame. This builds on SportsTech’s legacy of connecting early-stage companies with some of the world’s top sports brands: since the first class debuted in 2021, alumni have achieved 159 pilots, partnerships, and commercial deals with consortium partners.\n\n\nThe 2024 SportsTech program is formally coming to a conclusion at the RALLY Innovation Conference starting today and running through August 28 in Indianapolis, which will feature several SportsTech leaders, including alumni and experts from Xfinity, NASCAR, Notre Dame, and NBC, and offer founders an opportunity to showcase their capabilities to a global audience.\n\n\n“The 10 enterprise-ready companies selected for this year’s cohort, chosen out of a pool of 1,500 applicants, have gone above and beyond to exceed the expectations of Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech and our partners,” said Jenna Kurath, Vice President of Startup Partnerships and Head of Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech. “Over the past six months, they have excelled at forming meaningful partnerships and striving to make a lasting impact in the world of sports – and beyond. I am proud of their continued achievements and impressed with their potential for growth and scale, based on the business value they are providing to our SportsTech consortium partners.”\n\n\nThrough exclusive strategic engagement with partners, including during opportunities at NASCAR’s Daytona International Speedway, Universal Studios Florida, the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and SportsTech’s annual Combine co...