Interviewing Tamir Plachinsky, CEO of Griiip

In this conversation, Tamir talks about how he grew up with a passion for motorsport and wanted to be a driver. At 22 he switched his focus to being a motorsport world champion from the engineering side. While studying in one of the top Engineering Universities in Israel he combined his passion for adrenaline and speed with his engineering knowledge and started a Formula student team in Israel. He started Griiip out of passion and frustration towards the difficulties associated with motor sport. Griiip is currently working with some of the biggest names in the industry - FormulaE, the world endurance championship, DTM and SRO. Having been established in 2016, running rounds in Italy in 2018 and finally pivoting in 2020 when Covid struck.

Griiip is an Israeli-based tech company that develops market-leading storytelling tools for the Motorsport industry. They have a racing Insights platform that changes the way users engage with Motorsport. Griiip is taking the motorsport fan experience to the next level. They make motorsport data exciting and accessible to the entire motorsport ecosystem by using state-of-the-art data technologies. Griiip created the first cloud-based data platform which collects, analyses, and visualises data. 

To learn more, visit www.griiip.com

Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

#166 Griiip -  A technology company that is revolutionising the way Motorsports is experienced

Interviewing Tal Brown, Co-Founder & CEO of Zone7

In this conversation, Tal talks about working in the homeland cyber security space, briefly. He worked on big data systems, as an engineer by training and worked in tech for about a decade and was probably one of the first engineers to work on building an AI platform. Tal talks about how he was particularly interested in machine learning connected with Human Workflow with an emphasis on human workflow. He took all of that knowledge and experience and co-founded Zone7, but had a fresh start in the sports ecosystem. The Co-Founder , Eyal Eliakim is a sports scientist and as they joined forces they were also keen on figuring out how to reduce human downtime. He talks about the three vectors that are driving the growth of Zone7.  He talks about how they conduct a risk forecast as they gather and analyse data from sports teams. He also sheds light on all of the teams that they have been working with. 


Zone7 provides a comprehensive suite of products and services utilising data and AI to enable greater performance and durability amongst high-performance teams. They leverage artificial intelligence and the Zone7 technology analyses disparate performance datasets to detect patterns, uncover insights, and make proactive training recommendations that inform load management, elevate athlete performance, and reduce overall injury risk. Zone7 is used by more than 30 professional sports franchises to track the performance and injury risk of some of the world’s leading athletes. Zone7 is also being used to monitor the physical well-being of medical staff in leading hospitals around the world. By analysing data from wearables, video cameras, medical records, and various biomechanics metrics, Zone7 provides coaching staff and hospital administrators with actionable advice to positively influence rest, work assignment, and planning to protect and optimise human performance.


To learn more, visit www.zone7.ai

Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

#167 Zone7 -  Artificial Intelligence that powers high levels of human performance and durability

In this week’s episode we chat with Swupnil Sahai, Co-Founder and CEO of the tennis performance tracking app SwingVision and recipient of the 2023 Apple Design Award. We talk about his journey from working at Tesla to co-founding his company in a sport that’s been dear to him from the very beginning- Tennis. 

We discuss how SwingVision harnesses the potential of the Neural Engine to bring real time pro-quality shot tracking, video analysis and line calling on any court with the help of just the iPhone and the Apple Watch, thus reducing barriers of entry to sports intelligence which were limited to a select few professionals. 

To learn more, visit https://swing.tennis

Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

#168 SwingVision: The AI-powered tennis performance tracking app revolutionising sports intelligence

🎙️ On this weeks episode of The SportsTech Allstars Podcast we chat with Pawel Osterreicher, Co-Founder and CEO of #ReSpo.Vision, the AI and Computer Vision-powered 3D sport’s tracking data system that is bringing the next-generation sports analytics and entertainment experience to the forefront. 

We talk about the application of Computer Vision in sports and how it's one of the most exciting prospects of #AI. We discuss how ReSpo.Vision uses Computer Vision to automatically collect player skeletal tracking data to unlock new performance, tactical, and scouting insights. We also talk about its truly immersive applications in sports entertainment such as using V.R to provide users an opportunity to experience games from their favourite player's point of view. 

To learn more, visit https://respo.vision/

Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

#169 ReSpo.Vision: Reinventing sports analytics and entertainment with Computer Vision.

In this week’s episode we chat with Xavier Green, Co-founder and CTO of ScorePlay, the all in one media platform built for professional sports. ScorePlay is a media asset manager tailored for sports specific workflows. It connects the entire sports media ecosystem within an organisation- from the athletes and sponsors to every other relevant stakeholder through AI. 


Xavier talks about his early introduction to robotics, his passion for sports, business and entrepreneurship, and how that journey eventually led him to co-founding ScorePlay. ScorePlay works with 100+ sports organisations around the globe ranging from the MLS to the Premier League. ScorePlay's investors include 35V (the media and investment company founded by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman), Nicolas Julia (the CEO of Sorare) and Mario Götze.


To learn more, visit ⁠https://www.scoreplay.io/ ⁠


Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

#170 ScorePlay : The all-in-one AI powered media hub building the future of Sports Media.

Showcasing outstanding startups and initiatives in the global Sports Tech ecosystem, including accelerator & incubator programs, innovation hubs and major events. Are you looking for trends, new technologies or cooperation & investment opportunities? Here's where you can find them. The podcast is hosted by SportsTechX, a leading source for data & insights about SportsTech. For further info, such as reports, market overviews or a global SportsTech database, go to www.sportstechx.com.

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