Wearables Headline Winners from NFL Startup Competition

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The confetti has fallen, the snack bowls are empty and everyone’s already forgotten about those Superbowl LI ads. While the Patriots made one of the greatest comebacks in Super Bowl history, three sports tech startups – GoRout, Mobile Virtual Player and Windpact, also won big at the weekend as they were named winners in the…

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Future of the League is Bright at the NFL’s 1st and Future Competition

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The IQ inside the Texas Medical Center was high on Saturday, Feb. 4 during the second annual NFL’s 1st and Future competition. Tech startup groups battled for a $50,000 grand prize, an acceptance into the Texas Medical Center Accelerator and tickets to Super Bowl LI. The competition was compared to a “sports-like Shark Tank.” The companies pitched their ideas…

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Rochester’s GoRout Wins NFL-Sponsored Technology Competition

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The Rochester-based startup GoRout won big this Super Bowl weekend. GoRout was one three businesses selected by the NFL as winners of the league’s second annual “1st and Future” event at the Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute in Houston. Each company walked away with $50,000, two tickets to Sunday’s game, and the opportunity to further develop their product in…

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Rochester-Based Startup Wins $50K In NFL Safety Technology Contest

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HOUSTON (AP) — With player safety under the microscope, the NFL and the Texas Medical Center held a competition Saturday for startups making innovative products geared toward improving the game. Nine companies competed in three categories — communicating with the athlete, training the athlete and materials to protect the athlete — presenting pitches to a panel…

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Minnesota companies competing at Super Bowl

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As the Minnesota Vikings prepare to take on the mantle of being the host city for the Super Bowl, a pair of Minnesota companies will be competing in Houston Saturday as part of the Second Annual 1st and Future eve

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NFL Awards $50K to 3 Startups to Develop Safety Technology

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HOUSTON (AP) With player safety under the microscope, the NFL and the Texas Medical Center held a competition Saturday for startups making innovative products geared toward improving the game. Nine companies competed in three categories – communicating with the athlete, training the athlete and materials to protect the athlete – presenting pitches to a panel…

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NFL awards funding to 3 startups to develop safety technology

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HOUSTON — The NFL’s effort to strive for a safer game continued Saturday with the league’s second annual “1st and Future” event at the Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute (TMCx). “We think technology is our friend,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said during a roundtable discussion. “Technology is going to help solve these complex problems for us.…

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GoRout introduces Vue-Up, the first in-helmet heads-up display system

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GoRout introduces Vue-Up, the first in-helmet heads-up display system. Read about the latest sports tech news, innovations, ideas and products that impact players, fans and the sports industry at SportTechie.com. Football players are now able to read the practice field in a whole new way thanks to GoRout’s new Vue-Up technology that was launched last…

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