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GoRout puts 21st century tech into the hands of football coaches with Vue system
When it comes time for football players to practice important plays, a lot of time goes by the wayside discussing them rather than actually putting them in action. To solve this problem, the Minnesota-based company GoRout developed technology to improve communication between coaches and the players, so they’re able to spend more time moving. Founded in…
Read MoreNFL Eyes Robots As It Splashes Cash on Tech Startups
As the league continues to grow more and more each year, the NFL continues to explore new ways to not only improve the quality of play on the field, but the quality of how things are conducted off the field as well. With the league’s recent emphasis on player safety, anything presented to them in relation…
Read MoreNFL, Texas Medical Center Announce Winners of Startup Pitch Competition
“We’re in this not just to make a few people healthy; we’re in this to make the world healthier.”
Read MoreWearables Headline Winners from NFL Startup Competition
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…
Read MoreGoRout, Mobile Virtual Player, Windpact Win NFL’s Tech Competition
GoRout , Mobile Virtual Player (MVP) and Windpact won the NFL’s second annual 1st and Future technology event, a “Shark Tank”-style competition among nine companies. GoRout makes sideline devices to streamline coach-to-player communications; MVP produces mobile tackling dummies; and Windpact cre…
Read MoreFuture of the League is Bright at the NFL’s 1st and Future Competition
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…
Read MoreRochester’s GoRout Wins NFL-Sponsored Technology Competition
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…
Read MoreRochester-Based Startup Wins $50K In NFL Safety Technology Contest
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…
Read MoreMinnesota companies competing at Super Bowl
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
Read MoreNFL Awards $50K to 3 Startups to Develop Safety Technology
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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