February 22, 2024, Fobi AI Inc. (FOBI:TSXV) (FOBIF:OTCQB) (the
"Company" or "Fobi"), an industry leader in harnessing AI and data
intelligence to enable digital transformation, is pleased to
announce that Fobi has been selected among nine other companies
from over 1,500 applicants across 52 countries for this year’s
sports tech accelerator program.
Rob Anson, CEO of Fobi AI, proudly declares:
"Being chosen out of 1500 applicants is not just an honor; it's an
extraordinary opportunity for us to not only enhance our visibility
but also establish direct connections within the partner
network."
Below is the press release from Comcast NBCUniversal
SportsTech:
Ten Companies Secure Spot in 2024 Class
of the Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator
The six-month program provides founders with opportunities to
collaborate with leaders from some of the world’s most recognized
sports brands, including NBC Sports, NASCAR, the Premier League,
PGA TOUR, Sky Sports, Comcast Spectacor, and US Olympic sports
organizations.
Since the first class in 2021, SportsTech alumni have achieved
132 pilots, partnerships, and commercial deals with consortium
partners
PHILADELPHIA, February 22, 2024 —Today, 10
companies were accepted into the fourth class of the Comcast
NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator, powered by Boomtown. The
immersive six-month program will kick off in March.
The exciting opportunities and impactful outcomes of the
SportsTech program have continued to fuel interest and demand with
more than 1,500 applicants for this year’s class, from across 52
countries. The 10 companies selected will have a chance to engage
with some of the top sports and tech brands from around the world,
including the Premier League, who just joined the SportsTech
partner consortium last summer, along with NBC Sports, NBC Sports
Next, Sky Sports, Comcast Spectacor, Golf, NASCAR, and PGA TOUR;
and three US Olympic sports organizations: U.S. Ski &
Snowboard, USA Swimming, and USA Cycling. Since the first class in
2021, SportsTech alumni have achieved 132 pilots, partnerships, and
commercial deals with consortium partners.
This unique access to decision-makers at leading sports brands
and organizations and across Comcast will provide valuable insights
on enhancing their products and services and prepare for
accelerated commercial success through strategic collaborations
with program partners and within the broader sports industry.
“When it comes to constructing and curating our SportsTech
portfolio, every facet of our decision-making process aims to
unlock startups that can become ‘scale-ups’ ready to impact the
world of sports,” said Jenna Kurath, Vice President, Startup
Partnerships and Head of Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech. “The
SportsTech program focuses not only on tackling complex business
challenges for a vast cross-section of some of the world’s most
recognized sports brands, but it additionally prepares founders to
build sustainable businesses.”
Entrepreneurs will work one-on-one with SportsTech advisors and
participate in customized programming focused on refining
go-to-market strategy, commercial business alignment, and adaptive
business modeling, with an emphasis on direct business outcomes for
enterprise-ready scale. SportsTech participants will also benefit
from a series of unique excursions and working retreats structured
around partner events that will bring founders behind-the-scenes to
give them a better understanding of the organizations’ operational
needs.
The 2024 program will begin on March 4 in Florida with a
roadshow of partner events and immersion experiences designed to
deepen customer discovery—taking founders behind-the-scenes at
Universal Studios Florida and NASCAR’s Daytona International
Speedway and showcasing how PGA TOUR and NBC Sports’ Golf produce
professional sporting events, like the Arnold Palmer
Invitational—allowing founders to identify how to align their
technology solutions to the business and operational needs of
partners.
Mentors will include industry leaders from Comcast NBCUniversal
as well as strategic advisors from the Boomtown network and the
partner consortium, including: Will McIntosh, President, NBC Sports
NEXT and Fandango; Lora Dennis, Executive Vice President,
NBCUniversal Local; Jim Denney, Chief Product Officer, Peacock;
Alexandra Willis, Director of Digital Media and Audience
Development, the Premier League; Wyatt Hicks, NASCAR Digital Vice
President; and Scott Gutterman, Senior Vice President, Digital
Operations, PGA TOUR, among others.
The capstone of the program will take place at Rally Innovation
in Indianapolis on August 27-28, 2024, where this year’s founders
will showcase their tech innovations, putting a spotlight on their
scale-up traction during the program to garner new business
opportunities across the broader sports industry.
For those interested in applying to join the next Comcast
NBCUniversal SportsTech Class of 2025 and to learn more about the
program’s eight focus areas: media and entertainment, fan/player
engagement, athlete/player performance, team and coach success,
venue and event innovation, fantasy sports and betting, esports,
and the business of sports, visit
www.comcastsportstech.com/2025.
Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Class of 2024 includes:
Aquimo Inc – Mesa, AZ, USA
Aquimo drives value to brands, sports teams, and media through
massive multiplayer mobile skill-sports games that integrate the
motion of users’ phones and let millions play on any TV or
live-stream broadcast – with no download required.
Dizplai – Manchester, United
Kingdom Dizplai enables real-time audience engagement for
live news, sports, and entertainment, turning broadcasts into
immersive two-way experiences by seamlessly integrating with social
media, messaging apps, user-generated content, and sports data with
dynamic graphics.
Fobi AI – Vancouver, Canada
Fobi AI uses automation, AI, and real-time data intelligence to
enhance global customer engagement, personalization, and
activation.
KYMIRA – Reading, United
Kingdom KYMIRA creates products with infrared and sensor
tech that enhance performance and recovery, address chronic
illness, mitigate against injury risk, improve sleep, and provide
never-before-seen data insights for men and women.
Mantis-AI – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mantis AI turns raw footage and noisy data into artfully-organized
video clips with enriched data and content insights.
Mobii Systems – Ontario,
Canada Mobii Systems’ Microblock Technology revolutionizes
the way video streams are synchronized, encoded, and distributed in
real-time globally, delivering new user experiences at the live
edge.
StellarAlgo – Calgary, Canada
StellarAlgo applies deep data insights and machine learning to turn
sports fans into avid customers, enabling true precision marketing
by identifying the right opportunities for the right fans at the
right time.
Plantiga – Vancouver, Canada
Plantiga is redefining athlete health and performance monitoring
with in-shoe sensors and AI.
ZATAP – Winterthur,
Switzerland ZATAP is a platform for creating
direct-to-customer connections for brands through “phygital”
products: tapping the product with a smartphone allows the customer
to unlock engaging digital experiences while enabling brands to
build sophisticated customer profiles.
Zoomph, Inc. – Reston, VA, USA
Zoomph provides partnership insights and analytics that help sports
and entertainment brands, media, leagues, teams, and athletes
analyze social and broadcast content and track trends and
competition in real-time.
About Comcast Corporation Comcast Corporation
(Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company. From the
connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and
experiences we create, our businesses reach hundreds of millions of
customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. We deliver world-class
broadband, wireless, and video through Xfinity, Comcast Business,
and Sky; produce, distribute, and stream leading entertainment,
sports, and news through brands including NBC, Telemundo,
Universal, Peacock, and Sky; and bring incredible theme parks and
attractions to life through Universal Destinations &
Experiences. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more
information.
About Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Comcast
NBCUniversal invests in some of the best sports tech startups in
the world. We back this investment by providing our startups with a
rigorous, custom curriculum, and we surround our entrepreneurs with
a dream team of sports industry advisors and experts who are
passionately dedicated to helping them succeed. Comcast SportsTech
features a partnership of four of Comcast NBCUniversal’s sports
brands - NBC Sports, Sky Sports, Comcast Spectacor and Golf –
alongside Premier League, NASCAR, WWE, and PGA TOUR, and three US
Olympic sports organizations: U.S. Ski & Snowboard, USA
Swimming, and USA Cycling. This network of partnerships brings an
early lens into innovation solutions, exclusive access to research
and business insights, and differentiated value to Comcast’s media
rights relationships. The program brings creative solutions to the
partner consortium and to market through the lens of eight core
investment categories: Media & Entertainment; Fan/Player
Engagement; Athlete/Player Performance; Team & Coach Success;
Venue & Event Innovation; Fantasy Sports & Betting;
esports; and the Business of Sports. Visit
www.comcastsportstech.com to learn more.
About Boomtown Boomtown designs and operates
exclusive, custom, and turnkey innovation platforms that unlock the
power of open innovation for major corporations and organizations.
Unlike traditional accelerators that mainly benefit investors,
Boomtown Innovation Platforms are custom-tailored for corporate
development, leveraging outside innovation to generate business
growth and solve vexing corporate challenges, creating a long-term
competitive advantage. Since 2014, Boomtown has successfully
executed more than 20 innovation programs and invested in nearly
250 startups, achieving a portfolio value of more than $1.5
billion. For more information visit
https://boomtownaccelerators.com/
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About Fobi AIFounded in 2017 in Vancouver,
Canada, Fobi is a leading AI and data intelligence company that
provides businesses with real-time applications to digitally
transform and future-proof their organizations. Fobi enables
businesses to action, leverage, and monetize their customer data by
powering personalized and data-driven customer experiences, and
drives digital sustainability by eliminating the need for paper and
reducing unnecessary plastic waste at scale.
Fobi works with some of the largest global organizations across
retail & CPG, insurance, sports & entertainment, casino
gaming, and more. Fobi is a recognized technology and data
intelligence leader across North America and Europe, and is the
largest data aggregator in Canada's hospitality & tourism
industry.
For more information, please contact:
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Rob Anson, CEO |
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T: +1 877-754-5336 Ext. 3 |
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LinkedIn: @Fobiinc |
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