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Episode Synopsis
On this episode of the Sports Loft Podcast, hosts Yanni and Charlie sit down with Antyush Bollini, COO and co-founder of OneCourt, a groundbreaking company making sports more inclusive for fans who are blind or visually impaired.
OneCourt has developed a haptic device that allows fans to feel live action through trackable vibrations, revolutionising the way sports are experienced. The company, spun out of the University of Washington, recently partnered with T-Mobile and Major League Baseball to showcase their innovation at the MLB All-Star Game and are on the verge of launching a new device with improved features.
There's also an angel round underway, with the likes of Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, heading up the cap table.
Timestamps:
05:00 – Developing the One Court haptic device
15:00 – Testing and piloting the technology
24:15 – The market
32:30 – The role of audio
37:45 – Partnership with T-Mobile and MLB at the All-Star Game
45:00 – The journey ahead
49:45 – OneCourt's angel round
OneCourt has developed a haptic device that allows fans to feel live action through trackable vibrations, revolutionising the way sports are experienced. The company, spun out of the University of Washington, recently partnered with T-Mobile and Major League Baseball to showcase their innovation at the MLB All-Star Game and are on the verge of launching a new device with improved features.
There's also an angel round underway, with the likes of Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, heading up the cap table.
Timestamps:
05:00 – Developing the One Court haptic device
15:00 – Testing and piloting the technology
24:15 – The market
32:30 – The role of audio
37:45 – Partnership with T-Mobile and MLB at the All-Star Game
45:00 – The journey ahead
49:45 – OneCourt's angel round
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