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On the Sports Loft Podcast, we talk to the innovators shaping the future of the sports industry.
Our guests include tech pioneers building groundbreaking companies, leading executives from the world’s biggest teams and leagues, and investors driving advancements in sports, media and entertainment.
OneCourt: using touch to help blind fans engage with sport
Sports Loft Podcast
54 minutes 17 seconds
1 year ago
OneCourt: using touch to help blind fans engage with sport
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
Sports Loft Podcast
On the Sports Loft Podcast, we talk to the innovators shaping the future of the sports industry.
Our guests include tech pioneers building groundbreaking companies, leading executives from the world’s biggest teams and leagues, and investors driving advancements in sports, media and entertainment.