Cohort 4 Picture

Qatar SportsTech selects 10 startups for fourth cohort of accelerator program

Read The Peninsula article here Qatar SportsTech has announced the launch of the fourth cohort of its Accelerator Program. QST’s intensive three-month Accelerator Program aims to give startups the resources necessary to accelerate their growth and further develop their solutions in the industry. Congratulations to the top 10 startups selected: Ai Abacus, BBox Sports, ComeTogether,…

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Armony & Fancision

Armony and Fancision: Sportstech startups reimagine football experience

Read The Peninsula article here Armony and Fancision, two of our cohort 3 alumni, were interviewed by the Peninsula, where Armony ‘s CEO, Mo Malkawi, and Fancision ‘s CEO, Alejandro Echeverria, spoke about how major upcoming events in Qatar offer their startup a great opportunity that they are determined to seize. According to the startups,…

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QST MD at Demo Day

QST Managing Director: Qatar startup ecosystem growing at accelerated rate

Read The Peninsula article here At QST’s third cohort’s Demo Day, our Managing Director, Heba Qadri Al Masri, emphasized the accelerated growth rate Qatar’s startup ecosystem has witnessed in the past recent years. She also pointed out the importance in bringing in innovative startup companies from across the world that are eager to embrace new…

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QDB CEO at QST Demo Day

QDB CEO: Bright year ahead for startups in Qatar

Read The Peninsula article here QDB CEO Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa spoke at QST’s Demo Day about the success QST has had in shaping the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Doha and the massive impact it will have on Qatar’s development as an innovation hub. He also stressed the importance of providing startup entrepreneurs with greater…

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QDB CEO at QST Demo Day

QDB eyes entrepreneurs’ access to procurement, global markets

Read the Gulf Times article here At QST’s third cohort’s Demo Day, QDB CEO, Abdulaziz bin Nasser al-Khalifa, highlighted the need to develop a procurement strategy that can help startups gain a competitive advantage as well as an international market expansion that can provide an array of advantages and opportunities for the startups to seize.

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Cohort 3 Demo Day

Qatar SportsTech concludes 3rd cohort of Accelerator Program

Read The Peninsula article here The moment we have all been waiting for is finally here: Demo Day! This marks the end of the journey for cohort 3 of QST’s intensive three-month-long Accelerator Program. On December 14th, our 10 world class startups will take the stage to showcase what they have achieved in a few…

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Sponix wins top startup in Asia award

QST alum, Sponix wins ‘best startup in Asia’ award

Read The Peninsula article here We are delighted to announce that Doha-based Sponix, who is our cohort 2 alum, won Microsoft’s Best Start-up in Asia award and was chosen as one of the best companies in football innovation in Austria. Their sportstech seeks to enhance fan experience and develop the world’s first software-based immersive replay…

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QST at Shail

S’hail 2020 concludes at Katara

Read The Peninsula article here Qatar SportsTech participated in the Katara International Hunting and Flacons Exhibition- S’hail 2020, a world class exhibition dedicated to preserve and promote the art of hunting and falconry. Abdulla Rashid Al-Khater, Incubation Advisor at Qatar Development Bank (QDB), highlighted that the exhibition offers entrepreneurs with pioneering ideas the chance to…

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QST Selection Day 2020

QST Selects 10 Startups to join 3rd Cohort of Accelerator Program

Read the Qatar Tribune article here We are thrilled to announce the launch of our third cohort, in which 10 selected startups from six countries will be joining QST’s  intensive three-month Accelerator Programme.The winning startups that made their way to the selection include Armony, Dronur, Fancision, Fate Esports, Golazzos, GymCraft, GymStory, HotSwitch, LA.I.FE and Yoomedoo….

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QST signs MoU with Qatar Stars League

Read The Peninsula article here The Qatar Stars League (QSL) has announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar SportsTech (QST), the region’s first startup accelerator and hub for innovative sportstech companies. As part of this exclusive partnership, QSL will support upcoming sportstech startups by offering mentoring sessions and running proof…

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QST launches EntelaQ program

Read the Gulf Times article here Qatar SportsTech has announced the launch of its new pre-accelerator programme, EntelaQ. EntelaQ will prepare entrepreneurs, or teams residing in Qatar for QST’s upcoming fourth cohort of its highly anticipated Accelerator program.

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QFC hosts webinar on opportunities in digital sector

Read The Peninsula article here Qatar Financial Centre co-hosted a webinar with Invest Qatar entitled “Crisis as a Catalyst: Emerging Opportunities in Qatar’s Digital Sector” to discuss the strength of the Qatari market for foreign investors as well as the role of digital transformation as a driving force for new opportunities in Qatar’s digital sector….

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QST opens applications for its Accelerator Program

Read the Gulf Times article here Qatar SportsTech (QST), the region’s first startup accelerator and hub for innovative sportstech companies, has opened applications for the third cohort of its Accelerator Program in Qatar, set to start in September 2020.    

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QST hosts first Virtual Hackathon

Qatar SportsTech held its first Virtual Hackathon, which hosted about 70 participants from all over Qatar, including tech professionals, engineers and entrepreneurs.  

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New milestones to position Qatar as regional sports tech hub

Read the Gulf Times article here Qatar has not ceased in achieving a series of milestones in a wide range of sports-related activities and programmes, and is well on its way to become a leading sports technology destination. During yesterday’s online launch of Qatar SportsTech’ (QST) inaugural ‘Digital Demo Day’, Hamad al-Qahtani, SME Incubation &…

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QST to hold 1st Digital Demo Day

Read the Gulf Times article here Qatar SportsTech has announced that it will host its first ‘Digital Demo Day’ on June 8 to celebrate the completion of the second cycle of its highly-acclaimed Accelerator Program. QST ran its second cycle between January and March 2020, comprising pioneering sports tech startups from eight countries out of…

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Gulf Times interviews Fridai

Read the Gulf Times article here Mark Engelhardt, CEO and Co-Founder of Fridai, was interviewed by Gulf Times to discuss their innovative SportsTech and the growth of E-sports in Qatar. Fridai, which is a startup from our second cohort, has developed an AI-powered voice assistant, tailored specifically to gamers and their needs, which currently has…

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Sponix

Sponix to speak at webinar

Register for the webinar here Join us for the ‘The Road to 2022 FIFA World Cup and Beyond: Sports Opportunities in Qatar’ webinar hosted by our partner, Qatar Financial Centre, and featuring guest speaker CEO and Founder of Sponix, Mohammad Ali Abbaspour. Speakers from Qatar Financial Centre and Aspire Zone Foundation will also share insights…

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Chandra de Keyser

Gulf Times interviews MoodMe

Read the Gulf Times article here MoodMe, a startup in our second cohort, was recently featured in an interview with the Gulf Times where CEO and Co-Founder Chandra de Keyser spoke in detail about how their app can support Qatar’s plans to make the 2022 World Cup an immersive and memorable experience using #augmentedreality and…

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VMD

QST hosts first Virtual Mentor Day

Qatar SportsTech held its first Virtual Mentor Day where 25 mentors connected with our second cohort over the course of 9 hours. Our mentors and startups, who are spread across 15 countries, dedicated over 20 hours collaborating today. A big thank you to them for all their hard efforts. We’re excited to host our next…

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Julian Holtzman

Gulf Times interviews Torq Labs

Read the Gulf Times article here Torq Labs, one of the startups in our second cohort, was recently interviewed by Gulf Times, where CEO and Co-founder Julian Holtzman spoke about how his innovative solution contributes to injury prevention and performance improvement, in Qatar and globally.     

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Wisify

Wisify tackles Covid19 outbreak

A big shout out to our startup Wisify, who have refocused their effort to help tackle the Covid-19 outbreak. Tiago Andrade, Co-Founder and CTO of Wisify, is working with the Platform of Open Science of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo (a public entity) and has changed a 3D project of a protective mask for Covid-19 to…

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QST: leading accelerator in SportsTechX

We are excited to have been featured in SportsTechX’s first Asian SportsTech Report 2020, which highlights Qatar SportsTech as a leading accelerator driving the growth of #sportstech across the region. Our Managing Director, Heba Almasri, was highlighted as one of 13 individuals who are driving the growth and success of the ecosystem by leading new…

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Classtap

Gulf Times interviews Classtap

Read the Gulf Times article here Classtap, one of the startups in our second cohort, was recently interviewed by Gulf Times, where the co-founders Bashar Hudhud (CEO) and Rana Abdulmajeed (CCO) talked about how their startup promotes a healthy lifestyle, in line with the objectives of the Qatar National Vision 2030.

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Torq Labs

Interview with Torq Labs

Torq Labs, one of the startups in our second cohort, has developed smart leggings, which use wireless sensors to help with injury prevention and performance improvement. We interviewed the co-founders of Torq Labs, Julian Holtzman (CEO) and John O’Connell (COO), who gave an overview of how their innovative sports technology can support athletes and the…

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Interview with Fridai

Fridai, one of the startups in our second cohort, has developed a voice assistant, exclusively for gamers. We interviewed the co-founder and CEO of Fridai, Mark Engelhardt, who talks about his sports technology and how it can contribute to Qatar’s growing e-sports industry. 

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Interview with Golee

Golee, one of the startups in our second cohort, has developed a one-stop platform, which helps football clubs to manage and digitize their daily operations and monitor their sports activities. We interviewed the co-founder and CEO of Golee, Tommaso Guerra, who talks about his sportstech innovation and how it can contribute to Qatar’s sports industry.  

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QBA 2019 award

QST: ‘Most Innovative Company’ by QFC

Doha, 4th December: Qatar SportsTech recently won the ‘Most Innovative Company’ award at the 2019 Qatar Business Awards ceremony, which was hosted by QFC. The award recognized QST’s commitment to innovation and the future of the SportsTech industry in Qatar.  The 2019 Qatar Business Awards recognized the businesses committed to providing exceptional performance and innovation…

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QST hosts its second Selection Day

Doha, 2nd December: Qatar SportsTech(QST), the Doha-based sports industry startup accelerator hosted its second Selection Day at the Torch hotel where 10 best startups were selected to enter our award winning accelerator program. After three months of international scouting, 40 countries spanning 6 continents, and reviewing over 500+ applications, 10 selected startups are admitted into our…

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beIN MEDIA GROUP partners with Qatar SportsTech

Innovative new project develops the global sports industry’s most pioneering startups beIN MEDIA GROUP, the leading sports, media, and entertainment group (“beIN”), has today signed a partnership with Qatar SportsTech (“QST”), to support the global sports industry’s most pioneering projects. beIN and QST will work together to meet the demands of the ever-evolving sports industry…

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QST: the first SportsTech Demo Day in MENA

The ten Qatar SportsTech companies have received 1.5m USD in committed seed funding and secured a soft commitment of a further 5m USD in up-coming funding Doha, 2 May 2019 – Qatar SportsTech, in partnership with Qatar Development Bank and powered by Startupbootcamp, the world’s largest network of innovation programs, celebrates today the first SportsTech…

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“A Burst of Innovation” to Khalifa International Stadium

Qatar SportsTech accelerator, in partnership with Qatar Development Bank and powered by Startupbootcamp, the world’s largest network of innovation programs, is hosting the first QST Demo Day on May 2nd, 2019.

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Data in Sports: Past, Present, and Future

As data analytics is becoming a more prominent part of the sports industry, we wanted to get an experts perspective of the development. Luckily our entrepreneur in residence, Paulo Opperman, was more than happy to oblige.

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How to Grow Startups in the Desert

Inviting a world of SportsTech to Qatar. The program is finally coming together and we have 10 startups at our doorstep ready to accelerate their businesses to the next level. We have startups from all corners of the world, each attacking each of their own burning challenges within the Sports Industry. In this post, we…

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Doha’s Sports Environment through an Experts Eyes

From Doha, the state of Qatar, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Fouad El Fdil, long-time football coach at Aspire Academy and program mentor at QST. With five years in Doha under his belt, Fouad has extensive knowledge of the Qatari sports environment, its key organisations, and the technological advances made to push…

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Meet the first QST Cohort 2019

After three intense selection days, the first cohort for the Qatar SportsTech Accelerator Program has now been selected. The level shown by each of the 21 shortlisted startups has exceeded our expectations in every way possible.

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Bringing International SportsTech Talent to Doha

Today, Qatar SportsTech opened its doors for 22 of the world’s most exciting SportsTech startups. During the next few days all teams will run their pitches, get mentoring from industry experts and compete for a spot on the first accelerator program cycle. During the first day, the teams were taken on tours at three of…

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The State of SportsTech

Last week Qatar SportsTech Accelerator opened up for applications. The accelerator is created by Qatar Development Bank and powered by Startupbootcamp with the aim of making Doha the new spearhead of Sports Innovation. With the 2022 World Cup coming up, this is the perfect opportunity for the city to establish itself as a vibrant startup…

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Cohort 4 Picture

Qatar SportsTech selects 10 startups for fourth cohort of accelerator program

Read The Peninsula article here Qatar SportsTech has announced the launch of the fourth cohort of its Accelerator Program. QST’s intensive three-month Accelerator Program aims to give startups the resources necessary to accelerate their growth and further develop their solutions in the industry. Congratulations to the top 10 startups selected: Ai Abacus, BBox Sports, ComeTogether,…

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Armony & Fancision

Armony and Fancision: Sportstech startups reimagine football experience

Read The Peninsula article here Armony and Fancision, two of our cohort 3 alumni, were interviewed by the Peninsula, where Armony ‘s CEO, Mo Malkawi, and Fancision ‘s CEO, Alejandro Echeverria, spoke about how major upcoming events in Qatar offer their startup a great opportunity that they are determined to seize. According to the startups,…

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QST MD at Demo Day

QST Managing Director: Qatar startup ecosystem growing at accelerated rate

Read The Peninsula article here At QST’s third cohort’s Demo Day, our Managing Director, Heba Qadri Al Masri, emphasized the accelerated growth rate Qatar’s startup ecosystem has witnessed in the past recent years. She also pointed out the importance in bringing in innovative startup companies from across the world that are eager to embrace new…

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QDB CEO at QST Demo Day

QDB CEO: Bright year ahead for startups in Qatar

Read The Peninsula article here QDB CEO Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa spoke at QST’s Demo Day about the success QST has had in shaping the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Doha and the massive impact it will have on Qatar’s development as an innovation hub. He also stressed the importance of providing startup entrepreneurs with greater…

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QDB CEO at QST Demo Day

QDB eyes entrepreneurs’ access to procurement, global markets

Read the Gulf Times article here At QST’s third cohort’s Demo Day, QDB CEO, Abdulaziz bin Nasser al-Khalifa, highlighted the need to develop a procurement strategy that can help startups gain a competitive advantage as well as an international market expansion that can provide an array of advantages and opportunities for the startups to seize.

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Cohort 3 Demo Day

Qatar SportsTech concludes 3rd cohort of Accelerator Program

Read The Peninsula article here The moment we have all been waiting for is finally here: Demo Day! This marks the end of the journey for cohort 3 of QST’s intensive three-month-long Accelerator Program. On December 14th, our 10 world class startups will take the stage to showcase what they have achieved in a few…

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Sponix wins top startup in Asia award

QST alum, Sponix wins ‘best startup in Asia’ award

Read The Peninsula article here We are delighted to announce that Doha-based Sponix, who is our cohort 2 alum, won Microsoft’s Best Start-up in Asia award and was chosen as one of the best companies in football innovation in Austria. Their sportstech seeks to enhance fan experience and develop the world’s first software-based immersive replay…

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QST at Shail

S’hail 2020 concludes at Katara

Read The Peninsula article here Qatar SportsTech participated in the Katara International Hunting and Flacons Exhibition- S’hail 2020, a world class exhibition dedicated to preserve and promote the art of hunting and falconry. Abdulla Rashid Al-Khater, Incubation Advisor at Qatar Development Bank (QDB), highlighted that the exhibition offers entrepreneurs with pioneering ideas the chance to…

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QST Selection Day 2020

QST Selects 10 Startups to join 3rd Cohort of Accelerator Program

Read the Qatar Tribune article here We are thrilled to announce the launch of our third cohort, in which 10 selected startups from six countries will be joining QST’s  intensive three-month Accelerator Programme.The winning startups that made their way to the selection include Armony, Dronur, Fancision, Fate Esports, Golazzos, GymCraft, GymStory, HotSwitch, LA.I.FE and Yoomedoo….

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QST signs MoU with Qatar Stars League

Read The Peninsula article here The Qatar Stars League (QSL) has announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar SportsTech (QST), the region’s first startup accelerator and hub for innovative sportstech companies. As part of this exclusive partnership, QSL will support upcoming sportstech startups by offering mentoring sessions and running proof…

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QST launches EntelaQ program

Read the Gulf Times article here Qatar SportsTech has announced the launch of its new pre-accelerator programme, EntelaQ. EntelaQ will prepare entrepreneurs, or teams residing in Qatar for QST’s upcoming fourth cohort of its highly anticipated Accelerator program.

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QFC hosts webinar on opportunities in digital sector

Read The Peninsula article here Qatar Financial Centre co-hosted a webinar with Invest Qatar entitled “Crisis as a Catalyst: Emerging Opportunities in Qatar’s Digital Sector” to discuss the strength of the Qatari market for foreign investors as well as the role of digital transformation as a driving force for new opportunities in Qatar’s digital sector….

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QST opens applications for its Accelerator Program

Read the Gulf Times article here Qatar SportsTech (QST), the region’s first startup accelerator and hub for innovative sportstech companies, has opened applications for the third cohort of its Accelerator Program in Qatar, set to start in September 2020.    

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New milestones to position Qatar as regional sports tech hub

Read the Gulf Times article here Qatar has not ceased in achieving a series of milestones in a wide range of sports-related activities and programmes, and is well on its way to become a leading sports technology destination. During yesterday’s online launch of Qatar SportsTech’ (QST) inaugural ‘Digital Demo Day’, Hamad al-Qahtani, SME Incubation &…

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QST to hold 1st Digital Demo Day

Read the Gulf Times article here Qatar SportsTech has announced that it will host its first ‘Digital Demo Day’ on June 8 to celebrate the completion of the second cycle of its highly-acclaimed Accelerator Program. QST ran its second cycle between January and March 2020, comprising pioneering sports tech startups from eight countries out of…

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Gulf Times interviews Fridai

Read the Gulf Times article here Mark Engelhardt, CEO and Co-Founder of Fridai, was interviewed by Gulf Times to discuss their innovative SportsTech and the growth of E-sports in Qatar. Fridai, which is a startup from our second cohort, has developed an AI-powered voice assistant, tailored specifically to gamers and their needs, which currently has…

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Sponix

Sponix to speak at webinar

Register for the webinar here Join us for the ‘The Road to 2022 FIFA World Cup and Beyond: Sports Opportunities in Qatar’ webinar hosted by our partner, Qatar Financial Centre, and featuring guest speaker CEO and Founder of Sponix, Mohammad Ali Abbaspour. Speakers from Qatar Financial Centre and Aspire Zone Foundation will also share insights…

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Chandra de Keyser

Gulf Times interviews MoodMe

Read the Gulf Times article here MoodMe, a startup in our second cohort, was recently featured in an interview with the Gulf Times where CEO and Co-Founder Chandra de Keyser spoke in detail about how their app can support Qatar’s plans to make the 2022 World Cup an immersive and memorable experience using #augmentedreality and…

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Julian Holtzman

Gulf Times interviews Torq Labs

Read the Gulf Times article here Torq Labs, one of the startups in our second cohort, was recently interviewed by Gulf Times, where CEO and Co-founder Julian Holtzman spoke about how his innovative solution contributes to injury prevention and performance improvement, in Qatar and globally.     

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QST: leading accelerator in SportsTechX

We are excited to have been featured in SportsTechX’s first Asian SportsTech Report 2020, which highlights Qatar SportsTech as a leading accelerator driving the growth of #sportstech across the region. Our Managing Director, Heba Almasri, was highlighted as one of 13 individuals who are driving the growth and success of the ecosystem by leading new…

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Classtap

Gulf Times interviews Classtap

Read the Gulf Times article here Classtap, one of the startups in our second cohort, was recently interviewed by Gulf Times, where the co-founders Bashar Hudhud (CEO) and Rana Abdulmajeed (CCO) talked about how their startup promotes a healthy lifestyle, in line with the objectives of the Qatar National Vision 2030.

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Maria Talinka

Fan Insight with Maria Talinka

Maria Talinka, Associate Director of Consulting at Nielsen Sports MENAP, gave a workshop on fan insight, which helped the startups to gain better insight into Generation Z’s mentality, values and habits, to help them better tailor their marketing strategies to reach this target audience.

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Startup Development with Kolja

Kolja Rafferty, Manager of Subsidiaries at Qatar Development Bank, gave a workshop focused on the different stages of startup development, how to manage different stakeholders and mitigate conflict, and how to communicate and collaborate with the Board.

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Sudha Kheterpal

Workshops with Sudha Kheterpal

In week 9, we invited Sudha Kheterpal, Pitch Coach and Co-Founder of Xtopi and Shake Your Power, who has extensive experience in pitching, performance and stage presence, to help the startups craft and present a winning pitch. Pitch Training Workshop To help the startups craft and present a winning pitch, Sudha’s workshop focused on what…

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beIN-Ogilvy

PR & Communications with beIN

In partnership with beIN, Ogilvy gave an intensive workshop on Public Relations and Communications to teach the startups the fundamentals of public relations strategies and help them to develop their brand, design their brand narrative and create and pitch their story.

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Ricardo Cid

Legal Fundamentals with Ricardo

Ricardo Cid, Senior Legal Consultant at Essa Al Sulaiti Law Firm, helped the startups plan ahead to launch their companies, by giving them a better understanding of legal requirements in Qatar, such as legal forms, contracts and Intellectual Property. 

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Scaling with Abe Seksek

Abe Seksek, the COO of Startupbootcamp MENA & Russia and Rainmaking MENA & Russia, helped the startups to scale their businesses in his ‘Scale your Entrepreneurial Venture’ workshop. Abe’s workshop focused on scaling strategies, including the four pillars of scaling, the effective process for change management and key scaling resources to leverage. 

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Lars Buch

Fundraising with Lars Buch

Lars Buch, the CEO of Startupbootcamp MENA & Russia and Partner at Rainmaking, gave a workshop on the fundamentals of fundraising, including what entails an investable company, how to differentiate yourself, how to become profitable and the different types of investors. 

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Aly Suteria

Investment Readiness with Aly Suteria

In week 6, we invited Aly Suteria, our Entrepreneur In Residence, to give a workshop on Investment Readiness, to help the startups gain insight into the overall investment process, understand key investment strategies, learn how to valuate their startups and find the best method to approach different investors.

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Pascal van Steen

Workshops with Pascal van Steen

In week 5, we invited Pascal van Steen, the Co-Founder and Head of Growth at Spike – Growth Marketing Agency, to give various workshops. Growth Hacking Fundamentals Workshop Pascal’s workshop gave the startups insight into how to grow their companies, by defining their growth strategy and leveraging different tools in their growth marketing process.  Experiment…

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Robin Dohmen

Proposition Design with Robin Dohmen

Robin gave a workshop on proposition design and how to leverage different media and tools to com-municate your key messages and pitch your startup to different audiences. As the former Head of Design at Startupbootcamp and the current Co-CEO and founder of the OWOW Agency, Robin brings in extensive experience across communication inno-vation and design….

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Heba Almasri

Mentor Management with Heba Almasri

To kick off week 2 and guide the startups on how to develop and manage mentor relationships, our Managing Director, Heba, gave a workshop on how to engage with and choose the right mentor, depending on the startups’ objectives, and how to leverage Startupbootcamp‘s global network of mentors. 

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Ali Khadjavi

Time & Stress Management with Ali Khadjavi

With over 10 years’ experience in establishing and mentoring startups, our Program Manager, Ali, hosted a workshop about different techniques to manage time efficiently and increase output; how to identify and establish priorities using the S.M.A.R.T. method; and advised the teams on how to detect and manage stress symptoms. 

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lego play

Lego Serious Play with Emad Saif

In the first week of the program, we invited Emad Saif, who runs PlAY MEETUP, to our first Mindful Monday session. Emad challenged the startups to create different innovative models using legos, to encourage them to target problems in a different manner and start off their day in a mindful way.  

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Interview with OKRs Specialist – Jozef Misik

Kicked off our 1st week of the cohort with a workshop on OKRs conducted by Jozef Misik. He’s the Co-Founder and CEO of Homespring.co, which is furniture company with subscription plans at a low monthly price. We had a chance to interview him and find out how OKRs are important to streamline the flow of…

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Proposition Design with Robin Dohmen, week 4

Some weeks back, we had the pleasure of hosting a true expert in the art of pitching and a long-time friend of Startupbootcamp, Robin Dohmen, in our office in Aspire Dome. Throughout the week, Robin supported our 10 SportsTech startups in honing their pitches. With Demo Day around the corner, we thought it wise to…

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QST at Shail

S’hail 2020 concludes at Katara

Read The Peninsula article here Qatar SportsTech participated in the Katara International Hunting and Flacons Exhibition- S’hail 2020, a world class exhibition dedicated to preserve and promote the art of hunting and falconry. Abdulla Rashid Al-Khater, Incubation Advisor at Qatar Development Bank (QDB), highlighted that the exhibition offers entrepreneurs with pioneering ideas the chance to…

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QST hosts first Virtual Hackathon

Qatar SportsTech held its first Virtual Hackathon, which hosted about 70 participants from all over Qatar, including tech professionals, engineers and entrepreneurs.  

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Hackathon2020

Hackathon 2020

In Over the weekend, we held our Hackathon 2020, where around 50 participants joined us for 48 hours to de-velop and pitch an innovative sportstech idea. The nine participating teams pitched their prototypes in front of their peers, mentors and a panel of judges. We had a wonderfully diverse panel from different organizations and backgrounds….

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QNSD2020

Celebrating Qatar Sports Day with QDB

Some of our startups, HiQ-nano, ClassTap, Wisify and ChantUnite, had a wonderful day celebrating Qatar National Sports Day 2020 with Qatar Development Bank, by showcasing their innovative sportstech solutions and engag-ing the audience at Aspire Park. Thanks to QDB fr setting everything up!            

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QST Hackathon: 48 hours of Sports, Red Bull, and Coding

Qatar SportsTech’s 1st Hackathon reimagines fans’ engagement and participation leading up to 2022 WorldCup attracted more than 150 digital enthusiasts from 25 different nationalities to collaborate and co-create solutions. It was an exciting 48 hours of SportsTech entrepreneurship in its purest form. Last weekend the acceleration program, Qatar SportsTech, in partnership with Qatar Development Bank…

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Qatar SportsTech Hackathon

Hacking the Sports Industry With the World Cup 2022 and other major sporting events coming up, Doha is facing immense opportunities as a city. Developing a flourishing SportsTech ecosystem around the key events is one way of extending the impact way beyond the final whistle blows in the stadium. We, the Qatar SportsTech team, are…

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Torq Labs

TorqLabs | Startup Deep Dives

In the ninth week’s Deep Dive, TorqLabs shared their American cuisine and told us more about their startup, which is developing smart leggings to help with athlete injury prevention and performance improvement. By Julian Holtzman, CEO and Co-Founder, and John O’Connell, CTO and Co-Founder We brought cheeseburger sliders, chicken wings, and salad. This is a…

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Hackathon2020

Hackathon 2020

In Over the weekend, we held our Hackathon 2020, where around 50 participants joined us for 48 hours to de-velop and pitch an innovative sportstech idea. The nine participating teams pitched their prototypes in front of their peers, mentors and a panel of judges. We had a wonderfully diverse panel from different organizations and backgrounds….

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hiq-nano | Startup Deep Dives

In the seventh week’s Deep Dive, hiq-nano shared their Italian cuisine and told us more about their startup, which has developed a home kit that measures the level of antioxidants in the body.  By Mauro Moglianetti, CEO  hiq-nano is a start-up company from the Italian Institute of Technology – IIT, born with the goal to…

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Safari trip

Safari Trip

Our startups ended their sixth week with an adventurous trip to Sealine, that included a thrilling dune bashing ride, spending the day at Arabian Adventures’ Sealine camp and riding beach buggies.              

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Wisify

Wisify | Startup Deep Dives

In the sixth week’s Deep Dive, Wisify shared their Portuguese cuisine and told us more about their startup, which has developed a portable body composition analysis caliper.  By Ricardo Moura, CEO, and Tiago Andrade, CTO  Wisify is a Spin-off of the University of Porto, in Portugal. Based on the technology created in the University, we…

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Fridai Deep Dive

Fridai | Startup Deep Dives

In the fifth week’s Deep Dive, Fridai shared their Hungarian cuisine and told us more about their startup, which is an AI-powered voice assistant made for gamers. By Mark Engelhardt, CEO and Co-Founder  We’ve brought delicious chimney cake to all the other startups, a kind of food that’s consumed by hungarians during carnivals and cold…

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Sponix Deep Dive

Sponix | Startup Deep Dives

In the third week’s Deep Dive, SponixTech shared their Persian cuisine and told us more about their startup, which is developing an immersive broadcasting technology, which allows fans to watch a live game from the players’ perspectives.   By Mohammad Ali Abbaspour, CEO and Founder, and Mohsen Rajabi, Business Development Director  We provided two types of…

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Golee Deep Dive

Golee | Startup Deep Dives

In the second week’s Deep Dive, Golee shared their Italian cuisine and told us more about their startup, which is developing a club management software platform to help football clubs digitize their daily operations and monitor their sports activities.  By Tommaso Guerra, CEO and Co-Founder of Golee We brought two dishes (as Italians in general…

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Classtap Deep Dive

Classtap | Startup Deep Dives

To promote cultural awareness and bonding, every week, we asked one of the startups to deep dive into their culture by organizing a traditional lunch and to tell us more about their startup and journey. In the first week, Classtap, a local startup who are developing a digital solution to provide their users with access…

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Embrace Doha

Qatar’s business etiquette and culture

In the first week of the program, the startups attended a cultural and insightful evening, hosted by Embrace Doha. The session helped our startups to get settled in Qatar and gave them better insight into Qatar’s unique traditional and business cultures.

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Cohort 4 Picture

Qatar SportsTech selects 10 startups for fourth cohort of accelerator program

Read The Peninsula article here Qatar SportsTech has announced the launch of the fourth cohort of its Accelerator Program. QST’s intensive three-month Accelerator Program aims to give startups the resources necessary to accelerate their growth and further develop their solutions in the industry. Congratulations to the top 10 startups selected: Ai Abacus, BBox Sports, ComeTogether,…

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Armony & Fancision

Armony and Fancision: Sportstech startups reimagine football experience

Read The Peninsula article here Armony and Fancision, two of our cohort 3 alumni, were interviewed by the Peninsula, where Armony ‘s CEO, Mo Malkawi, and Fancision ‘s CEO, Alejandro Echeverria, spoke about how major upcoming events in Qatar offer their startup a great opportunity that they are determined to seize. According to the startups,…

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QST MD at Demo Day

QST Managing Director: Qatar startup ecosystem growing at accelerated rate

Read The Peninsula article here At QST’s third cohort’s Demo Day, our Managing Director, Heba Qadri Al Masri, emphasized the accelerated growth rate Qatar’s startup ecosystem has witnessed in the past recent years. She also pointed out the importance in bringing in innovative startup companies from across the world that are eager to embrace new…

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QDB CEO at QST Demo Day

QDB CEO: Bright year ahead for startups in Qatar

Read The Peninsula article here QDB CEO Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa spoke at QST’s Demo Day about the success QST has had in shaping the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Doha and the massive impact it will have on Qatar’s development as an innovation hub. He also stressed the importance of providing startup entrepreneurs with greater…

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QDB CEO at QST Demo Day

QDB eyes entrepreneurs’ access to procurement, global markets

Read the Gulf Times article here At QST’s third cohort’s Demo Day, QDB CEO, Abdulaziz bin Nasser al-Khalifa, highlighted the need to develop a procurement strategy that can help startups gain a competitive advantage as well as an international market expansion that can provide an array of advantages and opportunities for the startups to seize.

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Cohort 3 Demo Day

Qatar SportsTech concludes 3rd cohort of Accelerator Program

Read The Peninsula article here The moment we have all been waiting for is finally here: Demo Day! This marks the end of the journey for cohort 3 of QST’s intensive three-month-long Accelerator Program. On December 14th, our 10 world class startups will take the stage to showcase what they have achieved in a few…

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Sponix wins top startup in Asia award

QST alum, Sponix wins ‘best startup in Asia’ award

Read The Peninsula article here We are delighted to announce that Doha-based Sponix, who is our cohort 2 alum, won Microsoft’s Best Start-up in Asia award and was chosen as one of the best companies in football innovation in Austria. Their sportstech seeks to enhance fan experience and develop the world’s first software-based immersive replay…

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QST at Shail

S’hail 2020 concludes at Katara

Read The Peninsula article here Qatar SportsTech participated in the Katara International Hunting and Flacons Exhibition- S’hail 2020, a world class exhibition dedicated to preserve and promote the art of hunting and falconry. Abdulla Rashid Al-Khater, Incubation Advisor at Qatar Development Bank (QDB), highlighted that the exhibition offers entrepreneurs with pioneering ideas the chance to…

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QST Selection Day 2020

QST Selects 10 Startups to join 3rd Cohort of Accelerator Program

Read the Qatar Tribune article here We are thrilled to announce the launch of our third cohort, in which 10 selected startups from six countries will be joining QST’s  intensive three-month Accelerator Programme.The winning startups that made their way to the selection include Armony, Dronur, Fancision, Fate Esports, Golazzos, GymCraft, GymStory, HotSwitch, LA.I.FE and Yoomedoo….

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QST signs MoU with Qatar Stars League

Read The Peninsula article here The Qatar Stars League (QSL) has announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar SportsTech (QST), the region’s first startup accelerator and hub for innovative sportstech companies. As part of this exclusive partnership, QSL will support upcoming sportstech startups by offering mentoring sessions and running proof…

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QST launches EntelaQ program

Read the Gulf Times article here Qatar SportsTech has announced the launch of its new pre-accelerator programme, EntelaQ. EntelaQ will prepare entrepreneurs, or teams residing in Qatar for QST’s upcoming fourth cohort of its highly anticipated Accelerator program.

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QFC hosts webinar on opportunities in digital sector

Read The Peninsula article here Qatar Financial Centre co-hosted a webinar with Invest Qatar entitled “Crisis as a Catalyst: Emerging Opportunities in Qatar’s Digital Sector” to discuss the strength of the Qatari market for foreign investors as well as the role of digital transformation as a driving force for new opportunities in Qatar’s digital sector….

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QST opens applications for its Accelerator Program

Read the Gulf Times article here Qatar SportsTech (QST), the region’s first startup accelerator and hub for innovative sportstech companies, has opened applications for the third cohort of its Accelerator Program in Qatar, set to start in September 2020.    

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New milestones to position Qatar as regional sports tech hub

Read the Gulf Times article here Qatar has not ceased in achieving a series of milestones in a wide range of sports-related activities and programmes, and is well on its way to become a leading sports technology destination. During yesterday’s online launch of Qatar SportsTech’ (QST) inaugural ‘Digital Demo Day’, Hamad al-Qahtani, SME Incubation &…

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QST: leading accelerator in SportsTechX

We are excited to have been featured in SportsTechX’s first Asian SportsTech Report 2020, which highlights Qatar SportsTech as a leading accelerator driving the growth of #sportstech across the region. Our Managing Director, Heba Almasri, was highlighted as one of 13 individuals who are driving the growth and success of the ecosystem by leading new…

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QBA 2019 award

QST: ‘Most Innovative Company’ by QFC

Doha, 4th December: Qatar SportsTech recently won the ‘Most Innovative Company’ award at the 2019 Qatar Business Awards ceremony, which was hosted by QFC. The award recognized QST’s commitment to innovation and the future of the SportsTech industry in Qatar.  The 2019 Qatar Business Awards recognized the businesses committed to providing exceptional performance and innovation…

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Alumni Spotlight: Creative Bot

Creative Bot was among the 1st 10 startups selected to join the Qatar SportsTech program. Following the program, the Creative Bot team has managed to secure a pre-seed follow up from our partners at Qatar Development Bank and has recently succeeded in securing a deal with Los Angeles’ Memorial Coliseum. We have met with Benjamin,…

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TieSports: primary supplier for the PPF

We are thrilled to announce that TieSports, from Qatar SportsTech’s first acceleration cohort, recently landed a deal to become the prime software supplier for the Portuguese Padel Federation. The deal was signed by Ricardo da Silva Oliveria, the President of the National Federation, and by TieSports’ CEO, Diogo Mascarenhas. The deal will come into effect…

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beIN MEDIA GROUP partners with Qatar SportsTech

Innovative new project develops the global sports industry’s most pioneering startups beIN MEDIA GROUP, the leading sports, media, and entertainment group (“beIN”), has today signed a partnership with Qatar SportsTech (“QST”), to support the global sports industry’s most pioneering projects. beIN and QST will work together to meet the demands of the ever-evolving sports industry…

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QST: the first SportsTech Demo Day in MENA

The ten Qatar SportsTech companies have received 1.5m USD in committed seed funding and secured a soft commitment of a further 5m USD in up-coming funding Doha, 2 May 2019 – Qatar SportsTech, in partnership with Qatar Development Bank and powered by Startupbootcamp, the world’s largest network of innovation programs, celebrates today the first SportsTech…

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“A Burst of Innovation” to Khalifa International Stadium

Qatar SportsTech accelerator, in partnership with Qatar Development Bank and powered by Startupbootcamp, the world’s largest network of innovation programs, is hosting the first QST Demo Day on May 2nd, 2019.

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Data in Sports: Past, Present, and Future

As data analytics is becoming a more prominent part of the sports industry, we wanted to get an experts perspective of the development. Luckily our entrepreneur in residence, Paulo Opperman, was more than happy to oblige.

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How to Grow Startups in the Desert

Inviting a world of SportsTech to Qatar. The program is finally coming together and we have 10 startups at our doorstep ready to accelerate their businesses to the next level. We have startups from all corners of the world, each attacking each of their own burning challenges within the Sports Industry. In this post, we…

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Doha’s Sports Environment through an Experts Eyes

From Doha, the state of Qatar, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Fouad El Fdil, long-time football coach at Aspire Academy and program mentor at QST. With five years in Doha under his belt, Fouad has extensive knowledge of the Qatari sports environment, its key organisations, and the technological advances made to push…

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Meet the first QST Cohort 2019

After three intense selection days, the first cohort for the Qatar SportsTech Accelerator Program has now been selected. The level shown by each of the 21 shortlisted startups has exceeded our expectations in every way possible.

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Bringing International SportsTech Talent to Doha

Today, Qatar SportsTech opened its doors for 22 of the world’s most exciting SportsTech startups. During the next few days all teams will run their pitches, get mentoring from industry experts and compete for a spot on the first accelerator program cycle. During the first day, the teams were taken on tours at three of…

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Only 10 Days Left to Apply for Qatar SportsTech

Official launch of Qatar SportsTech accelerator at the General Entrepreneurship Week A look back After two months of talking with some of the most hyperactive brains in SportsTech, the scouting journey is reaching its end. There are now only 10 days left until applications close and we would love to meet you and your team….

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Lisbon – A City Facing the Future, Let’s Meet

Lisbon has one of the fastest growing startup communities in Europe. The city ranks among the five best performing startup ecosystems in Europe and as number 31 out of 127 on the Global Innovation Index. The Portuguese capital was recently nominated for the title of European Capital of Sports 2021. It is now using its…

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London – a Hotbed for SportsTech

With over £800 million invested in London-based FinTech startups in 2017, the city has quickly become widely recognized as the Fintech capital of Europe. Now a new vertical is beginning to gain momentum with an increasing amount of initiatives popping up across the city. SportsTech is taking center stage in London’s efforts to become the most physically…

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The State of SportsTech

Last week Qatar SportsTech Accelerator opened up for applications. The accelerator is created by Qatar Development Bank and powered by Startupbootcamp with the aim of making Doha the new spearhead of Sports Innovation. With the 2022 World Cup coming up, this is the perfect opportunity for the city to establish itself as a vibrant startup…

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