Wednesday, February 21, 2018

FanWide Wins $10,000 Sports Startup Competition At USC

FanWide, a startup which helps users find "viewing parties" for their favorite college or pro sports teams, anywhere they live or travel, has won a the $10,000 prize in the HYPE Sports Innovation competition, held last week at the University of Southern California. According to HYPE, the competition, held in conjunction with USC's Marshall School of Business and Silicon Valley Bank, was aimed at finding the most disruptive technology likely to shape the future of basketball. Ten startups were involved in the competition, which also included a prize of traveling to Bowling Green, Kentucky to pitch to the Spalding research and development team. Most Valuable Recruit took second place, with MaxOne placing third. HYPE said that all companies will receive a six-month membership to Microsoft's Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC).

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