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Cheers to a sporty and spectacular holiday season! 🎁🎉

Warm wishes from the SportUp team 🌟

👋 Get to know TrackBox, the latest addition to the SportUp Start startups!

⚽ TrackBox is a generic software solution that automatically extracts physical metrics and event data from video footage. 📽️ 📊
⚽ Founders Christophe, Wout and Laurens answered a few questions about their startup, their journey so far and their ambitions for the future. 🎤 💬

Read their answers in the SportUp blog: https://loom.ly/7n2rgfE

👉 Ready to turn your startup idea into reality, but still looking for the right partner-in-crime?

👉 Are you an entrepreneurial soul that's interested to join someone else's idea as a co-founder? Already running an early-stage startup, but still looking for a late co-founder to join you in your journey?

📌 On October 26th 2023, imec.istart organizes a free online matchmaking event for anyone that wants to connect with potential co-founders. During this event, you'll have the opportunity to meet plenty of ambitious individuals with a broad range of expertise and entrepreneurial skills that are open to build a tech startup together. Whether you're looking for someone to join you, or you're curious to join someone else with their existing idea (or start-up), join in!

➡ Reserve your free seat here: https://loom.ly/TTXN4vU

We wish you a sporty, fun, exciting, peaceful and energizing Summer! ☀️

🆕 We are starting something new: SportUp Boost is going to the Netherlands! 4 Sport Innovation Valorization Centers will start their own SportUp Boost and we are here to help them.

👀 Read all about it in our latest blog: https://sportup.be/blog/sportup-boost-nl

🙏 Happy to work with you Innovation lab Thialf, Amsterdam Institute of Sport Science, Sports Center Papendal, Orange Sports Forum - OSF

What do you need as a next step for your startup?
We can & want to help!

👉 Apply: https://sportup.be/sportup-boost
👉 Or get in touch: https://sportup.be/get-in-touch

What a great evening it was at SportUp Café! 🤍💛
🙏 Thanks to all the people who took matters into their own hands and were open to say what they are in need of concerning their venture
💬 Thanks to everyone for coming and making this evening so enjoyable
👏 Thanks to all the people who helped during the evening
📸 Thanks for the great pictures Thijs from On a Roll
🏠 Thanks to Startups Café Ghent for the amazing venue

The imec.istart program is recognised as the worlds #1 university-linked business accelerator!

We are happy to have a great partner like Imec.istart. 🔥

https://imecistart.nl/en/imec-istart-named-the-worlds-best-accelerator-program-for-university-startups/

Thank you for joining us on this wonderful evening at SportUp Café! Soon you'll get to read all about it in our blog section on www.sportup.be. ✍️

📸 Pictures and aftermovie following soon!

SportUp Café gathers Sports Tech entrepreneurs TONIGHT! 🥳
You don't want to miss that.

🕣 19.30h
📍 Startups Café Ghent

SportUp Café in 3 words:
ENTREPRENEURSHIP - NETWORKING - MATCHMAKING

💥 We're sorry but we've reached our capacity, so registration is no longer possible. 💥

Hopefully you could register on time! See you on Thursday 👋

In 1 week we can be talking right now in the inspirational Startups Café in Ghent with a cold drink in our hands. ☀️🍷

Sounds good?? 🎫 Register here (free): https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/sportup-meet/events/293041916

📆 June 1
🕣 19.30h
📍 Startups Café Ghent

A warm welcome from Elise & Kristof is guaranteed at the SportUp Café! 🤗
Come, take the microphone & tell us what you need after you shortly introduced yourself. Our goal is to help you with your needs/problems so you'll meet the right people! 🤝

🎫 Register here (free): https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/sportup-meet/events/293041916

📆 June 1
🕣 19.30h
📍 Startups Café Ghent

We are open for a talk! Apply for SportUp Boost or contact us!
👉 More information: https://sportup.be/sportup-boost

Can we count you in? ✋

Come and talk to Sports Tech entrepreneurs and enthusiasts, you might get the connection you needed! 🚀

🎫 Register here (free): https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/sportup-meet/events/293041916/

📆 June 1
🕣 19.30h
📍 Startups Café Ghent

June 1 we will gather at the new Startups Café in het heart of Ghent! 🤝

Student Startups EU is a new initiative started by entrepreneur and friend, Stevens, also known from student entrepreneurship activities at Ghent University. 💪

👉 Your chance to discover this new spot and meet new people at SportUp Café!
🎫 Register here (free): https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/sportup-meet/events/293041916/

Tell us in 3 minutes
1️⃣ who you ARE
2️⃣ what you DO
3️⃣ what you NEED

SportUp Café (June 1) gives you the opportunity to meet the right people for your enterprise! 🙌

👉 Register now: https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/sportup-meet/events/293041916/
🎤 And let us know if you want to take the stage: https://sportup.be/get-in-touch

Ready to get your product prepped for the market, growth and investors? See what Imec.istart can do for you! 🚀

Tune into their webinar on 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟵th to find out how imec.istart can help you during the Summer Call of 2023. 👀

👉 Register here: https://loom.ly/zIVDRy0

Can’t join live? Register anyway and they will send you the on-demand recording so you can watch the webinar at your own convenience.

😝 Our famous meetup concept is turning into a Café. Thursday June 1st @ the new Ghent startups Café, in the heart of the city (near St Michiels bridge).
📞 People told us the focus of these type of events should be more on matchmaking & networking; not on presentations or panels.
👌🏼 We 💯% appreciate people's feedback, so here it is: https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/sportup-meet/events/293041916/
🖌️ Registration required though.
🎤 Want to take the mic and share who you are, what you're doing and how people could help you out. Let us know through our site: https://sportup.be/get-in-touch

👊 See you there!

🚀 Ready to turn your startup idea into reality, but still looking for the right partner-in-crime?
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Are you an entrepreneurial soul that's interested to join someone else's idea as a co-founder? Already running an early-stage startup, but still looking for a late co-founder to join you in your journey?

📅 On March 16th 2023, Imec.istart organizes a free online matchmaking event for anyone that wants to connect with potential co-founders. During this event, you'll have the opportunity to meet plenty of ambitious individuals with a broad range of expertise and entrepreneurial skills that are open to build a tech startup together. Whether you're looking for someone to join you, or you're curious to join someone else with their existing idea (or start-up), join in!

➡ Book your free seat here: https://www.imecistart.com/en/co-founder-matchmaking-event

🤝 MygamePlan joined the SportUp START startups in 2021. A LOT has changed since then so it's about time for an update! In the past year they:

💥 Continued growing their product 🚀
💥 Hired their first employees & interns 🤓
💥 Signed their first clubs (!) ⚽️
💥 Closed an investment (!!) 📝

Keep up the great work Berten Knaepen and team! 👏 We're curious for what's to come!

🗣️ New kid on the block! Nova Sport is the newest SportUp Start startup 👏

🔸 Nova Sport is a social network app, designed to help you build a healthy, active and connected community in the most impactful way.
🔸 They were selected for SportUp Start, the sports vertical of the Imec.istart acceleration program. Congrats Amir & Karam 👊
🔸 Read the full blog on Nova Sport on sportup.be: https://loom.ly/yQa229c

📣 Are you looking to accelerate you startup? Apply now for SportUp Start through the Imec.istart Spring 2023 call! 📣

👉 Apply here: imecistart.com/en/apply
⏰ Deadline: February 1 (midnight)
💡 Replay imec.istart's info session webinar for more information (same link)

https://www.vestbee.com/blog/articles/best-startup-accelerators-and-incubators-in-belgium?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=accelerators+and+incubators+in+belgium
As we continue exploring Europe 🔎 , this time, we present the overview of the most active startup accelerators and incubators in 🇧🇪 Belgium!

Congratulations to 👏: eFounders, Incubators.brussels, Imec.istart, Sportupbe, AI4Media, Netwerk Ondernemen, XLR8, Startup Factory, Move Up by Digital Attraxion, and more!

Proud to see our imec.istart colleague Kristof De Mey in full action during the SportsTech Belgium Summit, that brings together the brightest sportstech professionals in Europe.

Kristof (Sports Technology, Innovation & Business Developer at Universiteit Gent & SportUp) joined the panel discussion around 𝘞𝘌𝘓𝘓𝘕𝘌𝘚𝘚 & 𝘏𝘌𝘈𝘓𝘛𝘏𝘊𝘈𝘙𝘌 ⚕️.

This was the perfect occasion to explore new synergies and critical touching points. Valuable lessons were learned! ☝💡

Read more: https://lnkd.in/exJs9KMx


Sportupbe Victoris Universiteit Gent

Are you looking for a place to connect with people from the SportsTech world? 🤝

At Nov 8, startups, professionals & investors meet, connect, share, grow & develop together the future of the sports industry at the SportsTech Belgium Summit.

Kristof De Mey is also hosting one of the sessions!
Get your ticket! 🎫

https://summit22.sportstechbelgium.be/

SportsTech Belgium Summit - SportsTech Belgium The SportsTech Summit ambitions to become the new place to be for all companies and players thinking and breathing sports and technologies on a daily basis.

SPORTUP MEET 2022 - RECAP
📸 Great pictures of the night
☀️ What was the program of SportUp Meet 2022?
🔎 What did we focus on?
🔑 Some key learnings of the night
➡️ What's next for the startups and FOR YOU!

Improov, Scarab Sports
https://sportup.be/blog/sportup-meet-2022-lessons-learned-so-far

Startups of SportUp Boost 2022 Improov and Padel Scoring System are the 2 new startups of SportUp Boost 2022!

A wonderful night with intelligent entrepreneurs challenging each other with great insights at the SportUp MEET 2022 🤗

🙏 Big thanks to all the speakers: Improov , de wulf, Scarab Sports, van gorp, tandecki, De Mey
🙏 Thanks to the attendees for the great questions and talks!
🙏 Thanks Vanderdeelen for again the amazing pictures 📸

It was absolutely great to have you at the SportUp MEET 2022 🤗

🙏 Special thanks to all the speakers: Improov, de wulf, Scarab Sports, van gorp, tandecki

👋 👋 👋

FULL PROGRAM 👉 https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/sportup-meet/events/285671398/

Get to know this new system by one of our new startups !
Do you forget the scores during your padel game? Or you can't follow the score of a game you're watching live?
👉 De Wulf is exploring the possibilities of a scoreboard in padel !

Come and listen to his pitch and his lessons learned during SportUp Boost on Wednesday June 15 in WATT The Firms in Ghent!
https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/sportup-meet/events/285671398

🆕 Meet the 2 new startups of SportUp Boost !
https://sportup.be/blog/get-to-know-the-sportstech-startups-of-sportup-boost-2022

🎤 They will pitch their venture at our SportUp Meet next Wednesday, June 15. Register here for free: https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/sportup-meet/events/285671398/

💪 Jannes De Wulf Baptiste Graillot Arjen Trinquet

Sport Up Meet. Boost. Start

Get to know Improov !
🏃 Improving your sports level, for every team, at every level 🏃
Baptiste Graillot and Arjen Trinquet build a platform that makes it possible to collect, analyze and improve sports performances and get instant access to personalized results!
👉 https://www.improov.io/

Come and listen to their pitch and lessons learned during SportUp Boost on Wednesday June 15 in WATT The Firms in Ghent!
https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/sportup-meet/events/285671398/

💡 SportUp MEET 2022: Lesson's Learned 💡

Van Gorp and Tandecki from Eqipa (www.eqipa.io) will talk about their entrepreneurial challenges and lessons learned when entering the football business! ⚽

🙌 See you the 15th of June! Register for free here: https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/SportUp-Meet/events/285671398/

SPORTUP MEET:
📆 June 15
🕖 7 PM
📍 WATT the Firms

Come and listen to the startups from this years SportUp BOOST and START (Imec.istart): Hinged, Padel Scoring System, MyGamePlan and Scarab Sports.
💡 They will focus on their lessons learned along the way of becoming an entrepreneur in the SportsTech world!

📢 Next week we will announce our keynote speaker!

RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/SportUp-Meet/events/285671398/

Throwback to the Sports & HealthTech Meetup 🤩
Read about this event here: https://sportup.be/blog/sports-and-health-tech-meetup
NEXT: SportUp MEET, June 15: https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/SportUp-Meet/events/285671398/?isFirstPublish=true

🙏 BlueHealth Innovation Center Stad Gent
Dokter Servaas Bingé Jouw Kine Braekeleirs Derave D'Hulster Van der Stichelen De Mey

Apply now for SportUp Start, organized by Imec.istart! This is your chance to join an impressive community of 260+ startups, while getting:

🚀 At least 50k EUR in funding
🚀 Your personal Venture Acceleration Manager for a whole year to set you up for growth
🚀 Tons of workshops held by industry experts
🚀 Access to technology, talent, mentors, deals, and so much more

👉 https://www.imecistart.com/en/apply

RECAP of the Sports & HealthTech Meetup 🙌

Who were the guests? What did they talk about? https://sportup.be/blog/sports-and-health-tech-meetup

And enjoy the pictures and aftermovie from 📸

🙏 BlueHealth Innovation Center Stad Gent

Sports & HealthTech Meetup Where do Sports & HealthTech interfaces lie?