New technology from startup ventures is transforming the global sports industry. This Startup Series has introduced over 300 startup companies in the sports technology space to a broader audience by allowing Founders of promising new ventures to tell their story and pitch their idea. Feel free to submit your startup’s answers to the below questions or contact us if you know of a startup that should be considered for inclusion in this series.
This series is supported by Stadia Ventures. If you are a sports technology startup looking for strategic investors, we recommend checking out their upcoming accelerator programs.
Company name: BallerTV
Founder(s): Aaron Hawkey, Robert Angarita
Headquarters: Pasadena, California
1. What is your elevator pitch?
BallerTV is rapidly expanding the spectrum of sports coverage so you’ll never miss a game again. Our nationwide network of videographers and proprietary live streaming platform enables us to efficiently broadcast sports at scale.
2. Problem & Solution
Competitive youth and student-athletes are traveling more often than ever and not all fans, family members, friends, coaches, and scouts can make the trip, and a lot of these games aren’t broadcast live or the footage made available to all the parents who want to tune in.
So BallerTV is solving a two-part problem: First, developing lean, intuitive mobile broadcast technology and surfacing live and on-demand content direct to consumers. Second, building and scaling a rapid, reliable logistics solutions and leveraging our nationwide network of videographers who are able to pick up and broadcast games with zero formal training.
3. Market – your target market and the overall market
According to a TIME Magazine article published in 2017, kids’ sports is a $15 billion industry, but no one really knows just how large the youth sports market is.
Fortunately for us, we’ve discovered that people passionate about hyperlocal sports coverage aren’t limited to just the athletes and their immediate family members. Our market also includes local fans, friends and anyone within two degrees of separation of the athletes. In addition to our live coverage, the on-demand video footage we gather has a wide range of applications and stakeholders including NCAA coaches and scouts.
4. Business Model – how do you make money?
BallerTV offers its content to subscribers. Our subscribers can be anyone, from parents, grandparents, friends, fans, fellow athletes, media members, scouts and college coaches.
5. Management Team – with titles
Aaron Hawkey, Co-Founder.
Robert Angarita, Co-Founder.
Sandeep Hingorani, Director of Business Development
6. Financial Needs: are you currently looking for investment? Have you raised investment already? If so, who are your investors?
BallerTV is currently Venture-Backed.
