Fancam co-Founder & CEO Tinus Le Roux built his business, which "captures high-resolution crowd photos at sporting events," in Cape Town, South Africa, before moving to Missouri about six weeks ago after being selected to be a part of sports accelerator Stadia Ventures' mentorship program, according to David Nicklaus of the ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. Since moving, Le Roux has noticed he is "more productive at work." Le Roux said, "I realize now just how jet-lagged I was for nine years. Being a founder is difficult enough; doing so while being jet-lagged is not advisable." He added, "As I came to St. Louis and got to know the place, I realized it’s central, it has good people and things are happening here." As part of the program, Le Roux "set up FanCam cameras inside Enterprise Center for the watch party during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final," in which the Blues defeated the Bruins to capture their first championship. FanCam is "installed in 10 major sports venues," including the Cardinals' Busch Stadium. The company "still has operations in Cape Town and a handful of employees scattered elsewhere," but Le Roux is the "entire St. Louis staff for now." If FanCam can "raise money from investors, he intends to hire customer support and data analytics people" in Missouri (STLTODAY.com, 7/12).
