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Comcast NBCUniversal announced the first class of startups chosen for its SportsTech accelerator program, buying equity in 10 companies across technology, apparel and performance categories.

Trish Miller has over 20 years of experience working as a corporate and public health professional. She is the Founder and CEO of SwemKids, a school-based nonprofit program that eliminates the barriers to Black children learning to swim by transporting them to local pools for water safety and swimming instruction as a part of the […]

Below you can read about the other five teams currently in our accelerator program. From esports to swimming, these startups cover a unique array of sports technology and come with some very intriguing backstories. We know for a fact that these founders will be positively changing the sports landscape for years to come.

The notion that hair is the number one impediment to black women engaging in cardio exercise, swimming or physical activity in general should come as no surprise. Even though we’ve been sold the Kool-Aid of natural hair as the be-all-end-all solution, naturalistas struggle with this dilemma as well.

When I was 19 years old I went on Spring Break with my friends and once they learned that I didn’t know how to swim they agreed to teach me. After about 15 minutes of lessons, I thought I was ready for the deep end – I was wrong. I jumped in, panicked and almost […]

Four Atlanta social ventures have been awarded a total of $200,000 by the Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation and Atlanta Emerging Markets, Inc. (AEMI) through the Civic Impact Loan Fund. This loan fund is an effort created in partnership with the Center for Civic Innovation (CCI) to support early-stage civic entrepreneurs in scaling their businesses […]

Today, the accelerator announced that 10 startups from across the country have been selected to join the cohort, designed to help founders transform fan experiences, sports streaming, and smart devices for athletes.