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Significant exits: 28/11/21

Posted on November 30, 2021

Renasas acquired Celeno for $315 million; Medtronic to acquire Triple Jump for $300 million; Slinger acquired PlaySight for $82 million;

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Israeli startup helps Wimbledon winner

Posted on July 28, 2019

Novak Djokovic’s victory in the Wimbledon tennis men’s final may have had something to do with his investment in the AI sports analytics system from Israel’s PlaySight. It provides performance data to aid training. Djokovic has been funding and promoting … Continue reading →

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IAF training system now does soccer

Posted on September 19, 2017

I reported previously (many times) on Israel’s PlaySight and its SmartCourt training system that began life training Israeli Air Force pilots. It was adapted for tennis training, basketball and now soccer with SmartPitch’s launch at the Soccerex convention in Manchester, … Continue reading →

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Golden State Warriors win, with Israeli tech

Posted on August 27, 2017

I reported previously (29 Jan) that Golden State Warriors were the first US NBA Basketball team to use the Israeli SmartCourt training system. Their “smart” move may have been partly responsible for them winning the NBA Championships in June. https://www.fromthegrapevine.com/lifestyle/golden-state-warriors-playsight-smartcourt-practice

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First US basketball team to use Israeli tech

Posted on January 29, 2017

I’ve reported previously (several times) on Israel’s Playsight and its Smart Court tennis training system. The system has now been adapted for basketball and installed by NBA Champions Golden State Warriors in Oakland California. http://www.sporttechie.com/2016/12/09/sports/nba/playsight-smartcourt-expansion-into-basketball-starts-with-golden-state-warriors/ https://www.youtube.com/embed/8KH_-o6xykM?rel=0

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Tennis stars invest in Israeli training system

Posted on May 25, 2014

World number two tennis player Novak Djokovic and tennis women’s legend Billie Jean King have joined in the latest $3.5 million round of funding into PlaySight Interactive – the Israeli company that has developed the SmartCourt sports analytics system. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-billie-jean-king-and-novak-djokovic-invest-in-playsight-1000939764

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A whole new ball game

Posted on January 12, 2014

(Thanks to Israel21c) Israel’s PlaySight has revolutionized tennis training with SmartCourt – a game-changing analysis and feedback system to help tennis players improve their performance. PlaySight has installed eight systems in the US and plans to bring it to every … Continue reading →

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