startups news & features
Lead Lake Nona, a company that sources, funds and drives the growth of early-stage sports
and health tech startups globally, has signed a partnership with US NBA franchise, Orlando
Magic, that will see the two organisations work together to develop sports and health tech
solutions.
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24 Mar 2023
CEO of the Global Wellness Institute, Susie Ellis, led the recent Global Wellness Summit in Tel Aviv. Jane Kitchen was there for HCM
HCM issue 11 2022
Centred Wellness – a travel and lifestyle platform connecting members with
health and wellness
services and products – has acquired Bua Fit, a UK marketplace providing
outdoor and online fitness
classes. The companies claim that the combined entity is estimated to be
worth around US$25m.
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04 Oct 2022
The CEO and chief experience officer of Until explain their plans to develop the first chain of members' clubs with workspace for fitness professionals
HCM issue 10 2021
Sport and fitness tech firm, BlazePod, is expanding its US operations with the opening of
its first US office in San Diego, California.
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18 Aug 2021
HCM talks to suppliers and operators about how the aggregator market is changing in response to demand
HCM issue 2 2021
The team behind a new digital service which allows users to transform any space into a
workout area, say it has been designed to change the way virtual fitness is delivered to
consumers.
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09 Feb 2021
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has announced that CES 2021 will be an all-
digital experience, connecting exhibitors, customers, thought leaders and media from
around the world.
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29 Jul 2020
Natalia Karbasova has set up a new company to run the FitTech Summit, Europe’s leading conference
devoted to fitness technology and future of wellbeing and active lifestyle in Munich. The event was
previously run by the German publishing and media conglomerate, Hubert Burda Media.
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16 Jun 2020
Shapewatch among the final nine for
ActiveLab ‘Future of Fit Tech’ Awards
HCM issue 7 2019
Over 300 delegates recently gathered
in Singapore for the inaugural World Fit
Summit conference. Steph Eaves attended
to talk to founder Ross Campbell about
what’s happening in Asian fitness
HCM issue 7 2019
Sport England CEO Tim Hollingsworth has called on sport and physical activity providers to
follow the lead of other sectors and open their data – in order to make it easier for people to
get active.
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30 Apr 2019
A record number of international startups have entered the ActiveLab accelerator programme –
strengthening the UK's reputation as a fitness tech hub.
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20 Dec 2018
Following the recent awards night, we take a look at the finalists and winner
HCM issue 7 2018
Sport England has launched its new OpenActive Accelerator, which will see 10 startups
working towards creating ready-to-market digital products and services that make it easier
for
people to be regularly active.
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02 May 2018
Leaders from the sport, fitness and technology sectors have unveiled a dynamic
collaboration to stimulate growth for digital startups that help people get active.
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26 Jan 2018
Fitness brands, startups and investors are set to debate the next phase of growth for the
boutique sector, as Sweat returns for a second year in March.
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24 Jan 2018
Fledgling fit-tech startups will have their products and services nurtured in the second
round of ukactive’s ActiveLab programme.
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08 Nov 2017
Cloud-based spa software provider Book4Time has made it onto the Profit 500 list of Canada's
fastest-growing companies.
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19 Sep 2017
English Premier League club Arsenal has launched an innovation lab as part of plans to
work
closer with startup organisations.
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08 Sep 2017
Competition for the fitness consumer has never been fiercer. Liz Terry argues that in order to thrive we must focus on customer engagement and providing expertise
HCM issue 5 2017
The first 12 physical activity disruptors to benefit from the ActiveLab startup mentoring
scheme have been named.
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25 Nov 2016
Having been named the biggest fitness trend of 2016 by the ACSM recently, wearable tech
is continuing to dominate proceedings at the annual CES technology show which is now
underway in Las Vegas.
news •
07 Jan 2016
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