PreSeries Predicts! The 5 Most Promising Startups in Sporting Goods

Fabien Durand
PreSeries
Published in
3 min readJul 19, 2018

PreSeries predictive algorithms crawl the web hungry for startup information. So far, almost 400k companies have been ruthlessly processed, scored, and ranked. Today, we offer you a sneak peek at the PreSeries Dashboard and our latest ranking of the 5 most promising startups in Sporting Goods.

1 — GOFISH CAM

GoFish Cam is a patent pending wireless, underwater action-adventure camera that sits on your fishing line and captures the real action of the sport. Meant for trolling, cast-and-retrieve and bottom fishing in both salt and freshwater environments, the GoFish Camera has been designed with a stabilized, waterproof design to allow anglers to record all the action underwater.

2 — VICIS

Seattle-based VICIS has developed a new football helmet called the ZERO1, which ranked #1 in 2017 NFL/NFLPA Helmet Performance Testing. The ZERO1 launched this season to NFL, NCAA, and select high school programs. They are using their expertise in medicine and engineering to protect young athletes. That, and their love of the game, is what drives them.

3 — SHOTTRACKER

At ShotTracker, they improve the performance of competitive athletes by bringing elite level analytics to the masses. Their latest innovation, ShotTracker TEAM, captures real-time practice and game stats for basketball teams, and it’s affordable for teams at every level of play.

4 — SIDELINESWAP

SidelineSwap is where athletes buy and sell their gear. They’re the vertical marketplace for the $100b sporting goods market, connecting athletes through social commerce. Each month, hundreds of thousands of athletes buy and sell millions of dollars’​ worth of gear on the platform.

5 — VALD PERFORMANCE

Vald Performance is the company behind the NordBord Hamstring Testing System, GroinBar Hip Strength Testing System and HumanTrak Movement Analysis System. These innovative systems provide unparalleled insights human movement, performance and injury risk.

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