Accelerator · 8 deals
Membership network for Australian sports technology commercialisation
Melbourne, VIC
Every published round Australian Sports Technologies Network took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WearOptimo | Grant | 1 May 2025 | $25k | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| Talk All Sport | Grant | 1 May 2025 | $25k | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| Myriad Studios | Grant | 1 May 2025 | $25k | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| Imagine Realities | Grant | 1 May 2025 | $25k | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| Fempro Armour | Grant | 1 May 2025 | $25k | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| Cérge | Grant | 1 May 2025 | $25k | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| Crowd Canvas | Grant | 1 May 2025 | $25k | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| Cool Beans | Grant | 1 May 2025 | $25k | Participant | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Everyone Australian Sports Technologies Network has named to a program in published coverage. A place in a program is not a raise: the cheque is the figure recorded with the place, which is the program's standard terms where we hold them, and a blank is one we don't.
Companies Australian Sports Technologies Network has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Beans | Testicular cooling underwear aimed at men's health, testosterone and fertility | 1 May 2025, Grant | 1 | 0 |
| Crowd Canvas | A real-time customer engagement platform for event-based industries. | 1 May 2025, Grant | 1 | 0 |
| Cérge | A set of companion technologies delivering societal change ensuring we are all more welco… | 1 May 2025, Grant | 1 | 0 |
| Fempro Armour | Protection gear for injury prevention for impact sports, high-risk frontline and healthca… | 1 May 2025, Grant | 1 | 0 |
| Imagine Realities | Innovating through AR, VR, and game development solutions for enterprise. | 1 May 2025, Grant | 1 | 0 |
| Myriad Studios | Specialising in LiDAR, Cyber Scanning, Texturing, Photogrammetry, and Drone Capture for V… | 1 May 2025, Grant | 1 | 0 |
| Talk All Sport | Bringing innovation and technology to the world of sport through a speech command device,… | 1 May 2025, Grant | 1 | 0 |
| WearOptimo | Biotech company | 1 May 2025, Grant | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Australian Sports Technologies Network, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Australian Sports Technologies Network has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Australian Sports Technologies Network did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Martin Schlegel | Director - Program Activities | Startup Daily, Australian Sports Technologies Network team page |
| Dr Martin Schlegel | Chair | LaunchVic |
| Nikita Vogel | Queensland Manager and Program Lead | SmartCompany |
Stories naming Australian Sports Technologies Network. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
ASTN, the NRL and Advance Queensland picked eight Queensland startups for the first Tech Sprint under their new three-year Magic Round partnership; each receives $25,000 to tailor its technology to the league's needs.
Also Startup Daily
LaunchVic case study profiling Dan Pelchen's sports analytics startup Traits Insights, its ASTN accelerator roots, backing from Artesian and athlete-backed APEX Capital, advisory board, and adoption by AFL and international clubs.
Queensland's investment arm is backing Melbourne's sports technology network to run accelerator programs for as many as 40 local sportstech startups, after its venture development fund recently committed to several venture funds.