“We’re extremely excited to welcome leAD as a partner and create this one-of-kind environment that supports and enables innovators,“ said Juan Santos, Senior Vice President of Innovation at Tavistock, the Lake Nona developer. “Lake Nona has always been a place where ideas are imagined and tested. This new facility for tech start-ups featuring 5G technology within our existing wellbeing community creates a perfect ecosystem for the next great breakthrough that will transform how we live.”

For more information, visit http://lakenona.com/

"Adi Dassler delivered world-class innovation in the world of sport in the 20th century, and now his eldest grandchildren are aiming to do the same. We are thrilled to be working with an extremely impressive and able team at leAD to help the organization identify, support and enable brilliant entrepreneurs around the world to bring their sports-related business ideas to life." Peter Charrington, Global Head of Citi Private Bank

For more information, visit https://www.privatebank.citibank.com/

Tavistock Group is an international private investment organization comprised of a family office, trading operation, and a portfolio of public investments and private companies. These investments are concentrated in nine primary sectors, including real estate, hospitality, restaurants, sports, energy, retail, biotechnology and life sciences, agriculture, and finance.

For more information, visit http://www.tavistock.com/

OurCrowd is Israel’s most active venture investor and the world’s leading equity crowdfunding platform. Managed by a team of seasoned investment professionals and led by serial entrepreneur Jon Medved, OurCrowd vets and selects opportunities, invests its own capital, and brings companies to its accredited membership of global investors.

For more information, visit https://www.ourcrowd.com/

“Startups gain a significant advantage by onboarding AI early,” said Basil Bouraropoulos, CEO and Co-Founder at Stradigi AI. “Our partnership with leAD means their portfolio of sports and health businesses will have access to AI and ML capabilities at the important early stages of their growth. Our Kepler platform offers startups a significant competitive edge, allowing them to better monetize their data, create richer engagements with their customers, and make better investments as they grow their businesses. The Kepler platform is designed to enable businesses of all sizes to create, test, deploy and scale their AI projects with smaller teams and a minimal learning curve, making it a great fit for leAD’s diverse roster of innovative startups.” 

For more information, visit https://www.stradigi.ai/

“We are thrilled to see an investor with a major portfolio in sports tech like leAD step up and make bringing female entrepreneurs into their portfolio and the industry not just a goal, but a true strategic imperative. Frankly, we need to see every tech investor follow their lead,” said Marilou McFarlane, WiST’s Founder. “50% of the U.S. labor force, sports fans, and student athletes are women, and yet females represent only a small fraction of the professionals in a sports tech industry that’s projected to reach $30 billion by 2024. WiST is leading a movement of men and women who are committed to our mission to #ChangeTheRatio.” 

For more information, visit http://womeninsportstech.org/