sports tech
Solving swimming: Aqua AI founder Peyton McQueen makes waves
Collider Cup XIV finalist Peyton McQueen first got the idea for her groundbreaking product, Aqua AI, from a podcast. “Someone described Cal [as] having perfected the ‘formula’, referring to the way in which training is given to swimmers,” McQueen explained. “This immediately opened my eyes to how almost every aspect of swimming is dictated by…
Q&A: Team Playvision builds a bright future for sports tech
After winning Collider Cup XIV last May, Playvision founders Ender Aguilar, Anish Gupta and Mark Zogby are envisioning the next steps for their company. Their product, which uses computer vision to track and compile data for football sports plays, is gathering interest as the field of sports technology gains momentum. The team found each other…
Christyna Serrano talks sports tech and education in the wake of Collider Cup success
This year, sports technology has taken UC Berkeley by storm. Three out of the five winning teams at SCET’s entrepreneurship showcase, Collider Cup XIV, came from the “Sports Tech and the Entrepreneurship of Sports” course last semester. Playvision, whose technology analyzes football plays for athlete training, took home the overall first prize, while Aqua AI,…
Sports Tech Inspires Elijah Hicks ‘Intercept Poverty’ Foundation
“Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.” Junior Elijah Hicks always remembers this quote. He’s worked hard for several years to get to the point where he is now; soon he will eligible to get drafted to the NFL. However, Hicks knows that his status as a student-athlete was the main reason he was able to…
SCET hosts alums, faculty, and friends for Cal football
This past Saturday, the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology at the University of California, Berkeley hosted their first tailgate open house at California Memorial Stadium. Cal alumni, Berkeley faculty, and some of Berkeley’s best students came together to cheer on the Golden Bears. In attendance were Pantas and Ting Sutardja, benefactors of SCET and…
Student startup Marco Polo gives athletes a fresh perspective on training
Born out of SCET’s Sports Tech Collider Sprint, Marco Polo is a company focused on bringing artificial intelligence, or AI, to the sports world. Three UC Berkeley students came together to give sports teams an advantage when it comes to training. Second-year MBA student Mike Devlin, computer science Ph.D. student Panna Felsen, and recent alum…