SportAI have won the Start-Up Pitch Competition at RacquetX 2025, North America’s leading racquet sports industry event, held in Miami 22-24 March 2025
Image: SportAI CEO Lauren Pedersen with the Pitch Competition judging panel
Miami, FLORIDA – 23 March 2025
RacquetX 2025 attracted over 5,000 attendees, including international federations, clubs, coaches, brands, and media. With more than 128 speakers, 127 brands, and 280+ hours of programming, it’s the largest racquet sports event in North America.
The competition brought together some of the most innovative sports tech startups from around the world. Out of 31 applicants, ten finalists were selected to pitch live on stage to a panel of investors in a Shark Tank-style showdown.
SportAI CEO Lauren Pedersen delivered the winning pitch, presenting our vision for AI-powered technique and tactical analysis in racquet sports. The judges praised the clarity, innovation, and real-world application of our technology. The judging panel included respected voices in the sports innovation space, including Andrew Petcash (Profluence Capital), Iris Cordoba Mondejar (CEO of Global Sports Innovation Center powered by Microsoft) and Hank Medina (Litquidity).
The win is a major recognition of SportAI’s mission to bring instant, accurate, and accessible technique and tactical analysis to athletes, coaches and brands at all levels in tennis, padel, and pickleball.
Winning the pitch competition strengthens our momentum as we continue to scale partnerships, develop new features, and bring AI technology to courts around the world.
By winning the competition, SportAI gets:
- A fully turnkey 10×10 booth at RacquetX 2026, providing a prime opportunity to showcase SportAI´s brand on the industry’s biggest stage.
- Introductions to investors from the RacquetX network, creating invaluable connections to accelerate the company's growth.
- Two VIP passes for RacquetX 2026, granting access to exclusive areas and networking opportunities.
- A feature in RacquetX’s media channels highlighting the company´s innovation.
Please reach out to SportAI team for any questions: contact@sportai.com