Sports activities Influence Applied sciences, an Irish startup which has developed a compact, behind-the-ear sports activities wearable that detects head impacts in real-time to boost participant security and efficiency by eliminating undetected concussions, as we speak introduced that it has secured €650,000 in pre-seed funding.
The younger firm was based in 2022 by Eóin Tuohy, is headquartered at NovaUCD in Dublin. This pre-seed funding spherical, led by non-public buyers with the assist of Enterprise Eire Excessive-Potential Startup (HPSU) funding, will likely be utilized by Sports activities Influence Applied sciences to speed up the roll-out of the corporate’s beta product.
The wearable sensor, which is sport and participant agnostic and sits comfortably and discreetly behind the ear, displays head impacts throughout a recreation by recording head accelerations. Information and alerts are transmitted in real-time through an app to coaches, medical workers, or security officers who can then make an knowledgeable choice to take a participant off the pitch to be assessed for concussion, lowering the chance of additional harm and guaranteeing participant security on the sphere.
Eóin Tuohy, CEO and founder, Sports activities Influence Applied sciences stated: “It’s estimated that between 5% and 10% of gamers expertise a concussion in any given sports activities season, with 5 in 10 concussions going unreported or undetected resulting in gamers experiencing long-term well being implications. Utilizing our good sensor expertise to watch head impacts in real-time, our purpose is to make unrecognised concussions a factor of the previous defending athletes, optimising their efficiency, and enabling participation.”
He added, “We’re thrilled to have closed this funding spherical with the backing of each non-public buyers and Enterprise Eire. The funding will assist the ultimate phases of product growth and assist us carry our beta wearable to market. We’re launching beta-testing programmes with pilot prospects in sports activities starting from American soccer to rugby to soccer, hockey and GAA soccer this September, which is able to present worthwhile real-world knowledge and place us for a full product launch early subsequent 12 months.”
Sports activities Influence Applied sciences beforehand accomplished the Enterprise Eire funded New Frontiers Programme at TU Dublin and secured €100k in Enterprise Eire PSSF funding. The corporate, additionally an ESA BIC shopper firm, was named the winner of the ‘Finest New Begin’ Award within the Connacht and Leinster regional remaining of 2024 InterTradeIreland Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competitors.
