Chip Austin

Speechlab is building the category defining platform for speech-to-speech translation for professional creators, over the top media, and online education. The company was incubated at Andrew Ngs AI Fund. Its team have deep experience at building and commercializing new speech technologies.

Buzzer allows sports fans to discover the live moments that matter the most to them. Buzzer is the best way to catch and experience “lightning in a bottle” moments live from anywhere. Buzzer is powered by our proprietary algorithm and partners with the most-watched sports leagues and media companies to bring fans thrilling real-time Buzzer Moments. Buzzer will be available for iOS and Android Sign up to try it first and never miss a moment: www.buzzer.com

Since its launch in 2016, Jackpot.com has become a world leader in the online lottery sector, with the goal of fundamentally changing the lottery experience through innovation and variety. Besides offering players the opportunity to bet on the outcomes of the world’s biggest lotteries, Jackpot.com offers an enriched gaming experience through casino games, scratchcards, and instant win games. In the US, Jackpot is on a mission to fundamentally change the hundred-billion-dollar lottery industry. Jackpot brings verified, official state lottery tickets online by leveraging its digital platform and proprietary technology to give customers the ability to play anytime, anywhere via a user-friendly mobile app or desktop experience.

Disco brings fun to the Metaverse with self-sovereign identity. Disco enables users to enjoy nuanced web3 reputation associated to public identifiers across chains and web2, while maintaining privacy and user autonomy. Disco profiles coming Spring 2022.

Koji is the world’s most powerful Link in Bio platform. With hundreds of free apps created by Koji and its community of independent developers, the Koji Link in Bio gives leading Creators on TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, and other social media platforms new ways to engage audiences, connect with supporters, and monetize. Koji launched in March 2021 and has raised $36 million in venture capital.

Swoops is a blockchain and NFT-powered strategy basketball game (think Web3 Draftkings), upgrading a historically passive fan experience into an active one. Fantasy Basketball. Real Ownership. We empower users to play the roles of Owner, General Manager, Coach, and Player, where they can own, trade, and stake players to be used in cash prize contests. Mint your players, discover their skills, and optimize lineups.

We're on a mission to reinvent sports betting into a fun, social, and inclusive experience designed for all sports fans, not just gamblers.

Infinite Canvas is a studio and publisher focused on closing the loop between player and developer. The company is pushing the edges of gaming with AI-driven, user-generated experiences, boasting millions of active users on platforms like Roblox and Discord. By transforming players into creators, Infinite Canvas' UGC x GenAI games create limitless possibilities and thriving communities.

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BETSPERTS mission is to provide crowdsourced sports gambling content, social media, advice, and user analytics on a centralized platform so users can make better bets. Users engage through a social media feed encouraging commentary on games, article posts for in depth analysis, pick tracking and record analysis to monitor success, and the ability to find “BETSPERTS” in individual leagues, conference, divisions, and teams to follow or fade their picks.

Ergatta is changing the motivation that moves people. We are a team of bright, driven, and innovative thinkers on a mission to build a new consumer category: game-based home fitness. Our flagship product, the Ergatta Rower, provides a competitive and personalized full-body rowing workout through an engaging game-based interface. Our products are sustainably-made in New England from American cherrywood and designed to be on display. As fitness activity increasingly shifts into the home, we believe the big winners will be those who innovate around what is on the screen. Our content provides a new and uniquely addictive consumer experience, radically different from traditional instructor-led offerings. Ergatta recently closed a $30M Series A, led by Advanced Venture Partners and joined by Greycroft, Fifth Wall, Gaingels, and Hans Tung (GCV). Off the heels of that capital raise, we are expanding our game studio, breaking into new verticals, and continuing to challenge the way at-home fitness “should” look and feel. However, above all else, we are investing in our company’s most important asset: our people. We’re proud to be a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company! For more information, please be sure to check out our GPTW Company Profile: https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/7038421

Fireside is co-founded by serial entrepreneurs Falon Fatemi and Mark Cuban and backed by top tier investors in technology, sports, media, and entertainment. Fireside is the only platform that allows brands to own their fandoms and pioneer monetized industry-first fan experiences to grow their franchise. Fireside is the first interactive streaming platform and has over 2 billion in reach of brands launching next generation networks on Fireside including household recognized D2C businesses and celebs, major brands, sports leagues, and studios/broadcasters leveraging Fireside to create the fan driven franchises and products of the future. For more information on Fireside visit www.firesidechat.com or download Fireside for iOS here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fireside/id1526340798

Arcturus is transforming how the world engages with video. We believe that every digital experience benefits from authentic human connection, and we deliver the highest-quality digital humans to todays virtual landscape. We capture people in true 3D (volumetric video), bringing their likeness and authentic human presence to metaverse experiences, large out-of-home advertising campaigns and more. Some of our work includes: - Dallas Cowboys Pose with the Pros: Where stadium fans were able to take photos with their favorite players. - Madonnas 2019 Billboard Music Awards: Where four Madonna holograms joined her on stage during live broadcast. - NASA training simulation: Interactive learning so astronauts can continue medical training while aboard deep space missions. We offer expert guidance and smart technology. For brands looking to deliver holographic experiences, were a strategic partner to help you identify your creative vision and deliver on it. For studios looking to work with volumetric video, we offer an end-to-end solution offering licenses for HoloCapture as well as HoloSuite, the platform for editing, streaming and playback of volumetric content. We are decades of experience from Pixar, Dreamworks, ILMLucasfilms, Google and YouTube with extensive history developing vanguard technical products for clients like Bjork Digital, Within, Lytro, and Andra.

We’re the fastest-growing sports gaming company ever. Our mission is to build innovative games and products for American sports fans. Founded in 2020, our team built three of todays most widely played fantasy games and successfully launched the largest contest in the history of fantasy sports: a $15M NFL Best Ball tournament -- and there’s a lot more to come! Underdog’s modern tech environment and in-house product development allow us to continuously deliver the best experiences for our users.

Anzu is the most advanced intrinsic in-game ad solution for mobile, PC, console, and the metaverse. Anzu’s in-game ads put players first and help advertisers reach audiences programmatically in a non-disruptive and highly engaging way. A patented 3D ad tracking engine, the first to bring viewability measurement in-game with Oracle Moat and IAS, partnerships with trusted AdTech vendors, and compliant with the industry measurement standards outlined by the MRC and IAB make Anzu the preferred in-game advertising partner for brands and agencies worldwide. Anzu helps game developers monetize their titles with ad placements that complement the gameplay, and by monetizing the entire game session, they benefit from consistent and reliable revenue streams. Supporting all major and custom built game engines, and a full-stack ad monetization solution that provides complete control over ad placements makes Anzu the preferred in-game ad monetization partner for developers worldwide. Backed by Sony Innovation Fund, NBCUniversal, Samsung Next, Bandai Namco Entertainment 021 Fund, WPP, PayPal Ventures and many other prominent investors, Anzu is on a mission to make advertising in games better. Better for brands, better for game developers, and better for gamers. Learn more at https://www.anzu.io/

Speechlab is building the category defining platform for speech-to-speech translation for professional creators, over the top media, and online education. The company was incubated at Andrew Ngs AI Fund. Its team have deep experience at building and commercializing new speech technologies.

Buzzer allows sports fans to discover the live moments that matter the most to them. Buzzer is the best way to catch and experience “lightning in a bottle” moments live from anywhere. Buzzer is powered by our proprietary algorithm and partners with the most-watched sports leagues and media companies to bring fans thrilling real-time Buzzer Moments. Buzzer will be available for iOS and Android Sign up to try it first and never miss a moment: www.buzzer.com

Since its launch in 2016, Jackpot.com has become a world leader in the online lottery sector, with the goal of fundamentally changing the lottery experience through innovation and variety. Besides offering players the opportunity to bet on the outcomes of the world’s biggest lotteries, Jackpot.com offers an enriched gaming experience through casino games, scratchcards, and instant win games. In the US, Jackpot is on a mission to fundamentally change the hundred-billion-dollar lottery industry. Jackpot brings verified, official state lottery tickets online by leveraging its digital platform and proprietary technology to give customers the ability to play anytime, anywhere via a user-friendly mobile app or desktop experience.

Disco brings fun to the Metaverse with self-sovereign identity. Disco enables users to enjoy nuanced web3 reputation associated to public identifiers across chains and web2, while maintaining privacy and user autonomy. Disco profiles coming Spring 2022.

Koji is the world’s most powerful Link in Bio platform. With hundreds of free apps created by Koji and its community of independent developers, the Koji Link in Bio gives leading Creators on TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, and other social media platforms new ways to engage audiences, connect with supporters, and monetize. Koji launched in March 2021 and has raised $36 million in venture capital.