SwingVision Scores $6 Million Series A to Bring AI to Athletes
SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SwingVision, the company on a mission to democratize the professional sports experience for athletes of all levels, today announced a $6 million Series A financing round led by Authentic Ventures, alongside pro tennis stars Lindsay Davenport, Alison Riske and Rohan Bopanna, Youssef Es-skouri of Dropbox, and Glenn Solomon of GGV Capital. The new funding will unlock key hires to build tournament-grade officiating and remote coaching capabilities into the platform, and to expand beyond tennis into pickleball and padel.
- With a current focus on the tennis industry and its 23.6 million players across the U.S., SwingVision will soon expand to serve America's fastest-growing sport, pickleball.
- "The team's innovative use of AI to help tennis athletes improve their game is extraordinary, and the opportunity to go beyond tennis is promising.
- I'm very excited to support SwingVision as the team continues to pioneer what's next for athletes everywhere."
- To use, athletes simply point their device at the court and start recording – and SwingVision's AI processes video in real-time.