Serbian-Austrian start up listed among 50 most innovative sports companies - Adidas, Nike and Reebok interested in Playerhunter's work
Serbian-Austrian startup
Playerhunter was listed in the top 50 most innovative companies in the world of
sports organized by HYPE Foundation. The
company was also given the opportunity to present their business ideas to public
interest in a number of events this year, with the final presentation in the
context of the UEFA Champions League, Playerhunter announced.
Playerhunter
got its place at this list with the unanimous jury decision and thus provided
an opportunity to present their ideas and work to top sports brands, clubs and
managers, including Adidas, Nike and Reebok through panels, webinars and
presentations. Also,
the company will thus have the opportunity to meet with a number of investment
companies and individuals and create potential cooperation.
- This award is a tremendous
inspiration to our team and external collaborators and the confirmation that
domestic tech and startup community can develop and promote a product on the world's
highest level - Darko Mandic, Head of Marketing at Playerhunter said.
According to him, the vision of Playerhunter is digitization of communication in sport and enabling all those interested in football to be successful in their careers, regardless of where they come from and what initial conditions are.
Playerhunter is a Serbo-Austrian tech startup, which represents a free sports
platform i.e. social network for recruiting, which allows athletes, clubs,
managers and scouts to connect and cooperate.
Special Playerhunter’s objective is to increase visibility of lower league players who often do not have a chance to present themselves in the market.