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PSA makes Strategic Investment in Sports Tech Company Fun With Balls

February 11, 2020 Dennis Fischer Award, Events, Funding, News Comments are Off

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has announced today that it has made an investment in Munich-based sports technology company Fun With Balls in a further example of the organisation’s commitment to adopting new technology to help grow the sport. The PSA has worked closely with Fun With Balls for the past two and a half years, developing the pioneering ‘MoTrack’ [...]

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German Sports Tech Company FUN WITH BALLS announces launch of their SDK

December 1, 2019 Dennis Fischer Award, Events, Funding, News Comments are Off

FUN WITH BALLS is best known for their disruptive interactiveSQAUSH technology which transforms any squash court into an immersive and digital experience that can be used for a variety of applications, from hunting monsters to sophisticated training programs used by world ranking players. With the recent launch of their MultiBall product, the company made this new experience also available to [...]

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FWB is in the last 16 Finalists out of 102.000 start-ups

November 18, 2019 Dennis Fischer Award, Events, Funding, News Comments are Off

Fun With Balls reached the Semi-Finals of the Entrepreneurship World Cup 2019 (EWC). 102,938 starts-ups from 187 countries participated, of which 100 qualified for the finals in Riyadh. Munich, November 2019 - The global finals has been held at the Risk Global Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in November 12-14,2019. Fun With Balls has merged from a collection of more than [...]

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FWB is one of five start-ups of the ASICS TENKAN-TEN programme 2019.

November 17, 2019 Dennis Fischer Funding, News Comments are Off

Entrepreneurs from of over 38 countries pitched for the ASICS TENKAN-TEN Accelerator program, of which Fun With Balls was chosen to be one of five start-ups in 2019. Munich, November 2019 - FWB is happy and excited about being part of this programme. The coming weeks will be packed with challenges, mentoring sessions, workshops and sport work outs, in order to [...]

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Fun With Balls continues to grow

November 4, 2019 Dennis Fischer News, Team Comments are Off

On the mission to change the perception of how people look at sports FWB welcomes a new team member Munich, November 2019 – At the beginning of November Änna West joined the event department at FWB. With almost four years experience in marketing and brand management working for The Esports Company on projects such as the FIFA eWorld Cup and […]

FWB succeeds on its mission to increase physical activity

June 6, 2019 Monica Drusian Award, Events, News Comments are Off

FWB keeps spreading its mission to increase physical activity and participation in sports. During May it celebrates an amazing month of worldwide successes Munich, May 2019 - This month marked another huge step forward for our Startup FUN WITH BALLS on its mission to increase physical activity. We started with our multiBALL entering the UK market for the first time [...]

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FWB raises its first institutional money led by HYPE Capital Fund

June 3, 2019 Monica Drusian Funding, News, Sports Comments are Off

Sportstech and Sports Gamification company FUN WITH BALLS raises its first institutional money led by HYPE Capital Fund and keeps growing its international team. Munich, 28 May 2019 – Markos Aristides Kern, Founder and CEO of FUN WITH BALLS GmbH, said: “How can physical sports compete with gaming for kids or make adults keep up sports in their busy schedules? The [...]

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multiBALL interactive tennis wall outdoor version at BMW Open 2019 by FWU

multiBALL Outdoor version at BMW Open by FWU 2019

May 3, 2019 Monica Drusian Events, Sports, Uncategorized Comments are Off

The multiBALL system, which was launched three months ago, has finally got a long-awaited outdoor version as part of the BMW Open by FWU 2019. FUN WITH BALLS introduces the world’s first interactive tennis wall as a fun and training tool in tennis at BMW Open by FWU 2019. The 4.5 by 3 meter wall made of glass, LED and sensors […]

Tags: business, event, fun, future, innovation, interactivefun, interactivewall, kids activities, outdoor, soccer, sports, Sportstech, tennis

Markos Kern wins F.I.S.T. Startup Pitching Competition

FWB wins the 2019 F.I.S.T. Edition in Toronto

March 8, 2019 Monica Drusian Award, Events, Sports Comments are Off

FWB has been crowned as the Champion of the 2019 F.I.S.T. Startup Pitching Competition Toronto, April 2019 – The F.I.S.T. Startup Pitching Competition has been created by the amazing team at the Future Innovation SportsTech Global Series (F.I.S.T.) and KPMG to acknowledge and reward the exceptional performance of the world’s best SportsTech and Esports innovators. The award recognises and honours our […]

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Squash in the lead of innovation in the sport at PSA CHI 2019!

February 27, 2019 Monica Drusian Events, Sports Comments are Off

The ongoing PSA World Championships in Chicago is an event to be remembered. With some interactive fun going on in between sessions, interactiveSQUASH can transform a sport event into an exciting experience by adding the fun factor, in particular for kids. What’s happening in Chicago will make it a tournament to be remembered. It is not only the greatest event [...]

Tags: interactiveSQUASH, PSA, squash, squashcourt, world championships