AO explains Whoop ban
Australian Open officials have made headlines for asking Aryna Sabalenka, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner to remove Whoop devices during match play.
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Funding Round(up): Breaking down Q4 2025 investments in sports tech
Q4 2025 raised $1.75B with massive sports tech investment fueled by two rounds accounting for $1.6B: a $900M Series E for Oura, and a $700M equity investment for NEP Group.
Teams, leagues discovering AI uses that streamline internal processes
The levels of AI maturity within the sports industry vary, but most leaders agree harnessing the technology to streamline internal processes is a top business priority.
Sports tech leaders are increasingly business-minded problem solvers
SBJ Tech writers take a look at how CIOs and CTOs are making the most out of what they're learning in today's sports landscape as their impact is ever growing.
Winners unveiled for the third annual Sports Business Awards: Tech
The 2025 Sports Business Awards: Tech winners were announced Tuesday night at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York City, kicking off SBJ Tech Week.
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Infosys expands AI deployments at Australian Open
Infosys, the digital services giant and pervasive tennis sponsor, expanded its technology activations around this year’s Australian Open.
SBJ Power Up: Tap to Watch still booming for the NBA
The SBJ Power Up newsletter for Jan. 29, 2026.
Arkero announces $6M round, multiple clients
Sports operation platform Arkero has announced a $6M pre-seed round that was led by Game Changer Ventures’ Roger Ehrenberg. Others participants include Alexis Ohanian of 776, BoxGroup’s David Tisch, Garuda Ventures, Seattle-based Founders’ Co-op and other strategic investors like Sounders owner and ...
SBJ Tech: The ‘Ripple’ effect of gauging brand reach in social
The Jan. 28, 2026, SBJ Tech newsletter covers Videocites rebrand to Ripple and how this is expanding its mission to gauge brand reach on social media and a look at the nominees for the 2026 nominees for the SBJ: Tech Awards.
What I found interesting among our SBA: Tech nominees
This week, we announced our finalists for SBA: Tech, which serves as the launch point for SBJ Tech Week. While all the winners won’t be announced until our May 18 ceremony, I’m honored to accept the Favorite SBJ Tech Reporter award now. I’ve selected myself for three years running, and it’s truly an...
Videocites rebrands to Ripple Analytics, expands social tools
Eyal Arad has had to adapt plenty in his 12 years as co-founder and CEO of the artificial intelligence-powered social media measurement platform Videocites.
WSC Sports acquires Partnerbrite
WSC Sports has acquired Partnerbrite, folding sponsorship campaign capabilities into WSC Sports’ AI-powered content creation and distribution.
ESPN adds ‘AO Animated’ altcasts for Australian Open
ESPN will offer animated alternate streams of the Australian Open men’s/women’s semifinals and finals as part of the ESPN Unlimited package in its direct-to-consumer app. The first animated matches will air Thursday morning, starting at 3:30am ET for the semifinal between Aryna Sabalenka and Elina S...
SBJ Power Up: Australian Open’s wearable stance gets global attention
The SBJ Power Up newsletter for Jan. 28, 2026.
AO Ventures reveals first four investments of $40M fund
AO Ventures, the venture capital arm of Tennis Australia and the Australian Open, has made four investments since closing its first $30M USD fund (which eventually grew to $40M from additional investor demand) one year ago.
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