TEL AVIV, Israel: Sportstech startups incubator Hype Sports Innovation announced Wednesday that sports industry veteran Peter Hutton will be joining their board of sports and tech professionals.
Hutton brings over 25 years of experience in sports media to Hype’s global ecosystem of sportstech startups, teams, leagues, governing bodies, athletes, and investors. He has held numerous senior executive roles in leading media companies including senior vice president Sports at FOX, managing director at ESPN STAR Sports, CEO at EUROSPORT and most recently as head of Sports Partnerships Worldwide at META.
“Innovation is constant, if you are not innovating, you are falling behind….I look forward to working closely with the HYPE team, the startups, teams, leagues and investors to drive sportstech innovation,” said Hutton.
Hype’s focus on the North American market traces back to 2019, when it partnered with New York University (NYU) to launch the Hype Sports & Blockchain Accelerator. Since then it worked with hundreds of US sports brands and invested in US based sportstech startups.
“Hutton’s addition to the Hype’s board only underscores our dedication to bringing global sportstech solutions to US teams, leagues, athletes and investors” shared Amir Raveh, CEO, Hype. “Peter’s leadership will strengthen our commitment to serving sports business stakeholders, who are always seeking to capitalize on the enormous growth opportunities available in the industry,” Raveh added.
Hutton will play an active role in Hype’s Global Virtual Accelerator (GVA), a platform enabling startups and industry leaders to collaborate on sportstech solutions that solve real world problems. The program has attracted 3,500+ sportstech startups, leading to 215 portfolio additions and has included many of the world’s leading sports organizations including Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks the Philadelphia Phillies, Bundesliga, FIBA, Premier league Teams and global media giants such as Sinclair, STAR Sports Lab and more.
