Sports Innovation

The Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN) has established, operates and manages the first Australian Sports Innovation Centre of Excellence (ASICE).

ASICE

Sportstech Ecosystem

ASTN is an industry-led membership organisation helping to fast-track Australian companies at the intersection of sports, technology and business.

Who We Are

Early-Stage Mentoring

ASTN in partnership with the Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC) powered by Microsoft delivers 'The Business of Sport' Pre-Accelerator Program.

Mentoring

ASTN

The Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN) is a not-for-profit, industry-led membership organisation providing leadership in the commercialisation, development and promotion of Australian-inspired sports technologies.

Established in 2012, ASTN supports the growth of Australia's $4.69 billion sportstech sector that employs almost 15,000 people nationally.

With more than 200+ members, ASTN is an innovation ecosystem of organisations with a vested interest in sports technology development. This includes leading sports technologies businesses, national sporting organisations, research institutions, sports distributors & retailers, government agencies, service providers and investors.

Who We Are

Sportstech & Member News

Champion Data partners Netball Australia, Fox Sports and HCF Australia on Team Health Score

Champion Data have partnered with Netball Australia, Fox Sports and HCF Australia to create the HCF Team Health Score, a first-of-its-kind metric giving fans a real-time view of their team’s overall match health. Developed by Champion Data, the Score goes beyond traditional stats to capture the physical, mental and support ...

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Podcasts

#97: Olympic skills at your fingertrips, Invictus founder Naveen Velautham

Naveen Velautham and Kenyan javelin World Champion Julius Yego started Invictus as a way to spread to gospel of sport beyond those with financial or geographic fortune. And the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have just selected Invictus as one of its top 25 global sportstech start-ups. Yego taught himself how ...

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Industry Events

Melbourne Founders Evening – A Scalerr, Deel & Google Collaboration

Join us on April 10th, 2025, for an exclusive Melbourne Founders Evening, a networking event designed to connect startup founders with the wider ecosystem. Hosted by Scalerr, in collaboration with Deel and Google for Startups, this event brings together founders, investors, and industry leaders to foster growth, collaboration, and global ...

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Case Studies

Pitch It Up: International healthcare scientist and Aussie cricket mum is closing the gap in training aids

After closely tracking her son’s progress in both cricket and baseball, and throwing thousands of balls for practice, scientist-turned-entrepreneur Emma Thomson, fully immersed herself into researching training aids. Thomson used her personal experience as a sports mum, to create an innovative product for grassroots and youth cricketers to offer a ...

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Industry Insights

ASTN Excursion 2025 to the USA

ASTN Sportstech Excursion to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York and Boston ASTN’s excursion to the USA in 2025 coincided with the National Rugby League (NRL) kicking off its Premiership Season in Las Vegas. Accompanied by a few Australian sportstech businesses and venture capital partner, Gandel Invest, the group attended ...

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Press Releases

South Australian Sportstech Export Capability Program Announced

South Australia Department of State Development – Media Release ASTN is excited to collaborate on a new pilot program that aims to unlock overseas markets for the burgeoning sports technologies sector in South Australia – including the United States’ $500 billion sports industry. South Australia is home to an emerging ...

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