One sports technology device meant for cricket players is Str8bat. Attaching to a cricket bat, this light-weight sensor offers real-time data on hand motion, ball impact, and bat speed. Coach and player analysis of performance and technique improvement depends on this information.
Professionals and amateurs will find the gadget valuable since it provides rapid response via a mobile app and does not call for cameras. International cricket players have endorsed Str8bat, which also has relationships with Cricket Australia and the Rajasthan Royals IPL side.
Company Name: Str8bat
Founder: Madhusudan Ranganathan, Gagan Daga, and Rahul Nagar
Product: Deeptech Sports Company
Highlights:
1. The light-weight, attachable Smart Cricket Bat Sensor offers real-time batting analysis.
2. Without cameras, measures bat speed, ball impact, swing route, and hand action in instant performance analysis.
3. Connects to a smartphone app for comprehensive analytics so players may monitor development and hone their skills.
4. Approved by experts – used by foreign cricket players in association with Cricket Australia and Rajasthan Royals (IPL side).
5. AI-Driven Insights: Provides tools to enable coaches and players to enhance their batting statistically.
6. Not requiring a camera, it is portable and simple to operate unlike other tracking systems as it runs just using sensor technology.
Pitch Details
Ask: ₹1.5 crores for 1% Equity (Valuation: ₹150 crores)
Deal: After negotiations Namita Thapar and Aman Gupta, finished the deal at ₹1.5 Crores for 3.5% equity.
Investors: The investment came from Namita Thapar and Aman Gupta.
Conclusion: Str8bat showed a novel cricket bat sensor that uses real-time data analytics to enable players to hone their batting style. The entrepreneurs dazzled the Sharks with their excellent product, technology, and industry alliances, despite early questions about valuation. At 3.5% ownership from Aman Gupta and Namita Thapar, they ultimately secured ₹1.5 crore, therefore demonstrating the market potential of their AI-driven sports tech solution.
Str8bat is a promising product in the cricket and sports analytics market as this pitch showed how sports and technology may mix to improve training.
