Space and Lemon Innovations regularly gathers innovations in a specific category. Digital innovations, today in basket-ball.(And we have big basjket-ball fans within us). What a shhoot! Researched by Stefan Barmscheidt

1. Top 5
Innovations around
basketball

2. Once a quarter, we look at topics that are of personal
interest, fascination or just crazy to members of the SLI team

3. February 2023 – Top 5 innovations around basketball
Intersection of basketball brands and consumers, new technologies
to become a better player and VR gaming

5. Dive into a AR basketball world based on real world map
Level up players, find collectibles, compete with others
NBA All World – location based game
* NBA in cooperation with Niantic
* Works like Pokemon Go (from Niantic)
* Available worldwide since January 2023

6. Follow “Luk AI” – the Avatar of Luka Dončić
Tested as “stand-in” on TikTok for content creation
Created with avatar creator tool Metahuman (Epic Games)
* 22.09.2022

7. Recording, livestreaming of games and analysis
VEO camera
Event detection (goals, shots), tag highlights,
send messages to players
* For various team sports or single players
* Analysis software to highlight scenes, tag
players and send direct feedback
messages
* Powered with NVIDIA chip
* Founded 2015 in Copenhagen
* Total funding of $113m (Series C of $80m
in June 2022)

8. Immersive training to become a better player or compete
Huupe screen on a basketball hoop
Pre-Order only
* $3995
* Based in London, no funding disclosed

9. Play basketball everywhere in VR
Gym Class VR on Meta Quest
Partnership with NBA announced
* Play basketball with people worldwide
* Launched Oct. 2022
* Founded 2021 in Los Angeles
* Total funding of $8m by Andreessen
Horowitz and YCombinator