Scrum7 by Capgemini

Inspired by our partnership with World Rugby Sevens, Scrum7, a sport-tech contest brought together start-ups, university rugby sevens teams and Capgemini’s Applied Innovation Exchange experts on one platform.

This unique project is at the confluence of sports, business, technology and innovation that demonstrates how technology enables people, whether in sports or business, to be ahead of the game.

Watch the videos to discover the journey of the winning start-ups; and as industry leaders weigh-in on its application across businesses.Please allow statistical cookies to see this Youtube embed

Top 6 sport-tech start-ups were selected by our Applied Innovation Exchanges in Paris, London, and San Francisco. These start-ups worked within the two themes of : Experience and Performance to apply and test their products and solutions with leading university rugby sevens teams: George Washington University in North America, Loughborough University in the UK and l’Ecole CentraleSupelec in France.

Kadho Sports & POP’n link emerged as the two winners after a tough rugby style battle at VivaTech Paris, May 24-26, 2018.

‘Performance’ category: Kadho Sports was selected in the category focused on using new tools and processes to improve the performance of sports teams. AYO and SportEasy were the runners up.
‘Experience’ category: POP’n’ link was selected in the category focused on enhancing sporting audiences’ experience at a venue and across broadcasting platforms. Spalk and Blippar were the runners up.

While the start-ups focused on team performance and fan experience, applications of these technologies are far reaching across industries.

Watch the videos to discover the journey of the winning start-ups; and as industry leaders weigh-in on its application across businesses.