Description A pitch-off competition focused on the future stadium, bringing the game home, and tomorrow’s athlete Location Stanford, California, United States Event Type Competition Industry Sports Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Event Organizers National Football League, Stanford Graduate School of Business, TechCrunch Start Date Feb 6, 2016 End Date Feb 6, 2016 Venue Name Stanford University CEMEX Auditorium Event URL techcrunch.com/event-info/1st-and-future/ Registration URL Click here to register
The concept is simple. The NFL wants to see promising startups and technology that will advance the stadium experience, enjoying the game at home, and the performance and safety of athletes. TechCrunch is bringing its experience with Startup Battlefield, one of the world’s premier startup competitions, to recruit and train contestants. Stanford’s
Graduate School of Business is providing its expert knowledge of the startup scene, as well as an ideal location to bring these groups together — the CEMEX auditorium. The result is 1ST and Future, a startup competition on the morning of Feb. 6 — the day before Super Bowl 50 — that will provide a disruptive view of the future. The audience will be NFL team owners and executives, in addition to the circles of Stanford and TechCrunch. TechCrunch will stream the entire event so everyone can follow along.
The three competition themes are:
THE FUTURE STADIUM
Startups that will have the biggest impact on the experience of attendees at live, stadium sports events.
BRINGING HOME THE GAME
Startups that will alter in some fundamental way the enjoyment of live sports broadcasts in the home.
TOMORROW’S ATHLETE
Startups that will have the biggest impact on the performance and safety of athletes in competition and in training.
