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Springbok Analytics
Springbok Analytics is a Charlottesville, Virginia AI company spun out of the University of Virginia that turns standard 2D MRI scans into precise, interactive 3D maps of the musculoskeletal system. Its FDA-cleared platform quantifies up to ~140 individual muscles - measuring volume, fat infiltration, asymmetry, scar tissue, edema and tendon morphology - to create a 'digital muscle twin' used by elite sports teams, clinical researchers, and longevity programs to assess injury risk, track rehab, and monitor age-related muscle change.
WIN Reality
WIN Reality is an Austin-based sports technology company that turns the Meta Quest headset into a virtual batting cage. Founded in 2018 by former Colorado Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd and his son, ex-pro player Chris O'Dowd, the company lets baseball and softball hitters take game-speed reps against a library of nearly two million real pitches from more than 7,000 pitchers - plus AI swing analysis through a phone. Its mission is to democratize professional-grade training, putting the same tools used by most MLB franchises into the hands of youth, travel-ball, high school and college players.
Flykitt
Flykitt is a personalized jet lag prevention system built by Fount, a Los Angeles human-performance company founded by former Pentagon researcher Andrew Herr. It pairs a course of timed supplements, blue-light-blocking glasses, and an AI-powered app that schedules exactly when a traveler should take each pill, wear the glasses, eat, and sleep based on their specific flight. Born from work optimizing Navy SEALs and fighter pilots, Flykitt treats jet lag as a combination of circadian disruption and flight-induced inflammation, and claims the majority of users report minimal to no jet lag.