Mizuno USA is the North American arm of Mizuno Corporation, the Osaka-founded sporting goods maker established in 1906. Headquartered in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, it designs, manufactures and distributes running, baseball, fastpitch and slow-pitch softball, golf, volleyball, and tennis equipment, footwear and apparel for the U.S. market. Known for its RunBird logo and signature Wave and Enerzy cushioning technologies, Mizuno serves everyday athletes, collegiate and professional teams, and specialty retailers across the region.
OTTO SPORT AI is a Minneapolis-based startup building an AI-powered operating system for youth sports. Founded by veterans of SportsEngine, TeamSnap, NCSA, and FloSports and led by CEO Luke Zaientz, it consolidates fragmented tools for club management, league and tournament operations, ticketing, and athlete recruitment into one platform. Its flagship AI product, OTTO PILOT, answers parent and athlete questions from an organization's own knowledge base to cut administrative workload. The company launched publicly in January 2026 with $16.5M in seed funding and three strategic acquisitions.