Varcis Group

Venture capital and advisory firm for Sports Technology and Sports Innovation in Asia. We invest, licence, distribute, partner and deliver expertise. #varcis

[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

Congratulations to our friends at VRM who was featured by Forbes as one of the Spanish companies to watch in the web 3.0 space.

#metaverse #web3 #sportstech #vrm #forbes

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[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

We are less than 3 months away until the World Cup returns to Asia. @FIFAcom has announced that new technology will be implemented at Qatar World Cup 2022 to allow referees to make quicker decisions about offside incidents.

#WorldcupQatar2022 #sportstech

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[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

People living in Asia Pacific are more optimistic about buying an NFT than any other region across the world, with sports-themed NFTs amongst one of the more popular genres.

#asia #nft #sports #blockchain #metaverse #web3

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[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

Congratulations to our partners @HongKongRugby in their spectacular last second victory against South Korea in the Asia Rugby Championship. #HongKong will now face Tonga in a World Cup qualifier to decide who qualifies for the #2023RugbyWorldCup.

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[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

As we enter the 25th year of Hong Kong's return to China, we pay tribute to the 25 most memorable sporting moments since the handover.

#hongkong #china #25years #sports

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[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

Chelsea Football Club is about to be sold for US$5.2 billion, a record price for a professional sports team. The previous record was in 2019 when Brooklyn Nets was purchased for US$3.3 billion.

#sportsbusiness #football #chelsea

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[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

Varcis Group welcome the creation of a new Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau in the upcoming administration of the HKSAR Government. We believe this will further enhance the development of sports in Hong Kong.

#hongkong #sports

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[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

To strengthen our existing relationship with @theASTN, we are excited to announce a tripartite relationship between ourselves and @HiG_Sports called #TheGoldenTriangle. This partnership between #HongKong, #India and #Australia will further enrich #Asia's #SportsTech ecosystem.

[HiG Sports @HiG_Sports]

@HiG_Sports HiG Sports join hands with #hongkong based, @varcisgroup and #melbourne headquartered, @theASTN in a 1st of its kind tripartite partnership to empower and enrich Asia's Sports Innovation Ecosystem
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[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

eSports, one of the 9 verticals of #sportstech, was set to be featured as a medal event at the Asian Games for the first time in Hangzhou 2022 in September, but the Games are unfortunately postponed to 2023 instead.

#esports #asiangames #hangzhou2022

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[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

The Big Tech companies are increasingly getting into sports and making it a bigger part of their business. The effects on their bottom line is yet to be seen, but the future looks positive.

#sportstech #bigtech

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[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

Metaverse is the future of the internet, and it is set to revolutionise the way we consume and engage with sports.

#sportstech #metaverse

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[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

@iocmedia has launched a mobile game, Olympic Games Jam: Beijing 2022, that rewards users with digital Olympic pins in the form of NFTs, allowing people to own a piece of Olympic history digitally.

#sportstech #Olympics #asia #nft

https://t.co/jykGDZhjxX

[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games is fully adopting and integrating technology in all areas of the event, setting a new standard for future Olympics Games to transform into the new digital age.

#sportstech #asia #Beijing2022WinterOlympics #olympics

https://t.co/Bcm0BmFBkx

[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

Big names like Tiger Woods and Caroline Wozniacki are backing a SPAC that will be investing in sports tech companies. This is a testament of the increasing interest and awareness for financiers in the sports tech space.

#sportstech #SPACs #innovation

https://t.co/9ivoRQdcOO

[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

The growing popularity of esports in India, Asia’s second most populated country, is creating a nation of esport athletes and game creators. With the number of professionals predicted to reach 1.5 million by 2025.

#asia #sportstech #esports

https://t.co/jZrOtDjcs7

[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

Since Beijing won the bid for hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics in 2015, China has realised their goal of getting 300 million Chinese to participate in winter sports. This is a testament to the growing importance of sports in China.

#sportstech #olympics

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[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

FIFA introduces the new FIFA Football Language, which is an open source platform that collects and analyses extreme amounts of data points to help technical experts, coaches, players & fans better understand and enjoy the game.

#FIFA #sportstech

https://t.co/YYl0kSnr5u

[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

The utilisation of technology in sports is changing the game for how we view age-old sports. Here is a round of 5 new technologies that have modernised the sportstech industry.

#sportstech #wearable #asia

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[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

Tokyo explores the application of artificial intelligence in gymnastics to score routines.

#sportstech #AI #japan
https://t.co/260zQFMhV6

[Varcis Group @varcisgroup]

An increasing amount of sports teams are being acquired by private equity funds, as they look towards new and untapped markets for new acquisitions.

#sports #privateequity

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