Venture capital and advisory firm for Sports Technology and Sports Innovation in Asia. We invest, licence, distribute, partner and deliver expertise. #varcis
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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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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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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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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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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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 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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@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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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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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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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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@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
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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
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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
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The growing popularity of esports in India, Asiaโs 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
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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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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
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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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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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