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Sportinnovator
Sportinnovator is a sports innovation network in the Netherlands that connects stakeholders in the sports ecosystem to promote health and sustainability through sports and exercise.
Overview
What Sportinnovator does
What Sportinnovator is
Sportinnovator is a sports innovation network in the Netherlands that connects stakeholders in the sports ecosystem to promote health and sustainability through sports and exercise.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2015
- Approximate age
- About 11 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 2, 2026
Official channels
Find Sportinnovator elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Sportinnovator as a community
Community overview
Sportinnovator is a sports innovation network based in the Netherlands. It was established to foster innovation in the sports sector, focusing on enhancing sports participation and performance, as well as promoting sustainability in sports facilities.
Community focus
Sportinnovator invests in various sectors related to sports innovation, including increasing sports participation for all levels, enhancing performance in elite sports, and accelerating the sustainability of sports facilities. The organization collaborates with municipalities, businesses, sports professionals, and researchers to support innovation in these areas.
Member value
Members benefit from access to innovation centers, collaboration opportunities with various stakeholders in the sports sector, and participation in events focused on sports innovation.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Operators · Researchers
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community and other
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- EuropeThe Netherlands
Community activity
Events and activity
Sportinnovator organizes and participates in several events, including the Ocean Summit, a conference focused on sustainability in sports; the Future of Tennis, discussing innovations in tennis; the NL Sports Analytics Conference, dedicated to sports analytics; and the Vakbeurs Sportaccommodaties, a trade fair for sports facilities.
Notable members
Key team members include Marianne van der Sloot.
Common questions
What to know about Sportinnovator
Upseed classifies Sportinnovator under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 2, 2026
Known limits
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