WeSportUp - Sports and wellness startup accelerator from Italy

Interviewing Federico Smanio, Program Director of WeSportUp


WeSportUp is Italy’s first innovation hub accelerator
specifically for health and wellness. The accelerator is part of
the initiative of CDP Venture Capital along with Sport and Health
and is managed by Startupbootcamp and Wylab. Fastweb, Renault and
Telepass are the corporate partners for WeSportUp. The
applications to their flagship 3-month accelerator program are
open until the 30th of June 2022. Find out more at
https://www.wesportup.it


In this conversation, Federico talks about his dual career and
his journey as a professional footballer in the Italian Serie B
league to the program director of Italy’s first sports
accelerator - WeSportUp. The national innovation fund and the
government's involvement in the accelerator. The structure of the
accelerator involves two public entities, private partners and
commercial corporations.


He also talks about the invitation to the flagship accelerator
for which 20 startups will be shortlisted of which 10 will make
it to the acceleration program that starts in September.


Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights
about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.