The global sports tech ecosystem is awash with early-stage companies and entrepreneurs who have brought to market all manner of novel solutions and innovations. In recent years, the number of startups specialising in areas such as athletic performance and analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, fantasy sports, gaming, content production and in-venue technology has proliferated, contributing to rapid growth across the sports tech sector. Already estimated to be worth US$8.9 billion, the global sports tech market is expected to triple in value in the next five years. But, as any investor worth their salt will know, not all new technologies make for attractive investment propositions. Here, with the help of Sports Loft founder Charlie Greenwood, SportsPro profiles the innovators whose products and services should be on every sports tech investor's radar.