Tech365 Incubate: Meet the Innovators
Tech365, a fund by Olympism365 Innovation Hub, has entered its second phase – Tech365 Incubate. The members of the first, Tech365 Explore phase, were invited to apply for equity-free, flexible grants of up to $40,000 available to pilot or scale their emerging tech innovations and six innovations were chosen to join Tech365 Incubate.
Their work will become real-world case studies that all the Tech365 Explore members can learn from and exchange knowledge about. Going deeper than innovation development, this cohort will proactively and transparently share their progress and insights. The following six months of sharing and learning were co-designed by the innovators themselves, to make sure they reflect innovators’ needs and interests. Engaging directly and through the Knowledge Exchange Hub, they are building networks that support their work and broader development of emerging technologies that have the potential to accelerate sport’s positive contribution to society.
Selection through Quadratic Voting
Tech365 Incubate grantees were selected via the process of quadratic voting, which took place at the 2025 Olympism365 Summit: Sport for a Better World. Quadratic voting is a collective decision-making mechanism designed to let people express not only which option they prefer, but also how strongly they care about it, allowing participants to express both preference and intensity.
In the spirit of innovation, as well as inclusive and participatory grant-making at the funder level, the quadratic voting invited the Olympism365 Summit attendees, IOC Young Leaders, and the members of the Tech365 Explore cohort, to cast their votes. Information on the available innovations was available via an app designed by the Wellbeing Protocol. The quadratic voting allowed for those withing the space of innovation in sport for sustainable development to also act as decision makers, informing the decisions with their own experience and knowledge from within.
Collaboration Born through Tech365 Explore
One of the six innovations to receive grants through Tech365 Incubate, is a consortium of four organisations that were members of the inaugural Tech365 Explore cohort. All in For Sport, love.fúbol, Sarreya Sports and Bonito Foundation came together in trying to answer a shared question: How can grassroots sport, a powerful force for community cohesion, unlock innovation in financial access and governance?
Their answer lies in giving communities direct control over funding flows and decisions. Innovators’ choice to develop and deliver on this innovation together demonstrates collaboration in action, mirroring how the innovators are building a collaboration-first movement, as outlined in the Tech365 Manifesto, crafted by the Tech365 Explore members.
Tech365 Incubate Members
Fundación Gold Sports
Fundación Gold Sports (Colombia) are combining basketball with accessible digital tools that promote mental wellness, self-expression, and inclusion. Through podcasts, interactive content, group sessions and digital training for youth, caregivers and coaches, they provide a holistic approach that strengthens both physical and emotional health while reducing digital exclusion. This integrated model offers a safe environment for personal growth while empowering participants to become informed, connected and active contributors to their communities.
Positive Impact Events
Positive Impact Events (global) are developing Eventsustainability, an AI-technology that suggests optimal decisions that help sport events advance SDGs. Eventsustainability supports forecasting and open-source collaboration to enable systems change, empowering organisers to overcome time and resource challenges by providing practical suggestions for action, and helping them plan and deliver events that meet diverse needs of the future.
Bamako Technologie
Bamako Technologie (Mali) are developing an electricity-generating bicycle to address the country’s ongoing two-year electricity crisis by empowering households to meet essential energy needs. The personal bike-generator serves as a practical and sustainable solution, enabling families to generate power for essential low-energy devices such as cell phones, rechargeable batteries, LED lights or small fans.
All In For Sport Consortium
All In For Sport Consortium are working to give communities direct control over funding flows and decisions, to unlock grassroots sport innovation in financial access and governance. Together Sarreya Sport, love.fútbol, Bonito Foundation and All In For Sport will pilot a web3-enabled digital platform that empowers local organizations in historically marginalized communities. By removing financial bottlenecks and building digital tools that prioritise transparency and local control, they aim to make it easier and fairer for community-rooted sports groups to receive, manage, and govern funds.
Sports’ Intelligence
Sports’ Intelligence (Colombia) brings data-driven insights, modern training tools, and scalable performance tracking systems in the sport formative processes. Through accessible technology, communities are able to transform sport into a tool for social change, enhancing athletic performance and building more equitable, healthier and better-connected environments.
Women Emerging
Women Emerging (GBR) are running virtual guided journeys of self and collective learning to generate stories and insights. The stories and insights are then incorporated in the WE Hub, a dynamic and ever-evolving free digital library of practical leadership intelligence generated by women. Powered by AI, the WE Hub facilitates the search so that women have easy access to each other’s learning.
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Fundación Gold Sports
