30 Nov Ukrainian founders are fighting on the startup front
The war changed the lives of tens of millions of Ukrainians. Everyone is fighting on their own front. The Ukrainian founders of the startup AiSport choose leadership in the world of sports innovations.
Two Ukrainian women from Kryvyi Rih, Anna Stepura and Dariia Hordiiuk, created a startup in the field of sports technology a year ago and they are now actively developing it in the center of global innovation – Silicon Valley.
Before the startup, Anna – CEO and co-founder had been working in marketing for sports organizations for 6 years, and Dariia – CTO and co-founder Dariia CTO of AiSport, has been an ML researcher for more than 7 years. AiSport team works closely with Stanford researchers.
“With the start of Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we didn’t know how to proceed, we didn’t know if the team could continue to work. But our Ukrainian IT developers and engineers did incredible work. Under shelling in the first months of the war, we completed the product and entered the US market. We are proud of our origin and believe that with such a team and thirst for victory, we will be able to win the leading place in the startup world as well.” – comments co-founder and CEO of AiSport, Anna Stepura.
The main technology of AiSport is based on artificial intelligence and computer vision. By recognizing the technique of performing exercises, each person receives feedback on mistakes and recommendations on how to correct them. This helps people prevent injuries, allows trainers to optimize their work online, and for the world of sports and fitness, it is a colossal breakthrough.
There are no additional devices, just your computer or laptop. AI-based technology with is working inside the platform, recognizes the skeleton of the body, and gives real-time feedback. As B2B company, AiSport focused on giving a huge value to the fitness industry in the world and reducing the number of injuries during workouts.
The Ukrainian IT community drives not only Ukrainian innovations but also the world as a whole.
AiSport company presented the technology in San Francisco at the official Demo Day from the Alchemist accelerator. Now the founders have announced another round of investments, they plan to expand the number of employees. There are many challenges ahead, but Ukrainians can cope with everything.
