OxiWear was selected for the second cohort of the leAD Sports & Health Tech accelerator to be held from August to December 2021 in Lake Nona, Florida. The first United States sponsored cohort featured six companies and was hosted in 2020. This year, 495 companies applied for the fall cohort and six were chosen. Since its inception in 2016, the leAD Sports & Health tech program has supported 30 startups overall.
The five-month, intensive development program offers access to Lake Nona’s amenities, including world-class medical and athletic training facilities, the headquarters of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), and the Lake Nona Sports Performance Center. In addition, cohort companies connect with program partners to increase corporate visibility and are provided with backend and front-end program engineering support, a dedicated accelerator program space, seed funding, and team housing.
"The leAD accelerator is a five-month program designed to support innovation and healthtech companies in pre-launch product development and testing phases. We are thrilled to be chosen as a part of the second cohort for this program and look forward to working with the leAD accelerator team.”
The leAD Sports & Health Tech accelerators have two academy locations, one in Berlin, Germany and the second located in Lake Nona, Florida. The Lake Nona location was developed as a planned, smart community focused on sustainability and innovation providing economic growth and opportunity for participating companies.
leAD Sports & Health Tech Partners sources, funds, and drives growth of early-stage sports & health tech startups globally. leAD was founded in 2016 and was inspired by the legend of the sports industry Adi Dassler. Since its inception, leAD has taken on new companies into its business every year. With 30 companies from around the globe under its portfolio, leAD is constantly empowering founders to create their own legacy. leAD works with groundbreaking solutions across the verticals of fan engagement, connected athletes, and health & well-being and focuses on driving growth through smart investment, premier network access, and expert training. leAD has three investment vehicles – Academy, Portfolio, and ADvantage Fund – and commercial partnerships with Adidas, Citi Private Bank, Tavistock Group, OurCrowd, and Lake Nona to further support portfolio growth.
