SwingVision has announced a $6 million Series A financing round led by Authentic Ventures. Other participants include pro tennis players Lindsay Davenport, Alison Riske and Rohan Bopanna, as well as Dropbox’s head of product Youssef Es-skouri and Glenn Solomon of GGV Capital. The new funding will be primarily used to expand beyond tennis into pickleball and, eventually, padel.
SwingVision was co-founded in 2019 by tech industry veterans Swupnil Sahai and Richard Hsu. The app delivers automated statistics, highlights and officiating from video captured from players’ iPhones or iPads. Using its patent-pending object-tracking AI, the app automatically tracks the ball trajectory in 3D using the users’ device to generate stats, highlights, and line calls. As a result, athletes of all levels can use it to elevate their game. To use it, athletes point their devices at the court and start recording, and SwingVision’s AI processes video in real time. The app is currently focused on the tennis industry but will soon expand to serve America’s fastest-growing sport, pickleball. Introduction into additional racket sports, like padel, is also on the roadmap, said the company.
The new Series A investors join a large team of existing investors, including pro tennis stars Andy Roddick and James Blake, as well as Techstars, Sony Innovation Fund, Wildcard Ventures, Tennis Australia, Albert Lee of MyFitnessPal, Jason Liu of Strava, Jordan Mendell of DraftKings and James Musk of Tesla.
