Pod: Building SportsVisio and the Future of AI Sports Tech - Jason Syversen with Team Ignite Ventures

What do DARPA, rec-league basketball, and world-class venture capital have in common? A game-changing playbook—and Jason Syversen is running point.

Jason recently joined Episode 211 of Team Ignite Ventures Ignite Startups, and shared how we're turning everyday hoops into highlight reels using nothing but a phone and some seriously smart code. No expensive hardware. No manual tagging. Just computer vision magic that brings pro-level stats to every court.

Jason’s Journey

‍From defense labs to pickup games, Jason went from building cyber-vision systems for the Pentagon to settling the classic rec-league debate: “Who was the most efficient player?” That frustration sparked SportsVisio:

• Hardware-Agnostic: Any phone = game camera.
• AI First: Vision tech handles lighting, occlusion, and chaos.
• Leagues, Not Parents: Direct partnerships power scale and smarter AI.
• Compounding Data Moat: Every upload improves the system.

Building SportsVisio and the Future of AI Sport Tech

Give the full episode a watch (or listen): 

And the future? (A teaser)

Robo-refs, real-time overlays, auto-scoreboards. We’re talking about walking into a gym, hitting “record,” and walking out with a full highlight package. It's not sci-fi—it's here.

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