Sportscale’sname says it all about the mission of this two-year-old startup: Providing a patented device called the Sportscale to improve weigh-ins by sports organizations so they can meet federal requirements.
“State high school athletic associations, the NCAA, National Football League (NFL), military, and even OSHA have specific requirements for regular weigh-ins to monitor weight as an indicator of hydration status,” explains CEO Sharon Rogers Moore.”The current process of weighing users requires a person to observe weigh in, record the weight, and calculate weight lost between weigh ins. Sportscale does all of this seamlessly.
“The user scans his fingerprint, waits for his weight reading, and steps off, while Sportscale calculates, stores and reports the data. Sportscale provides efficiency and reliability and keeps active persons safe.”
The company, which is based in Wakefield, Va., was formed to commercialize the Sportscale. So far, “13 units have been market tested for 12 months with success,” Moore says.
Sportscale is among the participating companies at the CED Tech Venture Conference on Sept. 19-20 in Raleigh.
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Profile: Sportscale
- Email contact: team@sportscalesystem.com
- Website: www.sportscalesystem.com
- CEO: Sharon Rogers Moore
- Video link: http://www.kizoa.com/MovieMaker/d68192544k5384172o1/sportscale-2016
- Link to CED Tech Venture Company Profile: https://cednc.org/company-profile/sportscale
The Q&A:
- What is the focus of your business?
Sportscale was formed to promote the development and distribution of its first product, a patented body-weight scale, the “Sportscale”. The unique scale integrates a biometric reader, such as the fingerprint scanner, and a computer or tablet to store collected body weights. Sportscale provides essential efficiency and reliability in its primary market, the sports industry, in response to requirements to ensure the health and safety of athletes. Sportscale is a female-owned company founded in 2015.
- What makes it unique?
State high school athletic associations, the NCAA, National Football League (NFL), military, and even OSHA have specific requirements for regular weigh-ins to monitor weight as an indicator of hydration status. The current process of weighing users requires a person to observe weigh in, record the weight, and calculate weight lost between weigh ins. Sportscale does all of this seamlessly.
The user scans his fingerprint, waits for his weight reading, and steps off, while Sportscale calculates, stores and reports the data. Sportscale provides efficiency and reliability and keeps active persons safe.
- Why should investors be interested in your firm?
The company’s primary device is US patent protected and 13 units have been market tested for 12 months with success. Additionally, the product has a niche secured by regulations and no other product on the market is direct competition.
