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What is StepOut?
StepOut is an AI-driven football analytics platform designed to make performance intelligence accessible to everyone in the game — not just professional clubs. By combining match video analysis with artificial intelligence, StepOut transforms raw footage into deep insights that help coaches, players, and teams understand their strengths, weaknesses, and tactical patterns in real time. Our vision is simple yet ambitious: to democratize football analytics. While top clubs around the world have long had access to expensive tools and analysts, grassroots and academy teams often lack the same resources. StepOut bridges that gap — using AI to automate complex analysis, visualize key moments, and highlight performance metrics that can change how players train, how coaches plan, and how teams grow. Whether it’s identifying positional discipline, analyzing pressing patterns, or evaluating player impact, StepOut helps coaches make smarter decisions with data-backed clarity. Every game becomes more than just a result — it becomes a lesson, a reflection, and a roadmap for improvement.
About the Real Madrid Next Accelerator for Asia
Real Madrid needs no introduction — one of the most successful and globally recognized football clubs in history, with a legacy of excellence, innovation, and ambition. What’s less known is how deeply the club is investing in shaping the future of sports through technology. That’s where Real Madrid Next comes in. Real Madrid Next is the club’s innovation arm, dedicated to collaborating with cutting-edge startups worldwide to reimagine the sports ecosystem — from performance analytics and fan engagement to digital transformation, sustainability, and health sciences. Through the Real Madrid Next Accelerator for Asia, the club aims to discover and support the most promising startups across the continent that are building the next generation of sports technology solutions. The program, powered by Creww, a leading global open innovation platform, connects startups with Real Madrid’s expertise, global network, and resources. Startups selected for this program get the unique opportunity to: Collaborate directly with Real Madrid’s innovation team Validate their solutions through pilots and expert feedback Gain visibility and mentorship from leading industry professionals Access a global sports technology network, including investors, clubs, and enterprises For any sports-tech company, being chosen for this accelerator is a rare and prestigious opportunity — one that represents both recognition of impact and potential for global scale.
StepOut x Real Madrid Next: What This Means for Us
Being part of the Real Madrid Next Accelerator is not just an achievement; it’s a chance to evolve how we think, build, and contribute to the global football ecosystem. For StepOut, this selection underscores three key dimensions of our journey: 1. Validation of Vision From the beginning, StepOut has believed that AI can change how football is understood. Our mission — to make advanced analysis accessible from grassroots to elite level — aligns perfectly with Real Madrid’s philosophy of combining tradition with innovation. Being chosen from thousands of applicants across Asia reinforces that what we’re building is not just valuable but necessary for the future of the sport. 2. Global Collaboration and Learning Through this accelerator, StepOut will gain access to Real Madrid’s innovation experts, learn from their decades of excellence, and understand how technology can be integrated at different levels of the game — from youth academies to professional squads. It also provides us with an invaluable network of global mentors, investors, and partner startups who share the same goal: pushing the boundaries of sports intelligence. 3. Expanding the StepOut Mission This partnership gives StepOut a platform to scale our vision globally. Football may be the world’s game, but innovation often starts small — in local academies, coaching sessions, and regional competitions. By working alongside Real Madrid and Creww, we can refine our technology, test it in world-class environments, and bring its benefits to players and coaches worldwide.
The Bigger Picture: How Technology is Transforming Football
Football, like all sports, is evolving rapidly. The modern game is no longer defined only by instinct or skill — but by insight. Coaches now have access to tracking data, tactical visualizations, and performance analytics that were unimaginable even a decade ago. Players can understand their movements, recovery patterns, and decision-making with precision. AI, video analysis, and wearable technology are bridging the gap between intuition and intelligence. This shift is not just about winning matches — it’s about developing smarter athletes, preventing injuries, enhancing tactical understanding, and making football more inclusive and transparent. At StepOut, we see ourselves as part of this transformation — helping coaches and teams at every level benefit from the same analytical capabilities that top clubs enjoy. Our collaboration with Real Madrid Next is another step toward realizing that vision on a global stage.
Looking Ahead
As StepOut enters this new phase, our focus remains clear: to continue innovating, learning, and delivering value to the football community. Over the coming months, we’ll be working closely with the Real Madrid Next and Creww teams to: Explore pilot opportunities and product integrations Refine our AI models with expert feedback Build new capabilities tailored for coaches and analysts Share insights from this journey with our growing community This moment is both a milestone and a motivator. It reminds us of why we started — to empower those who love the game to see it through a smarter lens.
A Step Forward, Together
Innovation in sport doesn’t happen in isolation — it happens when people, technology, and passion come together with a shared purpose. The Real Madrid Next Accelerator represents that purpose perfectly: uniting global innovators who believe that the future of sport is smarter, more connected, and more data-driven. For StepOut, joining this journey is an honor and an opportunity. It reaffirms our belief that the next big leap in football won’t come just from the field — but from the fusion of human intuition and machine intelligence. From grassroots coaches to professional teams, from training grounds to global arenas, our mission stays the same — to turn every match into actionable insight and help every player step out stronger. Learn more about the Real Madrid Next Accelerator and our journey here: https://lnkd.in/duaUjvVv