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Owl AI Secures $11 Million Seed Round to Deploy AI Judging at Summer X Games

Built on Google’s Gemini AI, the platform is now negotiating with pro leagues to bring impartial judgment to a wider range of competitions

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Overview

  • The Owl AI closed an $11 million seed funding round led by S32 with participation from Menlo Ventures and Susa Ventures.
  • Josh Gwyther, the former head of AI Solutions Architecture at Google Cloud, has been appointed CEO alongside Jeremy Bloom as executive chairman.
  • After a successful trial at the Winter X Games in Aspen, the AI system will be used in skate park events at this weekend’s Summer X Games in Salt Lake City.
  • Leveraging Gemini, the technology provides objective scoring, real-time officiating support, athlete performance coaching analysis, and live commentary in 40 languages.
  • The Owl AI is in active talks with five or six professional sports leagues and executives expect its objective judging to shape sports betting odds and fantasy analytics.