PHILADELPHIA, PA –- The Sixers Innovation Lab Crafted by Kimball officially opened the doors Tuesday to its 8,000 square-foot lab space located at the base of the Business Operations Facility at the Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex. In a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the Innovation Lab officially recognized its four diverse inaugural companies spanning the esports, daily fantasy sports, pet care and digital cause media industries. The Sixers Innovation Lab ribbon-cutting ceremony included remarks by Sixers CEO Scott O’Neil, Sixers Innovation Lab Managing Director and Founder of AND1 sportswear, Seth Berger, City of Camden Mayor Dana Redd and Kimball Office President Mike Wagner. Esports training platform U GIT GUD, innovative cat feeding system Doc & Phoebe’s Cat Co., and digital cause media company Live Life Nice, join previously announced daily fantasy lineup recommender Monster Roster as official Sixers Innovation Lab companies.
“Since the announcement of the Sixers Innovation Lab Crafted by Kimball, we’ve seen hundreds of applications from ambitious startups around the world interested in joining our lab team here,” said Seth Berger, Sixers Innovation Lab Managing Director. “The four companies we welcome into our lab today are entrepreneurs who have demonstrated the most innovative thinking, strategic planning, vision and most importantly, heart. Our goal is to remove the ‘noise’ that drowns so many startups, and give them the resources to focus on what they do best, innovating and thinking consumer-first.”