Building an innovative business on a shoe string

Entrepreneurship event

Building an innovative business on a shoe string

  • Event time: 10:00am until 11:00am
  • Event date: 3rd September 2018
  • Speaker: Roy Hotrabhvanon (Founder and CEO of PlayerData Ltd)
  • Location: Room 6206,

Event details

PlayerData was founded in late 2016 by Roy Hotrabhvanon and Hayden Ball. Two recent graduates of Edinburgh University in Computer Science and Electronics. The company was founded to create the next generation of sports wearables and has recently completed an investment round with high profile individuals. The company expects to launch its first product PlayerData EDGE to the B2B market later this year. Roy won Scottish EDGE Wildcard in 2017, Made in Scotland Young Innovator of the Year 2018 and has passed through the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellowship Programme.

Bring your own coffee / tea - cakes and biscuits will be provided.

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