⚽ Meet Aris Training and Tiny Health, the other 2 Sports Tech Startups Presenting at the Upside VIP Lunch in Atlanta a—Only 6 Spots Remain

Dear Colleague,

We are excited to announce that Tiny Health and Aris Training are the two latest sports-tech companies confirmed to present at our upcoming Upside VIP Lunch at the 2026 PSPA Conference in Atlanta.

⚽ Upside VIP Lunch
📅 December 18, 2026, 12 pm - 2.30 pm
📍 Atlanta, Georgia, US Soccer HQ

The event will bring together approximately 200 leading MLS and NWSL practitioners and decision-makers, including Performance Directors, Heads of Athletic Therapy, Directors of Rehabilitation, Sports Scientists and representatives from clubs across the leagues.

Each presenting startup will be able to present for 15 minutes to MLS/NWSL practitioners, have a booth and be part of a speed dating session with the teams.

Due to high demand, we extended the number of presenting startups to ten. Next week we plan to announce some new startups presenting at our VIP Lunch, We have a lot of startups interested in taking the last six spots so please reach out to us ASAP if interested in presenting.

🚀 Meet the Other Two Startups Presenting Startups

🏃 Aris Training

Aris Training is building an integrated athletic-performance platform that brings elite-level testing and training technology to every level of the performance market. Aris's digital-resistance hardware, including ArisPro, ArisSpeed and ArisFlight, measures speed, force, velocity, power and recovery. Unlike most systems that stop at measurement, Aris adds an interpretation and prescription layer that explains what the data means for each athlete and automates progression for the next training session. Every rep becomes a clear coaching decision, without extra analysis work for coaches or performance staff. Aris is already deployed with professional teams in football, basketball and baseball and with the product-testing lab of a global athletic brand.

You can watch the video interview we did with Aris Training CEO:

Here is a look at Aris Training software:

🧬 Tiny Health

Tiny Health is a precision microbiome company that gives performance and medical staff an in-depth, individualized look at each athlete’s gut health from a simple at-home test. Results come with personalized, evidence-based recommendations to support nutrition, gut health, and performance optimization. Built by scientists and physicians from Mayo Clinic, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins, Tiny Health is trusted by 200,000+ people and 6,000+ practitioners.

We are looking forward to having Tiny Health present its approach and discuss how microbiome data could potentially fit into the evolving world of athlete health and performance.

⚠️ Only Six Presentation Spots Remain

Selected sports technology startups will have the opportunity to:

• Present directly to MLS and NWSL teams and practitioners

• Demonstrate and exhibit their technology

• Receive feedback from experienced sports performance professionals

• Participate in meaningful conversations with key decision-makers

• Explore potential pilots, partnerships and commercial opportunities

• Build relationships in an intimate, highly targeted environment

We only have 6 spots for startups to present, so if you want to sponsor, exhibit and present at the Upside VIP Lunch, please contact us as soon as possible at julien@upsideglobal.co. The remaining presentation opportunities will be confirmed on a first-come basis.

Last year’s Upside VIP Dinner welcomed more than 50 practitioners representing over 20 MLS clubs.

You can view the recap and recorded panel discussions and presentations here:

📅 What’s Next for Upside

2026 Austin Peay State University Health & Performance Summit
📅 October 17, 2026
📍 Tennessee
Event information

This summit will bring together leaders from organizations across professional sports, health, performance, sports science, the military and government.

For sponsorship information, contact Dr. Tim Leszczak, Chair of the APSU Department of Health and Human Performance, at Leszczakt@apsu.edu.

🇫🇷 Upside Tech Summit—France
📅 First half of 2027
📍 France

We are planning to host this summit at a major stadium, bringing together leading organizations from Ligue 1, the Premier League, LaLiga, international rugby, basketball, the NBA, MLS, the NFL and other elite sports.

We are also developing additional Upside VIP events with major leagues, teams, VCs across the United States and Europe in 2026 and 2027.

Interested in attending, speaking, presenting, exhibiting or sponsoring an upcoming Upside event? Contact me at julien@upsideglobal.co.

Best,

Julien

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