about

49ing is a sports data & analytics company dedicated to ice hockey.

Our mission is to harness technology and data to grow the sports we love. 49ing uses computer vision and multimodal AI to automate player tracking from video image and deliver real-time game analysis with advanced stats and natural language video search. 49ing is the official data provider to the National League, Switzerland’s top professional hockey league and its software powers development at all levels, professional and amateur, national teams to youth programs.
PRODUCT

Data Cockpit
360o Video & Data Platform

what we do

Solution

The Data Cockpit powers hockey development at all levels, professionals and amateurs, from national teams to youth programs. The platform provides real-time video breakdowns with searchable event indexes and advanced stats so federations, leagues, teams, players and fans can all benefit from the data. Accessible on desktop and mobile, the easy-to-use software transforms video & stats into intuitive insights to improve performance.    
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Advanced Stats
Player Development
Scouting
FUTURE IS NEAR 

AI Powered Coach

The Player Cockpit harnesses AI-powered game analysis, large language models and voice-activated avatars connecting our rich video database and advanced analytics to virtual coaching bots so players can receive game breakdowns and learn from the data to accelerate their development path.
team

Discover the people behind our success

Andreas Hänni

CEO
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Former Swiss pro hockey player turned tech entrepreneur. Powered by lake Zurich cold plunges and summer sunshine, everyday is a gift. Compete and think big.
Experience: 4-time Swiss champion | Chneble MVP
Education: BSc Universita’ della Svizzera italiana
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Michael Hänni

Chief Product
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Chief Product
Love exploring life in all its complexity and bringing ambitious projects to successful completion.  
Experience: Software engineer at Ergon
Education: MSc Computer Science ETH, CAS Big Dataand Machine Learning UZH
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Siniša Moravac

Chief Data
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Chief Data
Passion for winter sports, love time with family in the Alps. Thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy discovering new places.
Experience: Project leadership | 10 years
Education: MSc Life Sciences Bern University (BFH)
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Andreas Hermann

Chief Technology
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Chief Technology
Crossing finish lines as a coder and a triathlete, dad of two girls, sports lover, and videographer. Always learning, always on the move.  
Experience: software engineer at Ergon
Education: MSc Computer Science ETH
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Donald Monson

Board Member
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Board Member
From lakes of Minnesota to the Swiss Alps, most days at a rink with the kids or stacking the pads as a beer league goalie. Never stop growing.
Experience: tech executive | investor | banker at JPMorgan
Education: B.A. Biophysics UPenn, M.S. MIT
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Joko Vogel

Board Member
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Board Member
Sporting passions include football, ice hockey and cycling. Tech and AI enthusiast. Enjoy every minute in this world, always open to surprises.
Experience.: serial entrepreneur | Bilanz Top 100 Digital Shaper
Education: Dipl. KMU HSG / Sport Manager CAS HSG
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Alex Suciu

Senior Software Engineer
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Senior Software Engineer
Enjoy sports related to water in both frozen and liquid form. Always striving to learn something new and expand my knowledge.
Experience: software engineer | 15 years
Education: Msc Computer Science - ETH, CAS Big Dataand Machine Learning – UZH
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Christian Wassmer

Senior Software Engineer
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Senior Software Engineer
Started a hockey stats database as a student project. Passion for data and sport led to a full-time profession. Love nature and outside activities with family.
Experience: software engineer | 15+ years
Education: Msc Computer Science - ETH, CAS DataAnalysis BFH 
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Michael Jamieson

Head of Sales
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Head of sales
Love being outdoors with family. Grew up in Boston from Prep school to NCAA player, I want to give back to the game that has given me so much.  
Experience: Director of hockey operations at Northeastern
Education: BSc/MBA Northeastern University 
BSc of Communication Sciences, USI Università della Svizzera italiana
Former Professional Ice Hockey Player
Chief Software Engineering
MSc in Computer Science, ETH Zürich
15y Experience as Software Engineer
Chief Data
MSc in Life Science, Bern University of Applied Sciences
5y Experience as Team Leader
Chief Technology
MSc in Computer Science, ETH Zürich
15y Experience as Software Engineer
Board Member / Business Advisor
B.A. Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania and M.S. in Management, M.I.T.
Experienced tech executive with 15y experience in tech investment banking and venture capital
Board Member / Business Advisor
Dipl. KMU HSG / Sportmanager CAS HSG
Serial Entrepreneur, Marketing & Sales Specialist, Bilanz Top 100 Digital Shaper, AI Enthusiast
Senior Software Engineer
MSc in Computer Science, ETH Züric
15y Experience as Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer
MSc in Computer Science, ETH Zürich
15y Experience as Software Engineer

Interested in joining our team?

We are always looking for talented assets in our team. If you want to join, send us your information!
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