PointsBet Announces Partnership with Women in Sports Tech, Inc.
Partnership aims to further advance the careers of women in sports tech across all levels
Denver — February 1, 2022 — PointsBet, a premier global online gaming operator, today announced its official partnership with Women in Sports Tech (WiST), a non-profit organization dedicated to driving growth opportunities for women at the intersection of sports, technology, and innovation.
WiST is active in producing original content and virtual events and offers programs to support and empower women at all stages of their careers. As one of WiST’s corporate partners, PointsBet will support the organization’s initiatives to tangibly improve the lives of women at all career stages, that includes fireside chats and panels with veterans and top executives in the industry, summer internship experiences through the WiST Fellowship program, the WiST NETWORK career hub, and the WiST Next Gen Ambassador program that introduces the sports tech landscape to high school students.
“As a rapidly growing sports technology business ourselves, we at PointsBet feel it is critically important to welcome more women into this industry and ensure a more inclusive environment for women interested in pursuing a career in sports tech,” said PointsBet Chief of People Rachelle Carpenter. “I look forward to working with Marilou and the WiST team in what I’m sure will be a very positive and beneficial partnership for all.”
“We are firmly committed to doing our part to ensure women feel empowered to contribute and take part in this lucrative industry,” said PointsBet Chief Executive Officer Johnny Aitken. “As we continue to build upon our diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, our partnership with WiST will be a very important piece of that puzzle.”
WiST, led by founder and CEO Marilou McFarlane, has partnered with over 28 major companies, including Comcast NBCUniversal, IBM Sports, Nike, and Oracle.
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About PointsBet
PointsBet is a corporate bookmaker listed on the Australian Stock Exchange with operations in Australia, the United States, Canada and Ireland. PointsBet has developed a scalable cloud-based wagering platform through which it offers its clients
innovative sports and racing wagering products, advance deposit wagering on racing (ADW) and iGaming.
About WiST
WiST is a nonprofit organization driving growth opportunities for women in sports tech and innovation, at all stages of their career, from the classroom to the boardroom. Its flagship initiative, the WiST Fellowship program, provides grants for highly motivated college and graduate school students to pursue summer projects in sports technology. In 2021, WiST awarded 24 Fellowships, 60% more than the number of grants in 2020, and 58% of the grantees are women of color. Additional WiST programs include the WiST Next Gen Ambassador Program for high school students, the original content series WiST Presents, and the WiST NETWORK career hub, the single source for diverse hiring in the sports tech industry.
WiST is supported by 28 corporations and organizations – an increase of 250% since 2020 – including AEG Worldwide, Catapult Sports, Comcast NBCU, DICK’S Game Changer, FEVO, IBM Sports, NBA, Nike, Oracle, PointsBet, Stats Perform, Shorewind Capital, Strava, Titleist, and more. WiST has provided an array of diverse panelists for learning experiences at Hashtag Sports, CES, SXSW, the Stanford GSB Sports Innovation Conference, and more. For more information, please visit womeninsportstech.org.
Media Contact
Patrick Eichner, PointsBet, Director of Communications, patrick.eichner@pointsbet.com
Jeff Altstadter, PointsBet, Director of Publicity, Jeffrey.Altstadter@pointsbet.com
Emma Henzes, Women in Sports Tech, Marketing Coordinator, emma@womeninsportstech.org