Sixers Innovation Lab

What Sixers Innovation Lab does

Sixers Innovation Lab is a Philadelphia-based entity founded in 2016 that supports rapidly growing, early-stage companies in the consumer product space. It operates with a small team of 1-10 employees and is positioned within the broader Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) ecosystem, which is led by founders Josh Harris and David Blitzer and whose marquee assets include the Philadelphia 76ers, the New Jersey Devils, and the Prudential Center. Public-facing descriptions characterize the lab as a strategic platform for consumer-product founders, implicitly leveraging the Sixers brand and HBSE's sports and entertainment footprint.

No core technology stack, proprietary platform, or product architecture is publicly disclosed; "core_technology" is explicitly listed as "Not publicly disclosed based on available sources." No pricing model, revenue figures, funding rounds, or independent customer logos are available in the public record. The lab's customer segments are described at a high level as "Sports Fans and Innovation Partners," with horizontal segmentation and no further detail on use cases, pain points addressed, or quantifiable outcomes.

The business model is not transparently documented, but the lab's small headcount, accelerator-style positioning, and affiliation with HBSE suggest it functions as a strategic venture/brand-building arm rather than an independently revenue-generating SaaS or product business. Named leadership is limited to Rhyan Truett (Director of Operations) and Seth Berger (Managing Director). Recent public activity tied to the broader HBSE platform — most notably an October 2025 cybersecurity partnership with Check Point covering HBSE sports franchises including the 76ers — indicates active corporate development at the parent level, though lab-specific strategic cadence is not separately disclosed.

Name

Sixers Innovation Lab

Website

https://sixersinnovationlab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sixers Innovation Lab, founded in 2016 in Philadelphia, supports rapidly growing early-stage companies in the consumer product space and operates within the Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment ecosystem alongside the Philadelphia 76ers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Startup Accelerator and Incubation Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAEAGAI

Makerspace, Innovation Lab & Fab Lab Operations (Tools, Safety, Programming)

Education/Education Facilities & Support Services/Library, Media Center & Learning Space Operations

Keywords

• Startup accelerator
• Consumer product incubation
• Early-stage venture support
• Innovation lab
• Brand partnership accelerator

Headquarters

HQ city

Camden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Sixers Innovation Lab supports rapidly growing, early-stage companies in the consumer product space. It operates as an innovation lab/accelerator affiliated with the Philadelphia 76ers organization (Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment), providing consumer product startups with resources, mentorship, and brand association to accelerate their growth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sixers Innovation Lab Accelerator Program An innovation lab and accelerator program that supports rapidly growing, early-stage companies in the consumer product space, affiliated with the Philadelphia 76ers and Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Check PointcoreTechnology or Integration · 27 October 2025Check Point Partners with Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and Washington Commanders to safeguard teams against cyber attacks. This partnership provides cybersecurity protection for HBSE's sports franchises including the Philadelphia 76ers.

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• NFL Player-Led Venture Platforms: NFL franchises and player-affiliated venture initiatives support early-stage companies in sports, media, and consumer products. Comparable as a broader incumbent category of sports-affiliated startup support programs.
• Oakland Athletics / MLB Team Innovation Programs: Major League Baseball and several of its franchises run league- and team-level accelerator and innovation programs for sports-tech and consumer-product startups. Comparable as broader sports-industry incumbents running structured startup support programs.

Regional players

• Dreamit Ventures: Philadelphia-based accelerator historically focused on consumer and enterprise startups. Comparable as a regional peer that targets similar early-stage consumer-product founders in the Philadelphia market.
• Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs: Philadelphia-headquartered corporate accelerator backed by Comcast/NBCUniversal. Comparable because it is a Philadelphia-based, consumer-and-media-oriented accelerator with a corporate parent, similar in structure to a sports-affiliated accelerator like Sixers Innovation Lab.
• Drexel University Startup Incubator: Philadelphia-based university-affiliated startup incubator supporting early-stage consumer and tech ventures. Comparable as a regional Philadelphia ecosystem peer that competes for the same founder pool.

Direct peers

• Startupbootcamp SportsTech: Global sports-tech accelerator program supporting early-stage startups at the intersection of sports, media, and consumer experience. Directly comparable to Sixers Innovation Lab's mandate of supporting consumer-product companies with a sports orientation.
• Sacramento Kings Innovation Lab: NBA franchise (Sacramento Kings) operates team-level innovation and venture initiatives that support startups in sports, fan engagement, and consumer products. Comparable as a fellow NBA team-affiliated innovation platform targeting early-stage companies.
• Techstars SportsTech: Techstars ran a sports-tech accelerator program in partnership with major sports properties. It is directly comparable as a structured accelerator supporting early-stage sports-adjacent companies, with cohort-based programming similar to what Sixers Innovation Lab appears to offer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SixersLab
• Facebookfacebook.com/SixersInnovationLab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments8 records

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