Speaker Profile

Jenna Kurath is Vice President of Startup Partnerships and Head of Comcast NBCU SportsTech. An innovation program at the intersection of sports and technology: SportsTech is a global innovation program focused on investing in and developing the next great sports technologies. We select and fund ten high-potential startups each year, providing strategic guidance from 300+ industry leaders to accelerate their growth and enhance our sports products. This program allows Comcast NBCU to develop cutting-edge sports technologies, deepen fan engagement, generate new revenue streams, and solidify our position as a leader in sports entertainment.

In this role, Jenna is responsible for leading strategy for the accelerator fund; defining the investment focus areas, and managing key industry partnerships, including the SportsTech Partner Consortium, comprised of Comcast NBCUniversal’s sports brands - NBC Sports, Sky Sports, Comcast Spectacor, and Golf – alongside the Premier League, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, Notre Dame and three US Olympic sports organizations: US Ski & Snowboard, USA Swimming, and USA Cycling. This network of partnerships brings an early lens into innovative solutions, exclusive access to research and business insights, and differentiated value to build upon Comcast’s media rights relationships and sponsorship investments. SportsTech is part of a larger portfolio of Comcast NBCUniversal accelerator investments, including LIFT Labs in Philadelphia, focused on entrepreneurial engagement to help the next generation of technology leaders succeed.

In November of 2022, Jenna was named to Ad Week’s ‘Most Powerful Women in Sports,’ and she serves on the Advisory Board of the Michigan Sports Tech Fund, a student-led venture fund that invests in the intersection of sports and technology.

Previously, she was Executive Director of Business Development & Partnerships, having joined Comcast in 2013, working within the corporate Strategic Development team and Comcast Business. Prior to joining the company, Jenna held various business development, sales strategy, and communication roles at companies ranging from the startup and pre-IPO stage to Fortune 500 companies, including Symantec and Concentric Networks.