Dream Sports, Columbia Engineering launch new AI innovation centre

Dream Sports, the parent firm of fantasy sports major Dream11, on June 5 announced the launch of Columbia-Dream Sports artificial intelligence (AI) innovation Centre, as part of the company’s efforts to drive the next phase of innovation for its 220-million user base of sports fans.

This launch comes after the sports tech major signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science in March 2023. Dream Sports CEO Harsh Jain is an alumni of Columbia Business School.

The five-year, $10-million centre will aim to advance research and workforce development at the intersection of AI, machine learning, and sports tech, the firm said. It will leverage the university’s deep strengths in AI, ML, and engineering with Dream Sports’ extensive expertise in sports and games technologies.

“At Dream Sports, data drives all our decisions. With Columbia’s renowned research capabilities, faculty, and infrastructure, and our expertise and investments in sports tech, we are confident that the Columbia-Dream Sports AI Innovation Center will help us solve some of the largest problems faced by hundreds of millions of sports fans,” Jain said in a statement.