GET TO KNOW OUR TEAM
Professionals in soccer, technology and innovation
TSS is led by a team with more than 20 years of experience at the highest levels of Italian and international soccer. The founders and advisors combine technical, managerial and digital know-how to shape a solid, scalable project with a clear global vision.
Cristiano Giannotti, CEO and Founder, is FIGC athletic trainer and has worked for years in top European clubs. With him, co-founders Francesco Barresi, Emanuele Morini, Giovanni Bertoli, Marco Margarita, Emidio Di Laura Frattura and Marco Alò, along with strategic partners such as Manuela Nicolosi, Federico Quarato and Alessandro Pennestri, form a cross-functional, dynamic and strongly results-oriented team.
OUR SUCCESSES
A solid and recognized path.
TSS has grown through concrete results, institutional validations, and targeted investments
Over the past two years, TSS has built a clear trajectory of growth and recognition in the Italian sport-tech scene. Here are the key milestones that testify to the reliability and vision of our project:
May 2022
Entered the Wylab incubator, one of Europe's leading centers dedicated to innovation in sports. A key first step in structuring the project in a highly qualified environment.
September 2022
Launch of the "We Sport Up" acceleration program, promoted by CDP Venture Capital and Sport & Health. TSS was awarded as one of the 10 best Italian startups out of more than 600 applicants, confirming the value of our proposal in the national scene.
April 2023
Entry into the public incubator Lazio Innova, promoted by the Lazio Region. A strategic opportunity to strengthen local presence and access additional innovation tools.
September 2023
Acceptance into the Campania NewSteel incubator, based in Naples, a reference center for innovation linked to Federico II University. A key step in developing new modules and expanding technology partnerships.
April 2024
Winner of the Campania Startup 2023 Regional Call for Proposals, with a 232,000 euro grant earmarked for the development of Artificial Intelligence tools for data analysis, sports ethics, and personalization of platform services.
These achievements demonstrate the soundness of our model, the confidence of institutions and our ability to attract public and private investment to grow sustainably.
WHERE WE ARE.
Our base in the heart of innovation in the Mezzogiorno
TSS is based in Naples, inside the prestigious Città della Scienza technology hub at Via Coroglio, 57.
A symbolic place of research, innovation and enterprise in Southern Italy, where startups, universities, research institutions and international companies meet every day.
Being part of this ecosystem allows us to collaborate with incubators, advanced training centers and European programs, actively contributing to the development of the territory and the evolution of sport-tech at the national and global level.
📍TSS- Technology Sport
System Via Coroglio, 57 - 80124 Napoli
Presso Campania NewSteel - Città della Scienza