From DARPA to Eight-Figure Exit to Charity Impact: The Jason Syversen Story | SportsVisio CEO

Jason Syversen, Founder and CEO of SportsVisio, shares why he left a career running $100M in classified research at DARPA to start a company — and why he and his wife put the majority of their eight-figure exit into a charitable foundation fighting human trafficking and sexual exploitation. This is the mission behind SportsVisio. Not just building technology — using entrepreneurship as a vehicle for impact. What is SportsVisio? SportsVisio is an AI-powered basketball and volleyball analytics platform that turns game footage from any camera into full box scores, individual player highlight reels, and detailed performance stats. Players, coaches, and families use SportsVisio to track performance, review games, and share highlights — without any special equipment or manual stat-keeping. Key Moments - 0:00 — The false dichotomy: good person vs. successful person - 0:27 — The middle ground: entrepreneurship as a vehicle for impact - 0:46 — Leaving DARPA and $100M in classified research - 0:58 — The conversation with his wife: "Why are we doing this?" - 1:19 — Eight-figure exit → charitable foundation - 1:33 — Fighting human trafficking, foster care, adoption About Jason Syversen Jason Syversen is the Founder and CEO of SportsVisio. Before SportsVisio, he led teams at DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), built and exited Siege Technologies, and co-founded 10x Venture Partners — an angel fund that has driven over $8M into charitable causes across 35+ tech investments. He's a father of six, coaches youth basketball and soccer, and still plays competitive basketball (career 39% from three — matching SportsVisio Strategic Advisor Duncan Robinson). About SportsVisio SportsVisio powers nearly 100 leagues globally, using computer vision to deliver professional-level basketball and volleyball analytics to players at every level. Founded on the belief that every player deserves to see their game the way the pros do. "The game isn't just what happens on the court — it's how you understand it." — Jason Syversen