Adidas Runtastic

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Runtastic GmbH
Company type Subsidiary
Industry
Predecessor Adidas miCoach
FoundedOctober 2009;14 years ago (2009-10)
Headquarters,
Austria
Number of employees
280
Parent Adidas
Website runtastic.com

Runtastic GmbH is a digital health and fitness company from Austria.

Contents

On 5 August 2015, Adidas bought Runtastic for €220 million ($240 million). [1] [2]

On 25 September 2019, Runtastic was rebranded to Adidas Runtastic. [3]

History

The idea was made during a project at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria [4] for tracking sailboat races. [5]

The company was founded in 2009 by Florian Gschwandtner, Christian Kaar, René Giretzlehner, and Alfred Luger in Pasching, Upper Austria.[ citation needed ]

In August 2015, it was announced that Adidas had bought Runtastic out for €220 million ($240 million), this included the 50.1% stake Axel Springer bought in the company back in 2013, making Runtastic owned by Adidas. [6]

At the beginning of 2019, Runtastic was making two apps. These were rebranded in September of the same year. The "Runtastic" app was rebranded to the "Adidas Running" app, and the "Results" app was rebranded to the "Adidas Training" app. [7]

Reception

The mobile devices used all the systems in the devices (e.g., GPS-tracking, audio and video recording and playback, web-syncing, social sharing). This can be seen in reviews of company products, for example from The Verge , [8] TechCrunch, [9] VentureBeat, [10] or The Next Web. [11]

Bibliography

Runtastic and its products have been covered in books and articles, some of which have been listed and commented here (APA 4th Ed.): [12]

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References

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  2. "Adidas acquires mobile fitness company Runtastic for $239M". VentureBeat. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. "Runtastic becomes Adidas Running four years after acquisition". Android Police. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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  7. "Runtastic and Adidas Give Athletes Unique Rewards and Benefits With New Adidas Running and Adidas Training Apps – Runtastic Mediacenter". Runtastic Mediacenter. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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  10. Rebecca Grant (1 August 2012). "Runtastic Pro lets you see and feel the burn with 3D video footage of workouts". VentureBeat . Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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  12. Please see Google Books for more results. Retrieved from Google Books Search Page (25 February 2013).