Two Glasgow-based sports technology startups are turning heads on the international stage with cutting-edge platforms that place athletes at the heart of innovation.
Theo Health, a high-performance smart clothing company, has secured £1.2 million in investment and signed a major partnership with PGA Tour star Xander Schauffele. Meanwhile, ScribePro, a digital medical record platform used by elite sports teams across Europe, has attracted six-figure backing from former Scotland international and football manager, Steven Naismith.
Theo Health: Smart Clothing for Smarter Recovery
Theo Health is reimagining injury recovery and performance through wearable technology. Founded by Jodie Sinclair, the company emerged from a deeply personal motivation. Once a promising footballer set for a US college scholarship, Sinclair saw her competitive career halted by a ruptured ACL—an experience that shaped Theo’s mission.
“There was no feedback during my recovery,” said Sinclair. “Theo is the system I wish I had—one that makes recovery measurable, progress visible, and elite performance possible again.”
Now, with Schauffele onboard as both investor and one of the first ‘Alpha Athletes’ trialling the platform, Theo is preparing to bring its first product to market: Theo Alpha Shorts. These advanced compression shorts are embedded with inertial measurement units (IMUs), capable of tracking movement patterns in real-time—from balance and knee alignment to symmetry and tempo. Paired with a compact, modular ‘brain’ unit, the system delivers data-rich feedback to both athletes and coaches.
“It’s simple for the athlete, but there’s so much information underneath,” said David Sundberg, Schauffele’s personal trainer, after previewing the system.
Having spent years in stealth mode to focus on IP protection, product development, and team building, Theo is now actively testing the shorts with elite athletes and gearing up for beta pilots with a top-tier European football club. A broader market release is targeted for summer 2027.
ScribePro: Taking the Paperwork Out of Player Care
Across the city, ScribePro is redefining how medical professionals and coaches collaborate on athlete care. The startup, co-founded by emergency medicine consultants Dr Jonny Gordon and Professor David Lowe, allows clinicians to securely log and share medical interactions in real time—bridging the gap between club and country, and ensuring vital information doesn’t get lost in translation.
Backed by Naismith’s recent investment and endorsement, ScribePro is scaling fast. “From my own experience as a player, accessing injury and fitness data could be clunky at best,” said Naismith, who has now joined the company in an ambassadorial role. “The demands on players are higher than ever, and platforms like ScribePro are becoming essential.”
The platform already serves 11 national sporting associations, including the Scottish Football Association and Scottish Rugby Union, as well as nine international football federations—from the Netherlands and Denmark to Croatia and Northern Ireland. It has even begun branching into American football.
Recent feature updates include tailored injury reports and predictive data models to estimate return-to-play timelines—tools that are proving invaluable to both coaches and clinicians.
Since its last funding round in 2022, ScribePro has grown from two contractors to eight full-time employees and moved into new headquarters in central Glasgow.
“Steven’s support is a testament to our mission,” said Gordon. “While football and rugby are our primary focus, the technology has applications across all sports. We’re aiming to become the go-to digital medical platform in global sport.”