"There are more possible NBA schedule combinations than there are atoms in the sun. That's not hyperbole-it's the mathematical reality facing anyone trying to arrange 1,230 games across 30 teams over six months while satisfying TV networks, player safety rules, arena operators, and competitive fairness requirements all at once. This impossible puzzle is exactly what Fastbreak AI, a 30-person startup out of New York, has built its business around."
"Map Anything Stewart's path to sports scheduling began with a $250 million exit. His previous company, Map Anything, was acquired by Salesforce in 2019 for its field service optimization technology, which used the same mathematical principles that would later power Fastbreak. While still running Map Anything, in 2016, Stewart began recruiting two KPMG consultants, Chris Groer and Tim Carnes, who had built the NBA's scheduling system, with the promise that he'd eventually start a company dedicated to sports scheduling."
Fastbreak AI is a 30-person New York startup that builds AI-driven scheduling software for professional sports leagues. The software arranges thousands of games, balancing broadcasting requirements, player safety rules, arena operator constraints, and competitive fairness across long seasons. The company evolved from John Stewart's previous exit with Map Anything and recruited two former KPMG consultants who had built the NBA's scheduling system. Fastbreak onboarded the NBA in June 2022 to help schedule a new in-season tournament and now powers scheduling for more than 50 professional leagues worldwide, solving massive combinatorial optimization problems.
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