The Story Behind Metric Mate
Metric Mate was built from lived experience, engineering discipline, and a simple belief: athletes deserve better feedback before pain, injury, or missed development becomes the signal.
Born from the gap between training and understanding.
Metric Mate began with a personal problem: the cost of athletic development when athletes train hard but do not have enough visibility into how their bodies are responding.
For founder and CEO M-T Strickland, that problem was not theoretical. A serious hip injury as a young athlete shaped his understanding of pain, recovery, identity, and the long-term impact of under-informed training.
That experience became the foundation for a company built to help athletes, parents, coaches, and programs see what is happening earlier, clearer, and more consistently.
“The next era of athlete development will not be built on guesswork. It will be built on intelligence.”
From patented hardware to athlete development intelligence.
Metric Mate started with the patented T.A.P. Sensor, a hardware innovation designed to capture performance data from resistance training. That work proved something important: athletes generate valuable signals every time they train.
Today, Metric Mate has expanded beyond a single device. We are building a hardware-connected, AI-powered performance intelligence platform that brings together data from sensors, wearables, assessments, and training activity.
A new standard for athlete development.
Measure what matters.
We collect performance, movement, workload, readiness, and training signals from connected tools and structured assessments.
Translate data into decisions.
Metric Mate turns scattered data into clear intelligence for parents, coaches, athletes, and organizations.
Develop the athlete, not just the stat sheet.
Our platform is designed to support strength, endurance, movement quality, injury-risk awareness, and long-term development.
Build toward readiness intelligence.
We are working toward a future where athlete readiness can be understood more deeply, consistently, and responsibly.
Built by engineers, operators, strategists, and builders.
Metric Mate is led by a multidisciplinary executive team combining athlete advocacy, engineering rigor, intellectual property strategy, and scalable technology execution.
M-T Strickland
CEO & Co-FounderElectrical engineer, entrepreneur, and athlete advocate leading Metric Mate’s vision, growth strategy, partnerships, and commercialization of athlete development intelligence.
View LinkedIn Profile →Braxton K. Davis
Chief Strategy OfficerPatent attorney, engineer, and strategic operator guiding Metric Mate’s intellectual property portfolio, commercialization strategy, and long-term enterprise direction.
View LinkedIn Profile →Ecleamus Ricks Jr.
Chief Technology OfficerSoftware engineer and technical leader responsible for Metric Mate’s platform architecture, product development roadmap, data systems, and scalable technology execution.
View LinkedIn Profile →Recognized by leading startup, technology, and innovation communities.
Techstars Atlanta
Selected for the Techstars Atlanta accelerator powered by Cox Enterprises.
Apple Entrepreneur Camp
Selected for Apple’s program supporting innovative app-driven companies.
TechCrunch Battlefield 200
Recognized among promising startups selected to showcase at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Black Ambition
Named a Black Ambition semifinalist, recognizing high-potential founders and companies.
Georgia Innovation
Recognized among Georgia’s technology and innovation ecosystem.
Patented Technology
Backed by granted intellectual property and a growing performance intelligence platform.
Metric Mate is building the intelligence layer for athlete development.
We are not here to add another dashboard. We are here to help athletes develop smarter, help parents see what matters, and help coaches make better decisions with better data.