PlayerData began with a lower-cost GPS wearable aimed at expanding access to performance tracking and has expanded into a broader data-capture ecosystem combining wearables, GPS-embedded balls, and AI-paired video. The company plans a full commercial launch this summer for a GPS-based soccer ball developed with Puma and Mitre and is testing connected balls from Nike. A portable 8K, 190-degree camera that syncs with player and ball sensors and uses AI to automate video clipping is slated to follow. PlayerData’s wearable is in use across US Soccer, several MLS clubs, and multiple MLB teams (including the Red Sox, Rays, and Astros), and officials will wear the device at every FIFA men’s World Cup match this summer; the company holds Preferred Provider status through FIFA’s Quality Programme. The business recently raised $12M in a Series A to scale products and expand the team, has grown headcount ~40% over 18 months, and moved its U.S. headquarters to Boston.

Total raised

$15M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

May 2026