Zelus Analytics, a sports analytics company specializing in player evaluation and in-game decision-making, has successfully completed the first part of its Series A funding round. Notable participants in this round include Teamworthy Ventures, Gametime Capital, Kevin Durant, Billy Beane, and RedBird Capital, among others.
Zelus Analytics is renowned for its advanced data and analytics platform that assesses, predicts, and enhances player and team performance across various sports, including baseball, basketball, hockey, football, cricket, and soccer.
The company’s unique approach to sports analytics, combining academic rigor with extensive industry expertise, sets it apart in the competitive landscape of sports data, analytics, and technology.
Doug Fearing, Co-Founder and CEO of Zelus Analytics, expressed the company’s excitement about adding a group of investors and advisors to support their expansion into markets such as college sports, eSports, sports marketing, and more.
Stephen Schmalhofer, Partner at Teamworthy Ventures, highlighted their excitement in partnering with Zelus Analytics, emphasizing the company’s reputation for recruiting the most talented and experienced team in sports analytics. Zelus Analytics’ data-driven insights and analytics are essential for professional and collegiate teams in making critical decisions on game day, during the season, draft day, and beyond.
Billy Beane, a sports analytics pioneer and an investor in Zelus Analytics, commended the company for setting the standard in sports analytics by leveraging cutting-edge probabilistic modeling and machine learning techniques, making a transformative impact on the sports analytics landscape.
Data continues to play an important role in the evolution of sports.
