Multiverse Computing and Sports Data Campus sign football AI alliance, no projects named yet

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Multiverse Computing, the Donostia-San Sebastián AI and quantum software company founded in 2019, has signed an alliance with Sports Data Campus, a Valladolid institution that has trained people in big data, analytics and artificial intelligence for sport since 2017. The idea is to bring specialised AI, and the training needed to use it, to football clubs, leagues and federations. The areas on the list include performance analysis, scouting, talent development, load management, injury prevention and fan relations. What the agreement does not yet include is any specific project, timeline, participating organisation, investment, contract or new product. It is, for now, a framework for working out what the framework will be used for, which is a common enough first step in partnerships and an unusually candid one.

The division of labour is tidy. Multiverse brings its efficient AI, optimisation and quantum software, and says its models can run inside each organisation's own infrastructure so clubs keep control of their players' data. It already has a football product, Player Injury Risk Monitor, built to help manage player load and injury risk, and had earlier announced a collaboration with Real Sociedad on AI for performance. The company says it serves more than 100 clients and has offices in the United States, Canada and Europe. Sports Data Campus brings the people: programmes in Spanish, English and Portuguese and, by its own count, an ecosystem of more than 200 clubs, federations, sports bodies and companies.

Iraia Ibarzabal, Multiverse's Chief Growth Officer, named the Americas as a strong focus and said the aim is to set "a new standard for data-driven football". David R. Sáez, chief executive of Sports Data Campus, said the alliance will let it offer technology solutions and train the professionals who use them. The deal follows Multiverse's announcement in July 2026 of a Series C of up to $570 million, which the company put at €500 million, at a valuation of roughly $1.7 billion, or about €1.5 billion. No money is attached to this agreement.