Catapult is all in on athlete intelligence.
What’s happening: The sports analytics company acquired Perch, maker of AI-powered weight room tracking tech, for $18M.
Accelerating. Used by 4.2K+ teams across 40 sports in 100+ countries, Catapult is entrenched in elite sports. Its GPS-enabled wearables, video tools, and new amateur-friendly offerings generated $116M in revenue last year while adding 400 new partners.
Repositioning as a turnkey sports intelligence SaaS company, Catapult is rolling out real-time dashboards with SEC football coaches, refining its wearables, and expanding into strength training.
In the room. MIT-born Perch uses 3D cameras and AI to monitor reps, movement, and velocity from a rack-mounted device. Trained on 25M reps from 40K users, the platform tracks progress and readiness while building customized VBT (velocity-based training) programs.
Winning science. Leveraging data to decode player development, fueling, training, and injury risk, platforms like Catapult, Kitman Labs, STATSports are scaling wearable-first solutions to compete in the $14.5B sports analytics market. Joining the fray, video-centered platform Hudl acquired GPS-tracking solution Titan Sports this week.
Punchline: With championships on the line, Catapult is helping teams turn every data point into a competitive advantage.
