Sports Data Campus and Multiverse Computing have established a strategic alliance to bring advanced artificial intelligence to the global football and sports ecosystem. The collaboration is founded on a broad vision: connecting specialised education, frontier technology and real-world applications in a sector moving towards increasingly data-driven decision-making supported by artificial intelligence and optimisation.
The agreement establishes a framework to explore joint initiatives in education, content, events, applied projects, technology, communications, positioning and business development. Its aim is to make advanced technological capabilities accessible to clubs, leagues, federations and sports organisations, while preparing professionals to understand and apply these solutions in real-world settings.
An alliance for the new era of data-driven football
Professional football is entering an era in which data is no longer limited to descriptive analysis of the game. Artificial intelligence, advanced optimisation and specialised models are beginning to play a growing role in areas such as performance, scouting, talent development, workload management, injury prevention and fan engagement.
In this context, the collaboration between Sports Data Campus and Multiverse Computing responds to an increasingly clear need: to bring advanced technology to the sports ecosystem through a rigorous, practical approach grounded in the realities of the industry.
Multiverse Computing brings distinctive technological capabilities in the development of fast, efficient and highly specialised AI models, designed to enable organisations to deploy advanced artificial intelligence securely within their own infrastructure while retaining control over their data, governance and compliance requirements.
Multiverse Computing: efficient, sovereign and applied AI
Founded in 2019 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Multiverse Computing has established itself as one of Europe’s most prominent emerging companies in efficient artificial intelligence, quantum software, optimisation and quantum-inspired technologies. With offices in the United States, Canada and Europe, it serves more than 100 customers worldwide, including organisations such as Iberdrola, Bosch and the Bank of Canada.
In July 2026, the company announced a Series C funding round of up to US$570 million, equivalent to €500 million, at an approximate valuation of US$1.7 billion, equivalent to €1.5 billion. This milestone reinforces its position as one of Europe’s most promising technology companies in the development of efficient, secure artificial intelligence suited to demanding enterprise environments.
Its approach is particularly relevant to professional sport, where the adoption of artificial intelligence must meet requirements for performance, security, efficiency, scalability, privacy and data control. In football, Multiverse Computing has already developed solutions such as Player Injury Risk Monitor, an AI-based tool designed to support workload and injury risk management for elite players, and has announced collaborations with organisations such as Real Sociedad to explore new applications of artificial intelligence in sports performance.
Bringing advanced AI to the heart of football
The alliance is built on a shared belief: the future of sport will depend not only on having more data, but on knowing how to turn it into useful, actionable and secure insights through advanced technology and professionals equipped to apply it with sound judgement.
Iraia Ibarzabal, Chief Growth Officer of Multiverse Computing, said:
“For Multiverse Computing, this alliance with Sports Data Campus brings our technology to the heart of the global football ecosystem. By combining our technology with Sports Data Campus’s network, expertise and educational programmes, we can accelerate the adoption of advanced solutions across clubs, leagues and federations. While Injury Risk Monitor remains one of our flagship products, our ambition also encompasses performance, scouting, talent development and fan engagement. With a strong focus on the Americas and a global outlook, this collaboration gives us the reach we need to work with the world’s leading football organisations and set a new standard for data-driven football.”
Statement from Sports Data Campus
David R. Sáez, CEO of Sports Data Campus, emphasised the strategic scope of the collaboration:
“This agreement with Multiverse brings together two international leaders with a shared vision: turning technology and knowledge into real growth for the sports industry. We are aligning the enormous potential of a leading artificial intelligence company—valued at €1.5 billion—with Sports Data Campus’s leadership in training data analysts, backed by an ecosystem of more than 200 clubs, federations, sports organisations and companies in the sector. Together, we will not only offer cutting-edge technological solutions, but also accelerate the adoption of AI in sport. Our goal is not only to equip professionals with the best technology available, but also to train them to make the most of the tools we will provide, enabling them to lead the sector’s global transformation.”
An open framework for collaboration
Through this alliance, Sports Data Campus and Multiverse Computing are opening a new avenue for collaboration between specialised education, advanced artificial intelligence and the sports industry. The agreement establishes an open framework to identify opportunities, develop initiatives and bring the football ecosystem technological solutions capable of addressing some of its most significant challenges.
For Sports Data Campus, this collaboration reinforces its role as a meeting point for talent, applied knowledge and leading organisations. For Multiverse Computing, it provides a direct connection to an international community specialising in the application of data to sport, and to an ecosystem particularly relevant to the adoption of artificial intelligence across clubs, leagues and federations.
About Multiverse Computing
Multiverse Computing is a leader in sovereign and efficient artificial intelligence. The company develops fast, efficient and highly specialised AI models that enable organisations to deploy advanced artificial intelligence securely within their own infrastructure, ensuring full control over data, governance and regulatory compliance. Headquartered in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain, with offices in the United States, Canada and across Europe, Multiverse serves more than 100 customers worldwide, including Iberdrola, Bosch and the Bank of Canada. For more information, visit multiversecomputing.com.