Data Project

What Data Project does

Data Project (legal entity: Genius Sports Italy Srl) is an Italian volleyball technology company founded in 1982 and headquartered in Salerno with an additional office in Bologna. It develops and sells a vertically integrated software and hardware platform for volleyball statistics, video analysis, officiating, and competition management. Core products include Data Volley 4 (statistical scouting and video analysis, with Professional at €799/year and Lite at €299/year), Click&Scout (tablet-based scouting from €49/year), e-Scoresheet (electronic official scoresheet), Web Competition Manager (federation-level competition management system), VolleyBoard (venue multimedia scoreboards at €950/year), Video Sharing 4 (video archival and exchange), and VideoCheck (high-speed camera systems with up to 23 cameras for officiating). The platform is officially adopted by FIVB and CEV for international competitions, with 98% of national teams using Data Project software at major 2018-2019 world events and 65+ leagues and federations relying on the system annually.

The company operates a multi-tier revenue model combining low-price recurring software subscriptions for individual coaches and clubs, quote-based managed competition services for federations and leagues (WCM), custom hardware sales for VideoCheck systems, and professional services including technical support and operator deployment at major tournaments. Distribution leverages federation mandates (top-down enterprise adoption), direct enterprise sales for WCM and VideoCheck, website downloads for SMB/individual users, and Apple App Store and Google Play channels for Click&Scout. The company operates from Italy with a US customer success office in Los Angeles. Since the September 2017 acquisition by Genius Sports, Data Project has expanded partnerships with more than 15 new leagues and federations across Europe, Asia, and Latin America and integrated ML-driven tactical analysis through a partnership with Moxoff (SeTTEX Premium plugin). Emilio Spirito remains as CEO and founder; the company maintains its brand identity within the Genius Sports Group.

Name

Data Project

Legal name

Genius Sports Italy Srl

Website

https://dataproject.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Data Project provides an integrated software and hardware platform for volleyball statistics, video analysis, officiating, and competition management. Serving federations, leagues, clubs, and individual coaches globally, it is the official technology provider to FIVB and CEV competitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Technology / Volleyball Statistics & Video Analysis Software

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Performance Analysis & Video Coaching (HSADAEAG)

Keywords

• Volleyball scouting software
• Sports video analysis
• Competition management platform
• Electronic match scoring
• Sports officiating technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Salerno

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Annual subscription licenses for Data Volley 4 Professional (€799) and Lite (€299), Click&Scout (from €49), VolleyBoard (€950), and Video Sharing. Licenses are device-specific and non-transferable with 12-month validity.
2. Competition Management Services: WCM and integrated software services provided to leagues and federations, including data collection, management, and microsite hosting for championships.
3. VideoCheck Hardware Systems: Complete hardware systems with high-speed cameras (19 or 23 camera configurations) sold to venues and competitions for video replay officiating.
4. Professional Services: Technical support and training services for tournaments, including operator deployment for major international competitions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Data Project develops and sells specialized volleyball technology software, including statistical scouting platforms (Data Volley 4, Click&Scout), electronic official match scoresheets (e-Scoresheet), federation/league competition management systems (Web Competition Manager), multimedia venue display software (VolleyBoard), video sharing platforms (Video Sharing 4), and high-speed camera-based officiating systems (VideoCheck). Its products are sold as annual subscriptions to individual coaches and clubs, as enterprise services to national and international federations, and as hardware systems to venues, with the full suite integrated for end-to-end competition coverage.

Product overview

Data Project provides an integrated suite of volleyball technology products for coaches, clubs, leagues and federations worldwide. The portfolio consists of two tiers: (1) products for coaches and clubs including Data Volley 4 (statistics and video analysis, €299-799/year) and Click&Scout (tablet-based scouting, from €49/year); and (2) products for federations and leagues including Web Competition Manager (competition management), e-Scoresheet (official scoresheet), VolleyBoard (venue entertainment), Video Sharing 4 (video exchange), and VideoCheck (instant replay system with up to 23 cameras). The products are fully integrated with each other, with Data Volley 4 and e-Scoresheet serving as primary data collection tools that feed statistics, match reports and video into WCM. Additional offerings include SeTTEX Premium (ML-powered tactical plugin for Data Volley 4), Accreditation System, Data Volley 4 Highlights, and Tablet System. Founded in 1982, Data Project became part of Genius Sports in 2017.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Data Volley: Professional volleyball statistics and video analysis software, available in Professional and Lite versions.
• Click&Scout
• e-Scoresheet
• Web Competition Manager
• VolleyBoard
• Video Sharing 4
• VideoCheck

Products and services

• Data Volley 4 Professional volleyball statistics and video analysis software combining real-time statistical scouting with synchronized video analysis for coaches, clubs, and analysts. Available in Professional (€799/year) and Lite (€299/year) editions with keyboard-based data entry, automatic code completion, video capture and streaming, advanced filters and analysis, Web Client App, custom formulas, montage, and advanced search.
• Click&Scout Touch-screen tablet-based volleyball scouting and statistical analysis app for real-time match analysis on the bench. Available for iPad (from €49/year via App Store in-app purchase), Android, and Windows. Supports indoor volleyball, beach volleyball, and green volleyball, and synchronizes with Data Video Essential and Data Volley for advanced analysis.
• e-Scoresheet Electronic official match scoresheet software that officially replaces paper documentation in FIVB, CEV, and other federation competitions. Guides operators through real-time match compilation with automated error checking, integrates with VolleyBoard (official score), Data Video Essential (video synchronization), Data Volley (line-up reading), and Web Competition Manager (database).
• Web Competition Manager (WCM) Modular competition management system for volleyball leagues and federations that centralizes clubs, teams, athletes, competitions, match reports, scout data, and video in one database. Generates customizable microsites with real-time statistics, play-by-play, news, photo gallery, video stats, and live streaming, fully integrated with Data Volley 4, e-Scoresheet, and Video Sharing. Pricing is quote-based on service level and competition scope.
• Video Sharing 4 Video sharing and exchange platform for volleyball competitions that enables upload, download, and archival of match footage for entire seasons. Supports automatic video conversion (Xvid 720x576, MP4 h264 in SD/HD/FullHD), scheduled downloads, and ticket-based sharing for guests without accounts, integrating with Data Video and Data Volley 4 for synchronized scout data.
• VolleyBoard Multimedia sports event management software for venue scoreboards that projects real-time scores, statistics, advertising banners, and videos on LED screens. Takes official scores from e-Scoresheet and individual/general statistics from Data Volley, supports two external video signals simultaneously, connects to VideoCheck for replay display, and includes Kiss/Bongo cam features. Annual license €950.
• VideoCheck Instant replay video system for volleyball officiating using up to 23 high-speed cameras (up to 200fps) to detect line calls, net faults, block touches, and floor touches. Available in 23-camera Complete System (FIVB/CEV standard with pancake detection) and 19-camera Basic System. Installs via mobile device app (iOS/Android) and integrates with VolleyBoard for broadcast and replay display. Custom quote-based pricing on camera configuration.
• Accreditation System Global accreditation management tool for sports events that handles accreditation requests from organizers, players, volunteers, media, security, and guests through to badge printing. Communicates with Web Competition Manager for data exchange, deployed at CEV and FIVB events.
• Data Volley 4 Highlights Real-time highlight replay service within Data Volley 4 that presents clips of significant match moments on tablets as they occur, updating in real-time during VIP viewing at events. First presented at FIVB World Championship in Turin in December 2018.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% of National Teams at major world competitions use Data Project software (2018-2019)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FIVB (International Volleyball Federation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term official partnership for data collection and technology at FIVB competitions including World Championship, World Cup, and Volleyball Nations League. Data Project provides complete Events Integrated System with e-Scoresheet, Data Volley, VolleyBoard, and VideoCheck.
• CEV (European Volleyball Confederation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean volleyball confederation partnership for official competitions including Golden European League. CEV uses e-Scoresheet for official match documentation and VideoCheck for video replay officiating at major events.
• Genius SportscoreOthersData Project operates as part of Genius Sports Group, sharing infrastructure including technical support ([email protected]), legal identity (Genius Sports Italy Srl), and brand alignment with parent company.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hudl: Hudl is a leading sports video analysis and performance platform used across many team sports at club and amateur levels. While it serves multiple sports rather than volleyball-only, its video analysis and scouting tools directly compete with Data Volley 4 and Click&Scout for the same coaching customers and team budgets.
• Hawk-Eye Innovations: Hawk-Eye provides ball-tracking and officiating technology used across many sports (tennis, football, cricket). Its instant replay and line-calling capabilities directly overlap with VideoCheck's high-speed camera officiating system for volleyball, making it a credible alternative if FIVB or CEV were to open tendering.
• Dartfish: Dartfish is a sports video analysis platform used by coaches across multiple team sports for performance review and tagging. It overlaps with Data Volley 4's video analysis functionality for volleyball and other sports coaching customers, particularly at the elite club and national team level.
• Nacsport: Nacsport is a sports video analysis and statistics platform used across team sports for tagging and scouting. It offers similar functionality to Data Volley 4 (video + statistics combined) and competes at the amateur and semi-professional volleyball coaching level on price and ease of use.

Emerging players

• Spiideo: Spiideo provides AI-driven sports video analysis and broadcasting tools targeting amateur and academy markets. Its automated video tagging and streaming capabilities compete with Data Project's Video Sharing 4 and Click&Scout products at lower price tiers and could pressure Data Project's amateur customer base.
• KinaTrax: KinaTrax provides markerless motion capture and biomechanical analysis for baseball and other sports. While currently focused on biomechanics rather than volleyball statistics, it represents an emerging AI/analytics player whose computer-vision capabilities could eventually extend into volleyball performance analysis.
• Veo Technologies: Veo offers AI-powered automated sports video capture and analysis for team sports, increasingly used at amateur and academy levels. As it expands volleyball coverage with computer-vision tagging, it represents an emerging direct competitor to Data Volley's manual scouting workflow at the lower price tiers.

Broad incumbents

• Genius Sports: Genius Sports is Data Project's parent company and a global leader in sports data, technology, and media. While it owns Data Project, it also operates competing sports data and officiating technology platforms for other sports that share infrastructure, customer relationships, and a global sales force.
• Stats Perform: Stats Perform is a major sports data and AI company providing data collection, analytics, and broadcast graphics across many sports. As a broad incumbent it could expand volleyball-specific offerings and compete with Data Project's statistical and competition management products at the federation level.
• Catapult Sports: Catapult provides athlete performance monitoring and analytics (GPS wearables, video) used by professional teams globally. It is a broader incumbent serving many sports with overlapping video/analytics capability to Data Project, but at higher price points and an elite team focus rather than volleyball specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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