NBN23

What NBN23 does

NBN23, founded in 2015 in Paterna (Valencia), Spain and originally named Nothingbutnet, is a privately held sports technology company operating under the Data Sportstech (Ceirox) corporate umbrella. The company builds digital infrastructure for basketball, anchored by two core products: InGame, a FIBA-compliant digital scoresheet application that replaces paper-based scorekeeping across 5x5, 3x3, and Minibasket formats and synchronises directly with federation databases, and Swish, a fan-facing mobile application that distributes real-time game statistics and live tracking to players and supporters. NBN23 also offers PRO23, an indoor geolocation tracking system built on Quuppa positioning technology that captures top speed, distance, acceleration, deceleration, and workload data for professional clubs such as ACB teams Valencia Basket and Joventut Badalona. Federation-branded sub-versions of Swish (FIP Stats, Swiss Basketball, DBB.Scores) demonstrate a white-label deployment model.

The company's commercial model is B2B-led, monetised through multi-year direct licensing agreements (typically 3-10 years) with national and regional basketball federations, augmented by professional-club hardware-plus-software contracts for PRO23 and a freemium direct-to-consumer channel for the Swish app via iOS and Android app stores. NBN23's platform currently underwrites 900,000+ digitally recorded games across 3,000+ competitions in 70+ countries, with strongest coverage in Europe but with established presence in North America (US, Canada), the Middle East (Israel), and Asia (Maldives, China references). The company received official endorsement from FIBA, basketball's global governing body, in October 2025, validating its products as the recognised standard for youth and grassroots basketball.

NBN23 has 11-50 employees, no publicly disclosed venture capital rounds, and a single government grant in 2015 (IVACE TECHNICAL BASED COMPANIES CREATION). Key leadership includes CEO Javier Bosch and Executive President Miguel Bullón, with partnership alliances spanning Spalding, FIMBA Maxibasketball, FIBA Europe (Hoops for Schools), Quuppa, and Exposure Events. International federation expansion, the FIBA endorsement tailwind, and the ongoing product cadence (SWISH 2.0, InGame 2.0) constitute the primary forward-looking growth levers.

Name

NBN23

Legal name

NBN23 SLU

Website

https://nbn23.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NBN23 is a Spanish sports technology company that builds InGame (FIBA-compliant digital scoresheet) and Swish (real-time basketball statistics) mobile applications, plus PRO23 indoor geolocation tracking, deployed under multi-year licensing agreements with national and regional basketball federations across 70+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Basketball Sports Technology Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Data-Driven/Interactive Streams (Stats Overlays, Alternate Feeds) (MPAKAOAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data Platforms, BI/Reporting & Player Analytics (CDP/Attribution) (MPAEAKAI)

Keywords

• Basketball statistics platform
• Digital scoresheet software
• Sports data analytics
• Basketball federation software
• Athlete tracking technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Paterna

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Federation and League Licensing: Multi-year licensing agreements with national and regional basketball federations to use InGame and Swish platforms. Federations pay for deployment across all competitions within their jurisdiction, typically multi-year contracts (e.g., 3-year, 6-year, 10-year deals).
2. Professional Club Services: PRO23 geolocation tracking technology sold to professional clubs (e.g., Valencia Basket, Joventut Badalona) for training and game analytics. Includes hardware (transmitters/receivers) and software access.
3. Consumer App (Freemium): Swish app available free to fans and players with premium features. Revenue may come from in-app features or federation-branded versions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NBN23 develops and sells a basketball-specific software suite consisting of a digital scoresheet (InGame), a real-time statistics platform, a fan/player mobile application (Swish), and a geolocation-based player tracking system (PRO23). Its products are licensed primarily to basketball federations, leagues, and professional clubs to digitize in-game scoring, capture live statistics, and distribute data to internal stakeholders and fans.

Product overview

NBN23 is a digital basketball technology company offering a platform-plus-products architecture. The core product portfolio consists of InGame (digital scoresheet app replacing paper) and Swish (fan-facing statistics app), which are also distributed as federations-branded versions including FIP Stats (Italy), Swiss Basketball (Switzerland), and DBB.Scores (Germany). Additional products include SwishVerse and Basketball Challenges. The company previously offered PRO23, a geolocation tracking technology for professional teams. NBN23's solutions are officially endorsed by FIBA and power over 900,000 games across 70+ countries for 3,000+ competitions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Swish: Digital home for basketball providing live stats for every game, tracking favorite players and teams, available worldwide.
• InGame
• PRO23

Products and services

• InGame Digital scoresheet and real-time statistics platform for basketball that replaces traditional paper-based scoring; used by basketball federations, leagues, and professional clubs to capture, validate, and distribute live game data.
• Swish Mobile application for basketball fans and players providing engagement features such as live data, statistics, and participation tools; distributed via app stores as a freemium consumer product that supports NBN23's B2B federation and club customers.
• PRO23 Geolocation-based player and ball tracking system that captures movement and positioning data during basketball games, delivering advanced performance and tactical analytics to professional clubs, leagues, and federations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 900,000+ games digitally recorded across 70+ countries
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• FIBAflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025FIBA, basketball's global governing body, officially endorsed NBN23 in October 2025. This endorsement recognizes NBN23's InGame and Swish platforms as validated standards for digital scoresheets and real-time statistics in youth and grassroots basketball worldwide. The partnership focuses on empowering the grassroots basketball community with visibility, technology, and support. NBN23 is featured in FIBA communications and carries the official FIBA endorsement mark across its products.
• German Basketball Federation (DBB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDBB partnered with NBN23 for digital scoresheet and competition management across all levels of German basketball. The partnership is characterized by professionalism, innovation, and deep understanding of federation needs. NBN23 provides excellent support as a trusted digital transformation partner.
• Italian Basketball Federation (FIP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIP partnered with NBN23 for modernizing basketball management in Italy. NBN23's digital tools improved efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility across competitions. FIP uses FIP Stats 2.0 and InGame platforms as essential tools for Italian basketball operations.
• Portuguese Basketball Federation (FPB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFPB uses NBN23's InGame and Swish platforms as indispensable tools for basketball operations. The platforms have streamlined game management, provided real-time statistics, and connected fans and players with quality, reliability, and continuous improvement.
• Bulgarian Basketball FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBulgarian Basketball Federation signed a 6-year deal with NBN23 to digitize all competitions in the country. Up to 8,000 basketball players will have complete and personalized statistics in the Swish app.
• Czech Basketball FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term deal to implement the InGame digital scoresheet in selected Czech basketball competitions. All Czech basketball games will be digitized through the InGame app.
• Basketball IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-year partnership making NBN23 the official digital scoresheet partner of Irish basketball. Provides live scores, game statistics, and player statistics across all Irish competitions.
• Austrian Basketball FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian Basketball Federation joined forces with NBN23 to drive digital transformation of basketball in Austria.
• basketballscotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner6-year partnership to digitize all basketball competitions in Scotland. Up to 1,500 basketball players will enjoy complete and personalized statistics in the Swish app.
• Basketball WalescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner3-year partnership to provide digital scoresheets and statistics, beginning with the Basketball Wales National League (BWNL).
• Israeli Basketball AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-year agreement to use inGame and SWISH applications across Israeli basketball competitions as part of an ongoing digitization project.
• Maldives Basketball AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaldives Basketball Association partnered with NBN23 to digitize all its competitions, starting with four competitions where fans can experience the game with SWISH.
• FIMBA MaxibasketballcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal competition for players 30+ years old from 80+ countries. NBN23 provides intelligent statistics processing, large database management, digital records, results, registrations, digital licenses, and statistics across all FIMBA tournaments worldwide.
• Exposure EventscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFull integration with Exposure Events to provide all US basketball operators with LIVE digital stats. Represents a major milestone for grassroots basketball in the United States, making stats available to every kid regardless of age or skill level.
• North Pole HoopsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-layered pathway for student athletes starting at 10 years old guiding them to professional level in Canada. Partnership brings together technology and athlete development pathways.
• Aragonese Basketball FederationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAragonese Basketball Federation joined NBN23 technology, launching a live competition platform during the 2017/2018 season. First tested for Men's and Women's Infantile Championships, then expanded to Female Aragon Cup and 1st division leagues.
• Castilla La Mancha Basketball FederationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership allowing fans to follow Castilla La Mancha competitions live with real-time statistics.
• Basque Basketball FederationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement to implement new technologies in competitions, premiered at the Territorial Selections Championship of Euskadi and Navarra for Children and Cadet categories.
• Canarian Basketball FederationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanarian Basketball Federation extended partnership with NBN23 for 10 years to digitalize all basketball competitions in the Canary Islands. Currently used across several leagues in the territory.
• Valencia Basketball FederationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerValencia Basketball Federation partnered with NBN23 for live statistics during the Preferential Men's Junior Cup and other competitions.
• Diagrama FoundationminorOthersCollaboration with Diagrama Foundation linking NBN23 to the Nodus Network, aimed at promoting socio-labor insertion of young people. Young people from the Pi Gros center in Castelló have the opportunity to do internships at TAU Castelló.
• Valencia BasketcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerValencia Basket first team coaching staff use PRO23 geolocation technology during training and games. The technology gathers complete analytical performance including top speed, distance traveled, acceleration power, player positioning, and injury prevention data.
• Joventut BadalonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACB team Joventut Badalona uses PRO23 geolocation technology for performance analysis. Club obtains data on top speed, distance traveled, accelerations, decelerations, and workloads. Technical staff uses data for injury prediction and training adaptation.
• SpaldingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Spalding (basketball equipment manufacturer) to digitize the Hoophall Classic tournament, providing live statistics of the high-profile youth basketball showcase.
• FIBA Europe - Hoops for SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNBN23 is the main partner of FIBA Europe's Hoops for Schools project, unveiled in Munich, which promotes sports participation in schools across Europe. Funded by European institutions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sportradar: Sportradar is a global sports data and content provider to leagues, media and betting operators. It is comparable to NBN23 as a federation-leveraging sports data platform, though at a vastly larger scale and across many sports.
• Catapult Sports: Catapult Sports is an established athlete monitoring and performance analytics provider used by elite teams globally, including basketball. It is comparable to NBN23's PRO23 but operates across many sports at a much larger scale and is publicly listed.
• Stats Perform: Stats Perform (Opta, StatsBomb) is a major sports data and AI company covering multiple sports, including basketball. It is comparable as a sports-data platform but operates at a much larger, multi-sport scale with broadcast and betting customers.
• Genius Sports: Genius Sports is a global sports data, technology and media company serving leagues, federations and sportsbooks. While more focused on data feeds and betting, its federation partnerships make it a broader incumbent peer to NBN23 in sports-tech infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Second Spectrum: Second Spectrum provides advanced basketball tracking and analytics, primarily for professional leagues and broadcasters (notably the NBA). It overlaps with NBN23's PRO23 performance analytics for elite clubs, though it focuses on the professional tier.
• KinaTrax: KinaTrax offers markerless biomechanics and player tracking for professional and collegiate basketball, similar to NBN23's PRO23 geolocation offering. Both target pro clubs with detailed motion and performance data.
• ShotTracker: ShotTracker provides sensor-based basketball shot and game tracking for amateur and youth leagues. It directly competes with NBN23 in digitizing basketball statistics and is comparable in serving grassroots and youth basketball organizations with real-time stats.
• GameChanger: GameChanger (owned by DICK'S Sporting Goods) provides live scoring, stats and video for youth and amateur sports, including basketball. It overlaps directly with NBN23's Swish app in serving players, families and leagues with real-time game data.
• Hudl: Hudl is a leading video and data platform serving amateur and youth sports across multiple disciplines. While multi-sport and video-led, it competes with NBN23 for federation and league digitization budgets and recently acquired Krossover, a basketball analytics peer.

Emerging players

• Krossover (Hudl): Krossover provided basketball video breakdown and analytics for youth and collegiate teams before being acquired by Hudl. It was historically a direct competitor to NBN23's stat and analytics tools for grassroots basketball and remains relevant via Hudl's product suite.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nbn23basket

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