Arkero

What Arkero does

Arkero Technologies, Inc. is a Seattle-based, privately held software company founded in 2025 that builds an AI-native operations platform for professional sports organizations. The platform sits on top of clubs' existing technology stacks—ticketing systems, CRM platforms, data warehouses, Slack, and email—to centralize operational data and automate workflows that include matchday planning, season-ticket renewals, event management, and cross-team coordination. The product is delivered as a unified AI workflow automation suite with module-level capabilities, and the company reports projected efficiency gains exceeding 50% in matchday planning based on early deployments.

The company was founded by three former Remitly executives—Shivaas Gulati (CEO), Vamsi Narla (Head of Technology), and Daniel Shi (Head of Business)—who previously worked together for roughly a decade and participated in scaling Remitly to an $8 billion Nasdaq IPO; the team also brings product experience from Google Meet and Amazon Prime Video plus firsthand sports business ownership. In January 2026, Arkero closed a $6 million pre-seed round led by Game Changers Ventures with participation from 776, BoxGroup, Garuda Ventures, Founders' Co-op, and strategic investor Adrian Hanauer (owner of the Seattle Sounders). The company has publicly announced six enterprise customers spanning MLS (Seattle Sounders, San Diego FC), NWSL (Seattle Reign), and the English Football League (Bolton Wanderers, Southend United).

Arkero operates a direct enterprise sales motion targeting C-suite and VP-level executives at professional sports clubs, with a consultative sales process and quote-based annual subscription pricing. Headcount is 1-10 and the company is actively hiring for Senior AI Product Engineer and Senior Full Stack Data Scientist roles. Revenue and ARR are not publicly disclosed, and the company is best characterized as pre-revenue or in early paid-pilot deployment, with the $6M pre-seed providing runway to scale product and customer acquisition through the 2026 season.

Name

Arkero

Legal name

Arkero Technologies, Inc.

Website

https://arkero.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Arkero is an AI-native workflow automation platform for professional sports organizations, centralizing matchday planning, season-ticket renewals, and team coordination on top of existing ticketing, CRM, and data systems. It serves enterprise clubs across MLS, NWSL, and the English Football League.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Operations Software

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) & OCR Automation (HDAEAHAC)

Keywords

• AI workflow automation
• Sports operations platform
• Matchday planning software
• Season ticket renewals
• Sports business intelligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Arkero operates as a B2B SaaS company providing AI-powered operational automation to professional sports organizations. Given the early-stage nature (pre-seed) and enterprise sales motion, the primary revenue model is likely annual or multi-year subscription contracts based on team size or usage volume. No specific pricing tiers are publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Arkero is an AI-native platform built for professional sports organizations that centralizes operational data and workflows across ticketing, CRM, data warehouse, Slack, and email systems. The platform automates matchday planning, season-ticket renewals, and team coordination using large language models and agentic AI workflows. It is sold as a B2B SaaS subscription to clubs across MLS, NWSL, and the English Football League.

Product overview

Arkero offers a unified AI-powered platform for professional sports organizations that centralizes operational data and workflows. The platform integrates with existing tools including ticketing systems, CRM, data warehouses, Slack, and email to automate matchday planning, season-ticket renewals, and team coordination. The core offering consists of the Arkero AI Platform as the central system, with AI-enabled matchday planning and season-ticket renewal automation as primary modules, complemented by an event management dashboard for planning, execution, and insights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arkero AI Platform A unified AI-powered platform for professional sports organizations that centralizes operational data and workflows. The platform integrates with existing tools (ticketing, CRM, data warehouse, Slack, email) to automate matchday planning, season-ticket renewals, and team coordination for business operations teams at sports clubs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50%+ efficiency gains in matchday planning with Seattle Sounders and Seattle Reign by 2026

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship customer, core customer and integration partner.

• Seattle Sounders FCflagship customerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2026Early deployment customer and reference account for Arkero's AI-powered matchday planning and operational automation. The club reports 50%+ efficiency improvements projected for 2026 season. President Hugh Weber has provided a testimonial endorsement.
• Seattle Reign FCflagship customerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2026NWSL club implementing Arkero's platform for matchday planning automation with projected 50%+ efficiency improvements. Early partnership validates Arkero's capabilities across women's professional soccer.
• San Diego FCflagship customerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2026New MLS franchise using Arkero to build their operating model from the ground up with AI-native infrastructure. COO Bill Miles has provided a testimonial endorsement on the company's website.
• Bolton Wanderers FCcore customerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2026English Football League club that is one of Arkero's early international customers, validating the platform's applicability beyond US soccer markets.
• Southend Unitedcore customerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2026EFL club partnership displayed on Arkero's website customer logo section, indicating an active customer relationship in the English football market.
• Ticketing Platformsintegration partnerTechnology or Integration · 29 January 2026Arkero integrates with existing ticketing platforms used by sports organizations, serving as part of the unified platform that connects operational workflows across the club's technology stack.
• CRM Systemsintegration partnerTechnology or Integration · 29 January 2026Arkero integrates with CRM platforms to centralize fan and customer data, enabling AI-powered automation of marketing and engagement workflows.
• Data Warehouse Systemsintegration partnerTechnology or Integration · 29 January 2026Arkero connects with data warehouses to aggregate and analyze operational data, enabling AI-driven insights across the organization's data assets.
• Slackintegration partnerTechnology or Integration · 29 January 2026Slack integration enables Arkero to deliver AI-powered workflow automation and notifications directly into team communication channels.
• Email Systemsintegration partnerTechnology or Integration · 29 January 2026Email integration allows Arkero to automate outreach workflows and coordinate team communications as part of its operational automation platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hudl: Hudl provides video analysis and performance tools across professional and amateur sports. While primarily performance-focused, it is an established sports-tech vendor that clubs already procure from and represents a workflow footprint adjacent to Arkero's.
• Genius Sports: Genius Sports is a publicly listed sports data and technology provider serving leagues, sportsbooks, and media. It is a broad incumbent whose data infrastructure and league relationships overlap with the ecosystem Arkero operates in.
• Catapult Sports: Catapult provides athlete performance tracking and analytics to elite sports teams globally. While focused on performance rather than business operations, it is an established sports-tech incumbent serving the same professional club buyer.
• Sportradar: Sportradar is a global sports data and technology company serving leagues, media, and sportsbooks. Comparable as a broad sports-tech incumbent with deep league integrations that Arkero would need to interface with rather than displace.
• Salesforce (Sports & Entertainment Cloud): Salesforce's sports and entertainment vertical CRM is used by major teams and leagues for ticketing, sponsorship, and fan engagement. It is the largest horizontal platform competing for the workflow budget Arkero is targeting.

Emerging players

• Satisfi Labs: Satisfi Labs builds AI-powered conversational and workflow tools for sports, entertainment, and retail venues. It overlaps with Arkero on AI-driven fan and operations automation for sports organizations.
• Greenfly: Greenfly is a content operations platform used by sports leagues and teams to coordinate distributed photo and video capture. It is an adjacent sports-vertical workflow tool, comparable on the team coordination and AI-augmented operations axis.

Others

• Yardi (Voyager): Yardi's Voyager suite is a broad real estate and venue management ERP used by stadium and arena operators. It is an adjacent enabling platform that some sports organizations already use for venue operations and could integrate with or compete against Arkero's planning modules.

Direct peers

• KORE Software: KORE provides a CRM, ticketing, and marketing automation platform purpose-built for sports and entertainment organizations. It directly overlaps with Arkero's season-ticket renewal automation and CRM-integrated fan engagement workflows.
• Teamworks: Teamworks is the dominant operations and communication platform for professional and college sports teams, offering workflow tools across performance, operations, and recruiting. It is the most direct comparable to Arkero's sports-vertical workflow automation thesis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arkeroai
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arkero-ai

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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