esa technologies

What esa technologies does

ESA Technologies (legally Technologies ESA Inc.) is a Montreal-headquartered private company that develops fully customized native mobile applications for sports organizations, with a vertical focus on football/soccer clubs across Latin America. Its product suite includes augmented reality features built on Apple's TrueDepth API (ARKit) for facial recognition-driven filters, geolocation-based stadium check-in, loyalty programs using virtual points and coins, and modular add-ons such as virtual stores, ticket offices, virtual wallets, live broadcasts, podcasts, push notifications, and recommendation engines for personalized fan content.

The company reports more than 40 applications developed for clubs including Club de Fútbol Pachuca, LDU Quito, América de Cali, Club Necaxa, Deportivo Independiente Medellín (DIM), Club Sport Herediano, C.S.D. Municipal, Querétaro FC, and Pumas MX, with operations spanning Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Guatemala. It also maintains partnerships with sports betting and gaming platforms Betcris, Ecuabet, Meridia, and Playdoit, integrating betting experiences into the sports club ecosystem.

The business model is B2B: sports organizations contract ESA Technologies to build and maintain their official branded apps, while end-user fans receive the apps free of charge. Revenue is generated from development and maintenance contracts with sports clubs (and adjacent partnerships with betting platforms), with monetization enabled through integrated commercial services such as virtual stores, ticketing, and financial services within the app. The company operates from a single Montreal office (1250 René-Lévesque Blvd W) with a small team led by CEO Oscar Brenes and General Manager Sebastián Giani, and maintains a bilingual English/Spanish digital presence to serve its Latin American client base. No external funding, revenue figures, or ownership disclosures are publicly available.

Name

esa technologies

Legal name

Technologies ESA Inc.

Website

https://eclectica.tech

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ESA Technologies (Technologies ESA Inc.) is a Montreal-based private company that builds fully customized mobile applications for sports organizations, primarily football/soccer clubs across Latin America, with 40+ apps delivered to clubs in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Guatemala.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Fan Engagement Software

NAICS

Other Spectator Sports (711219), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAAAGAI

Mobile/Digital Experiential (AR/VR, Interactive Installations)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Experiential & Event Marketing Agencies

SECONDARYTHAJAFAE

Sports Events & Match Tickets

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Live Entertainment & Ticketed Events (Shows, Concerts, Sports Experiences)

SECONDARYMPACACAF

Sports Live Streaming Platforms

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/Live Streaming Platforms (Gaming/IRL)

Keywords

• Custom mobile applications
• Sports fan engagement
• Augmented reality experiences
• Mobile app development
• Sports technology platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B Mobile Application Development: ESA Technologies develops fully customized mobile applications for sports organizations. The company enters into contracts with sports clubs to create official branded applications. While services are currently offered free to end users, the sports organizations (B2B customers) pay for the development and maintenance of these applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ESA Technologies develops fully customized native mobile applications for sports organizations (primarily football/soccer clubs) and sports betting platforms. Each app is a bespoke branded fan engagement solution integrating augmented reality facial filters (via Apple's TrueDepth API/ARKit), geolocation-based stadium check-ins, a virtual points and coins loyalty program, virtual store, ticket office, virtual wallet, live broadcasts, podcasts, exclusive news, and push notifications. The company contracts directly with sports organizations for development and ongoing maintenance, while the apps are distributed free of charge to end-user fans.

Product overview

ESA Technologies offers a portfolio of fully customized mobile applications for sports clubs and organizations, with a core fan engagement platform that includes loyalty programs, virtual currencies, and commercial integrations. The product ecosystem comprises the main mobile app framework along with modular add-ons including virtual store integration, ticket office functionality, virtual wallet services, live broadcasting, and push notification systems. Over 40 applications have been developed for sports organizations including Pachuca, LDU, America De Cali, Necaxa, Liga Pro, DIM, Herediano, and Club Queretaro.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Betcris: Mobile application for sports betting platform
• Ecuabet
• Meridia
• Playdoit

Products and services

• Custom Mobile Applications for Sports Clubs Fully customized native mobile applications developed for sports organizations (football/soccer clubs), enabling digital fan engagement through interactive features, loyalty programs, and commercial integrations such as virtual stores, ticket offices, and virtual wallets. Delivered as bespoke branded apps for each client club.
• Fan Engagement Platform A unique environment where sports fans can interact with other fans, create avatars, play quizzes and forecasts, upload content, and access exclusive promotions. Designed to drive ongoing interaction with sports clubs and betting partners through the custom mobile applications.
• Sports Betting Mobile Applications Custom mobile applications developed for sports betting and gaming platforms (Betcris, Ecuabet, Meridia, Playdoit), providing differentiated mobile user experiences integrated with the broader sports ecosystem.

Named customers13 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Yinzcam: Yinzcam builds official mobile apps for professional sports teams and leagues across the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLS, and European football — the most direct functional competitor to ESA's club-app and fan-engagement platform for football clubs.
• Satisfi Labs: Satisfi Labs provides AI-driven conversational and fan-engagement tools for sports teams, venues, and entertainment brands, overlapping ESA's fan-engagement and recommendation/loyalty capabilities at the same B2B club customer.
• KORE Software: KORE Software sells CRM, fan-engagement, ticketing, and loyalty platforms specifically to sports teams and venues — directly competing with ESA's integrated wallet, loyalty, and ticketing modules for the same club-buyer persona.

Broad incumbents

• Stats Perform: Stats Perform provides AI-powered sports data, content, and fan-engagement technology to leagues, media, and betting operators — adjacent to ESA's content, broadcast, and betting-integrated modules.
• Catapult Sports: Catapult (now Catapult Group) sells athlete-tracking and performance-analytics technology to elite sports organizations; it competes for sports-tech wallet share and, increasingly, overlaps with club-level fan/operational platforms.
• Hudl: Hudl is a much larger, well-capitalized sports platform serving clubs, leagues, and athletes with video analysis and team apps — its team-app offerings compete with ESA for club-side technology budgets and have deeper geographic reach.
• Genius Sports: Genius Sports is a global sports data, technology, and media company serving leagues, sportsbooks, and teams — its club- and partner-facing technology portfolios put it in adjacent competition for LATAM football technology budgets.

Emerging players

• WSC Sports: WSC Sports automates sports video highlight creation for teams, leagues, and media — overlapping ESA's live-broadcasts/podcasts content module and serving the same sports-club buyer with adjacent content technology.
• Hookit: Hookit offers sponsorship and social-analytics tools for sports brands and teams — overlapping ESA's sports marketing/engagement analytics layer and targeting similar club-side commercial stakeholders.

Others

• Blinkfire Analytics: Blinkfire provides sports sponsorship valuation and social-media analytics for clubs, leagues, and brands — adjacent rather than directly competitive, but serves the same LATAM football customers and overlaps on engagement measurement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TechnologiesEsaInc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/esa-technologies-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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