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Galway-based sports-tech company Orreco is to participate in the third edition of Major League Soccer’s Innovation Lab.

Orreco, a global leader in bio-analytics and performance for elite athletes, today announced an agreement with Sportradar AG (NASDAQ: SRAD), the exclusive, official data partner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to leverage real-time, deep NBA player tracking and event data as a foundational component in their work helping NBA teams optimize training loads, accelerate

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Iceland’s Oz Sports and Ireland’s Orreco have joined a sports tech R&D programme that brings together some of the world's biggest brands.

Having taken on investment of €4m at the back-end of 2025, Galway’s AI sports start-up Orreco has continued on its acquisition trail, acquiring Jennis. AI-driven performance science company Orreco has acquired Jennis, the women’s health and performance platform co-founded by Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Olympic and three-time world heptathlon champion. According to Orreco this latest acquisition will bring together four capabilities, Orreco AI, FitrWoman, Jennis and DDSA computer vision “to create the most advanced, women’s performance ecosystem in the world”.

Orreco has also acquired Data Driven Sports Analytics, a Melbourne-based AI analytics service for athletes. Galway-based agentic AI sports company Orreco has announced the closing of a $4m funding round with participation from Enterprise Ireland, television personality and billionaire investor Mark Cuban, as well as sports athletes and existing investors. Early backer Enterprise Ireland invested $1m as part of the round.

The company which provides bio-analytics solutions for athletes, Orreco, will now officially integrate NBA tracking data from Sportradar.

Having taken on investment of €4m at the back-end of 2025, Galway’s AI sports start-up Orreco has continued on its acquisition trail, acquiring Jennis. AI-driven performance science company Orreco has acquired Jennis, the women’s health and performance platform co-founded by Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Olympic and three-time world heptathlon champion. According to Orreco this latest acquisition will bring together four capabilities, Orreco AI, FitrWoman, Jennis and DDSA computer vision “to create the most advanced, women’s performance ecosystem in the world”.

Orreco has also acquired Data Driven Sports Analytics, a Melbourne-based AI analytics service for athletes. Galway-based agentic AI sports company Orreco has announced the closing of a $4m funding round with participation from Enterprise Ireland, television personality and billionaire investor Mark Cuban, as well as sports athletes and existing investors. Early backer Enterprise Ireland invested $1m as part of the round.

Orreco uses AI, computer vision and biomarker data to optimise athlete performance, predict injury risk and accelerate recovery, according to the company. Read more: Galway’s Orreco signs up with MLS Innovation Lab

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Iceland’s Oz Sports and Ireland’s Orreco have joined a sports tech R&D programme that brings together some of the world's biggest brands.

A women’s hormone health platform founded by Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill has been acquired by AI bio-analytics platform Orreco. Jennis, the health and performance platform, was founded by London 2012 gold medal winner Ennis-Hill, joins parent firm Orreco AI and subsidiaries FitrWoman – a platform used by England’s Lionesses – and DDSA Computer Vision – a [...]

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