SkillCorner has secured a $60 million growth investment from Silversmith Capital Partners as the Paris-based sports analytics company looks to accelerate global expansion of its AI-driven tracking and contextual performance data across soccer, basketball, and American football.
The investment adds Silversmith to an ownership group that SkillCorner said already includes the NBA and the company’s founding team. SkillCorner plans to use the capital to expand its data engineering and product development capacity, deepen its footprint in North America, and deliver additional metrics and products to improve scouting, recruitment, tactical analysis, and player development for professional and collegiate organizations.
Founded in 2016, SkillCorner pioneered single-camera automated player and ball tracking from broadcast video, enabling clubs, leagues, and federations to generate performance and contextual data without requiring specialized multi-camera installations. The company said its technology now covers more than 180 competitions and is used by over 300 organizations worldwide, including many top soccer clubs, while it continues to expand across basketball and American football.
SkillCorner said it will continue operating independently from its headquarters in Paris and is supported by a global team of more than 100 staff focused on data quality, product innovation, and helping teams and leagues turn tracking data into actionable insights. The company also credited Seventure Partners for early support in helping establish the foundation for its growth.
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“We’re proud to welcome Silversmith Capital Partners as our new investment partner, joining the NBA and our founding team in the ownership group supporting SkillCorner’s next phase of growth,” said Charles Montmaneix, Co-Founder and General Manager of SkillCorner. “From the outset, it was clear that Silversmith understood both our business model and long-term vision. Their experience partnering with founder-led, profitable technology companies makes them a strong fit to help us scale our operations and accelerate our global expansion. We’re also deeply grateful to Seventure Partners who believed in us from the beginning and helped lay the foundation for everything we’ve achieved so far.”
Charles Montmaneix, Co-Founder And General Manager Of SkillCorner
“SkillCorner has built a category-defining solution that is transforming how sports organizations capture and use AI-driven tracking and performance data,” said Sri Rao, Managing Partner at Silversmith Capital Partners. “As the company expands into new sports and markets, we see enormous potential for its data to reshape how teams, leagues, and broadcasters understand the game – from optimizing scouting, recruitment and tactical analysis to enhancing player development. We’re excited to support Hugo, Charles, and the entire SkillCorner team as they continue to set the global standard for sports data innovation.”
Sri Rao, Managing Partner At Silversmith Capital Partners
“This investment will enable us to strengthen our data engineering capabilities, accelerate our multi-sport expansion in North America, and continue delivering innovative metrics that help teams make better decisions in player recruitment, development and team strategy,” added Hugo Bordigoni, Co-Founder and CEO of SkillCorner.
Hugo Bordigoni, Co-Founder And CEO Of SkillCorner
