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Kitman Labs
Kitman Labs performance intelligence platform for sports teams and defense, founded by Stephen Smith in Dublin.
Kitman Labs
Stephen Smith founded Kitman Labs, the performance intelligence company that serves professional sports teams and defense organizations. The firm is based in Dublin, Ireland, with a stated mission to optimize human achievement through data integration. Kitman Labs' Intelligence Platform (iP) consolidates data from hundreds of single-point solutions into one operating system. The platform covers athlete monitoring, injury tracking, workflow automation, and recruitment analytics. Clients include football clubs, Major League Soccer (working with Gary Probert, MLS Senior Technical Director Paul Grafer), and governing bodies. The firm also offers a Custom Analytics service for defense clients, designed to track service member performance from pipeline to retirement. The firm does not disclose headcount, funding rounds, or revenue. Stephen Smith, a former practitioner and data scientist, remains founder and public face. No LinkedIn profile was available. The firm's website lists Tony Scholes (Chief Football Officer) as a client reference, suggesting a European football focus. Kitman Labs differentiates by positioning itself as a replacement for legacy electronic medical records (EMR) and athlete management systems (AMS), not an add-on. The platform is configurable per client — sports leagues, clubs, or military branches — but the firm does not disclose investor backing, ownership structure, or whether it operates as a commercial entity, a family office vehicle, or a bootstrapped startup.
General information
Firm type
other
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Ireland
City
Dublin
Corporate office
Dublin, Ireland
Principals
Stephen Smith
Founder
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs Kitman Labs?
Stephen Smith is the founder of Kitman Labs, per the firm's website. No other executives or board members are publicly listed.
Is Kitman Labs a family office, a startup, or a private company?
Kitman Labs does not disclose its ownership structure, funding, or corporate form. It operates as a commercial provider of performance intelligence software to sports and defense clients. No family office affiliation or wealth origin is publicly known.
What investment stages does Kitman Labs target?
Kitman Labs does not appear to be an investment firm. It builds and sells a software platform for athlete and personnel performance, and does not publicly engage in venture investing or deal activity.
Does Kitman Labs work only with sports teams, or also in defense?
Both. The firm's website explicitly markets its Intelligence Platform to professional sports clubs, leagues, and governing bodies, as well as to defense organizations for service member pipeline tracking and performance optimization.
How does Kitman Labs source its technology or data?
The firm builds its platform in-house, integrating data from hundreds of third-party single-point solutions such as EMRs and AMS systems. It claims the platform eliminates data silos and provides a unified view of individuals and teams.
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