Kitman Labs
Kitman Labs sells performance intelligence software to elite sports organizations, with customers including the NFL, NBA and Premier League. The Dublin-based company has raised $76M, most recently in a Series C round in November 2021.
The growth story
Kitman Labs grew from 82 to 139 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $76M along the way, most recently a Series C in November 2021.
About
Kitman Labs develops iP, a software platform that helps sports teams analyze and optimize athlete performance. Its tools track health metrics, reduce injury risk, and support coaching decisions, serving professional leagues, university programs, and governing bodies.
The company has 139 employees, with engineering making up the largest department at 40 staff. Its Series C funding round in late 2021 brought total investment to $76M, with backers including BlueRun Ventures and Guggenheim Investments.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Kitman Labs' largest department with 40 staff, nearly 30% of the company. Leadership includes founder Stephen Smith and investors from BlueRun Ventures and Guggenheim Investments.
The Kitman Labs org chart
Stephen Smith (Chief Executive Officer) leads 39 mapped leaders with 3 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 53 (-7% YoY), Business Development 16 (0% YoY), Human Resources 12 (-8% YoY), Product Management 11 (-8% YoY), Arts and Design 7 (+40% YoY), Information Technology 7 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Kitman Labs hires heavily from sports organizations like Leinster Rugby and Chelsea FC, as well as tech firms like IBM. Alumni frequently move to sports tech companies like Catapult and ClubDNA, or enterprise software firms like Workday.
Most common previous employers of Kitman Labs staff: The Sports Office (4), Leinster Rugby (3), IBM (3), Leicester Tigers (2), Chelsea Football Club (2), Storyful (2). Former Kitman Labs employees most often moved to OpenLoop (4), Toast (4), Catapult (3), Workday (3), IBM (3), ClubDNA (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Kitman Labs mafia
Kitman Labs alumni have founded at least 6 companies, including Lette (13 staff) and Cervos (2 staff). Other startups span health tech, branding, and wellness sectors.
6Jakub Rajek, was Product Manager until 2024James Mc Carthy, was Data Science Intern until 2015Anthony (Scooby) Reed, was Graphic Designer until 2022Sergio Mansilla Gascon, was Principal Product Designer until 2023Rich Maiers, was VP Sales and Business Development until 2016Ryan Hicks, was Senior Applied Performance Scientist until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 40% direct, 42% search, 1% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Kitman Labs: JavaScript (42), Leadership (36), HTML (35), Java (32), Agile Methodologies (31), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (31), Communication (31), SQL (29).
Where the team actually sits
Kitman Labs people are concentrated in County Dublin, Ireland (21), Ireland (21), England, United Kingdom (18), California, United States (5).
Search footprint
Kitman Labs attracts about 419 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $4K a month if bought through ads. It gained 199 ranking keywords and lost 147 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Kitman Labs has 139 employees as of September 2026.
Kitman Labs has raised $76M in total, most recently a Series C round in November 2021.
Kitman Labs was founded in 2012 by Stephen Smith.
Stephen Smith (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Kitman Labs's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Kitman Labs staff are The Sports Office (4 people), Leinster Rugby (3 people), IBM (3 people).
Former Kitman Labs employees most often move to OpenLoop (4), Toast (4), Catapult (3).
At least 6 companies have a founder who previously worked at Kitman Labs, including Lette, Cervos, The Brand RelationshipTM.
Kitman Labs attracts about 419 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $4K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Kitman Labs staff are JavaScript, Leadership, HTML, Java, Agile Methodologies.
Kitman Labs staff are concentrated in County Dublin, Ireland (21), Ireland (21), England, United Kingdom (18).
Kitman Labs has about 53 people in Engineering, down 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Kitman Labs has about 16 people in Business Development, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 106 current and 233 former Kitman Labs profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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