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About Athoz

Accelerating
sport forward

We provide the data intelligence engine elite sports organizations use to unlock performance and make definitive, multi-million-dollar decisions faster.

Backed by a commercial and technical leadership team that has raised over $100M+ and led multiple high-growth platforms to acquisition, we are bringing that proven firepower to the world's most competitive leagues as we rapidly expand across the US, Australia, Europe, and global soccer.

Founding Partner

IMG Academy

Proud Sponsor

Dunfermline Athletic

Across Global Sport

Sydney KingsIndiana HoosiersBrisbane LionsArizona WildcatsTexas Tech Red Raiders

Founded in 2026

Trajectory

  1. IMG Partnership

    IMG Academy

    Platform inception

    Recognizing that legacy sports technology was failing elite organizations, Athoz launched in direct partnership with IMG Academy to build unified, enterprise-grade data infrastructure from the ground up.

  2. $2M Seed Raise

    Seed funding

    Athoz secured a $2M seed round backed by elite sports and strategic investors, including NBA Champion Andrew Bogut and poker legend Phil Hellmuth.

  3. Acquired Optimum Scouting

    Strategic M&A

    Executed the acquisition of analytics firm Optimum Scouting, integrating more than a decade of proprietary evaluation methodologies directly into the Athoz engine.

  4. Australia & Europe

    Global scaling

    Spearheaded aggressive expansion into the Australian and European markets, securing key integrations across the AFL, NRL, and NBL, and laying the groundwork for integration into global soccer.

Leadership

Our founders

  • $100M+ raised
  • Multiple exits
  • Global footprint
Robert de Wolff, Co-Founder & CEO of Athoz

Robert de Wolff

Co-Founder & CEO

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Robert is a serial sports-tech entrepreneur who builds platforms that transform how athletic talent is evaluated, recruited, and maximized.

A former collegiate athlete driven to fix structural inefficiencies in sports, his track record is defined by scaling and exiting high-impact ventures. Prior to Athoz, he co-founded SEQL, a sports social impact platform that democratized access for youth athletes. He rapidly scaled the company, securing investments from icons like Barry Sanders and DeAndre Hopkins and closing commercial deals with Adidas, Gatorade, and the Jr. NBA before leading its successful acquisition by AI logistics leader Fastbreak.ai.

As CEO of Athoz, Robert drives the company's aggressive M&A strategy, global market expansion, and enterprise partnerships, establishing the platform as the new standard for talent intelligence.

Paul Dorney, Co-Founder & CTO of Athoz

Paul Dorney

Co-Founder & CTO

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A multiple-exit founder and proven technical leader, Paul builds high-performance data infrastructure and guides complex, scalable platforms through rapid growth and successful acquisitions.

His leadership spans multiple high-growth ventures, including co-founding Silbo and leading its acquisition by Comcast/NBC; helping scale Bosscat into a Inc. 500 company while driving a $39 million Series A and earning recognition as a HousingWire Tech Trendsetter; and integrating three distinct AI platforms as CTO of Gravyty.

At Athoz, Paul drives the company’s technical vision, leading a talented engineering team that has built its enterprise-grade infrastructure, integrated complex legacy analytics systems, and developed the scalable predictive engine supporting elite collegiate and professional sports organizations across the United States and international markets.

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