Teamworks acquires Pro Football Focus

● STRATEGIC | MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT · Sports

FEBRUARY 26, 2026

Teamworks acquires Pro Football Focus

TARGET

Pro Football Focus sells a proprietary game-event data and analytics platform—including player grades, snap counts, and opponent scouting tools—to every NFL team and 240+ Division I college football programs.

Deal value	$140M (valuation) deal value
Ownership	PE-backed · Silver Lake
Capital raised	$50M
Headcount	201-500 FTEs
Headquarters	Cincinnati, Ohio
Leadership	Neil Hornsby, CEO, Founder & Vice Chairman
Sell-side advisor	—

ACQUIRER

Teamworks

Teamworks provides an enterprise SaaS operating system for elite sports organizations covering recruiting, athlete performance, operations, compliance, communications, and payments.

Ownership	VC-backed · Dragoneer Investment Group, General Catalyst, Delta-v Capital, Seaport Capital
Capital raised	$400M
Headcount	680 FTEs
Headquarters	Durham, North Carolina
Leadership	Zach Maurides, CEO and Founder
Buy-side advisor	—

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Teamworks -> Pro Football Focus  (2026-09-18)
strategic_acquisition | Media/Entertainment | $140M (valuation) | announced
Target: Pro Football Focus sells a proprietary game-event data and analytics platform—including player grades, snap counts, and opponent scouting tools—to every NFL team and 240+ Division I college football programs.
Website: pff.com | Buyer site: teamworks.com
HQ: Cincinnati, Ohio | Ownership: pe-backed | Buyer ownership: vc-backed
Advisors - not yet credited
Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/teamworks-pro-football-focus.html

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