ReSpo.Vision seeks to disrupt betting data industry with 3D tracking software
Warsaw-based technology firm attracts investment during €1m seed round led by ffVC Tech and Gaming
The bookmaking world could be hit by a new development from deep tech start-up company ReSpo.Vision, which uses computer visions to capture 3D tracking data from sporting events and then turns them into practical insights.
The business has attracted and closed a €1m (GBP) seed round spearheaded by ffVC Tech and Gaming, with participation from RKKVC.
Due to the investment, ReSpo.Vision envisages that it will be able to expand its sports coverage from football into other sports.
The data capture technology system can screen any TV broadcast, even a single camera one.
A potentially groundbreaking advancement for the gambling industry, ReSpo.Vision’s unique model offers continuous 3D data tracking for players.
This has the capacity to seize a continuous stream of 3D coordinates of 20 body parts from each player and the ball.
The company‘s R&D team are also working on a game events probabilities engine and an expected goals (xG) model, while creating visual game trackers is another feature of the project.
The system can provide in-depth statistics, which could improve the level of detail in bookmaker odds modelling.
A betting hints engine is also included in ReSpo.Vision’s package, for example where player proposition bets are integrated with betting slips.
The Warsaw-based technology provider believes its technology can provide a serious challenge to well established sports data companies within the betting industry.
ReSpo.Vision CEO Pawel Osterreicher reflected: “Imagine how big of an impact on game understanding and events prediction nuanced player movement data has.
“And due to technical constraints, there was no 3D data capture in sports, we operated on what humans could easily distinguish like passes, shots and the like. Now we can get down to the bottom of it thanks to our technology,” he added.
Some of the world’s biggest Champions League football clubs have also taken notice of the developments to boost the level of data attainable on each player, the company said.