# Zelus Analytics

> Zelus Analytics builds predictive player models, data infrastructure and decision-support software for professional sports organizations and athletes. Founded in Austin in 2019, it combined academic researchers with former team analytics staff and initially served an exclusive partner network. Teamworks acquired the company in September 2024; its capabilities now operate within Teamworks Intelligence.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Austin, United States
- **Founders:** Doug Fearing (Co-founder and former CEO; Teamworks Chief Data Officer), Luke Bornn (Co-founder and Chief Scientist), Dan Cervone (Co-founder; Teamworks Vice President, Data Science)
- **Products:** Data Engine, Titan Intelligence, Pro Golf / Zelus Golf, Teamworks Intelligence, Analytics collaboration and APIs
- **Notable:** Expanded from an early exclusive professional-team network into multiple sports., Acquired TourIQ Golf in November 2023., Acquired by Teamworks in September 2024.

## Products & services

- **Data Engine** — Central warehouse that integrates, cleans and transforms league, team and vendor data for analytics. Documented in the September 2024 acquisition announcement.
- **Titan Intelligence** — Sport-specific metrics, predictive models and visualization tools paired with the Data Engine; the platform described at the 2024 acquisition.
- **Pro Golf / Zelus Golf** — Professional-golf analytics and support expanded through the acquisition of TourIQ in November 2023, using historical ShotLink data to inform performance and course strategy.
- **Teamworks Intelligence** — Current successor identity for Zelus capabilities, serving professional sports and college athlete evaluation through Teamworks products.
- **Analytics collaboration and APIs** — Model documentation, granular outputs and integration support for customers’ internal analytics departments.

## Achievements

- Expanded from an early exclusive professional-team network into multiple sports.
- Acquired TourIQ Golf in November 2023.
- Acquired by Teamworks in September 2024.
- The acquisition brought Teamworks more than 70 sports data scientists and engineers, with experience across more than 30 professional organizations.
- Successor Teamworks Intelligence expanded into college football through a 2025 PFF partnership.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Teamworks help documentation describes Player Scouting searches combining intelligence traits, advanced statistics and biographical data for FBS players.
- **2026-03** — Parent Teamworks acquired PFF’s enterprise business, bringing game-event data alongside intelligence capabilities originating at Zelus.
- **2025-06** — Luke Bornn discussed the Teamworks acquisition and work with Toulouse and AZ Alkmaar on Training Ground Guru.
- **2025-02** — Teamworks and PFF announced a college-football predictive-analytics partnership.

## Links

- Website: http://www.zelusanalytics.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zelus-analytics/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ZelusAnalytics

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