Technology

Andrew Trimble’s Kairos snapped up by US firm

Sports tech start-up co-founded by former Ulster and Ireland rugby international has been acquired by Teamworks

Andrew Trimble and Gareth Quinn at Kairos’s offices in Belfast: ‘It’s very easy to get gobbled up by opportunity’. Picture: Stephen Davison

Kairos, the sports technology company co-founded by former Ulster and Ireland rugby international Andrew Trimble, has been acquired by a US company for an undisclosed sum.

The company is behind a platform that helps elite sports teams to better manage schedules and communicate more effectively.

With clients that include the Irish Football Association, Ulster Rugby, Stoke City FC and the Scottish FA, the company’s solution helps teams keep on track of everything from training sessions ...