Evolv Technology Adds Philadelphia Union to Customer Roster, Bringing Company’s North American Professional Soccer Market Share to Fifty Percent
Union becomes fifteenth professional soccer team to use Evolv Express® for ingress screening; Deployment at Subaru Park gives Evolv a presence at all major professional sports venues in Philadelphia
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVLV), a leading security technology company pioneering AI-based solutions designed to create safer experiences, has entered a multi-year partnership with the Philadelphia Union, a Major League Soccer team, rounding out Evolv’s partnership with all major professional sports venues in Philadelphia.
Evolv Express® concealed weapons detection systems are being utilized for entry screening throughout Subaru Park, the team’s home stadium. Express uses advanced sensor technology and AI to detect concealed threats and identify the person and location of the potential threat, while allowing people to move through checkpoints at their natural walking pace. The system is designed to screen visitors effectively while helping minimize congestion and disruptions to traffic flow at entry points. Subaru Park, which is located just outside Philadelphia in Chester, Pennsylvania, has been the team’s home since 2010. In addition to Union matches, the 18,500-seat venue hosts collegiate soccer matches and tournaments, other sporting events, and concerts.
In addition to a multi-year subscription agreement for Evolv Express hardware and software, the partnership with the Philadelphia Union also designates Evolv as the team’s “Official Fan Screening Partner” and gives the company a media presence inside Subaru Park and throughout the surrounding campus, including the Union Yards tailgate zone and the WSFS Bank Sportsplex training center.
“Partnering with Evolv Technology is an important step in our ongoing commitment to providing a safe, seamless, and welcoming environment for every fan who enters Subaru Park,” said Brian Haggerty, Subaru Park Vice President, and General Manager. “Their advanced screening technology is catergory-defining and further strengthens our security measures while keeping entry quick and convenient, allowing the club to continue enhancing the overall matchday and event experience.”
“We are proud to welcome Philadelphia Union and Subaru Park to our customer roster,” noted John Baier, Evolv’s Vice President of Sports & Entertainment. “Additionally, being of service to half the pro soccer teams in North America is a major accomplishment for us as a company and speaks volumes for the league’s commitment to world-class fan experiences. We are also proud to have a strong presence in Philadelphia, which is one of strongest and most passionate sports markets in the country.”
In addition to Philadelphia, Evolv also has complete sports representation in the Houston, Boston, Nashville, and Charlotte markets. Beyond pro soccer, Evolv serves a large share of the teams and venues in the other major North American professional leagues and nearly 100 sports organizations around the world in total. Evolv also holds official designations with more than fifty teams and venues. More broadly, Evolv has 1,000+ customers in industries ranging from healthcare to education to industrial sites as well as iconic venues and marquee events around the world.
About Philadelphia Union
The Philadelphia Union is an innovative, forward-thinking professional soccer club competing in Major League Soccer (MLS) and one of Philadelphia’s five major league sports teams. Driven by unprecedented fan support, MLS awarded the Philadelphia expansion franchise rights to Jay Sugarman in 2008, and the Union kicked off its inaugural season in 2010. The club has reached the finals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2014, 2015 and 2018, and has appeared in the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2025. In 2020, the Union was awarded the club’s first Supporters’ Shield after finishing with the best regular season record in MLS. In 2022, the Union reached the MLS Cup Final for the first time in club history. In 2023, the Union reached the Eastern Conference semifinals, becoming the only Eastern Conference team to reach the semifinals in four of the last five seasons. In 2025, the Union secured their second-ever Supporters’ Shield.
The Philadelphia Union is part of parent company Union Sports and Entertainment LLC, which also operates Philadelphia Union II, the Philadelphia Union Academy, Philadelphia Union Foundation and Philadelphia Union Youth Programs. With a commitment to developing youth, the Union has signed 25 academy prospects to homegrown player contracts.
The Union plays at Subaru Park in Chester, PA on the banks of the Delaware River. The custom-built stadium is part of the Union’s unique waterfront campus, featuring a historic power plant rebuilt into a 400,000 sq. ft. creative office building, a state-of-the-art Training Complex, over seven acres of professional-grade practice pitches, and the newly announced WSFS Bank Sportsplex, a world-class, 365-day-a-year sports and recreation complex featuring indoor fieldhouse and seven outdoor fields. For more information about the Philadelphia Union, visit www.philadelphiaunion.com and follow @PhilaUnion on Twitter or Instagram.
About Evolv Technology
Evolv (NASDAQ: EVLV) is designed to transform human security by helping organizations detect potential threats, mitigate risk, and enhance safety using AI-powered security solutions with robust insights. Our technology has helped to create efficient and positive security screening experiences for the world’s most iconic venues and companies as well as schools, hospitals, and public spaces. Evolv’s mission is to create a safer world to live, work, learn, and play. Evolv’s advanced systems have scanned more than 4 billion+ people since 2019. Evolv Express® has been awarded the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SAFETY Act Designation as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT) and Evolv eXpedite™ has been awarded the Safety Act Developmental Testing and Evaluation Designation. Evolv and its products have been awarded numerous awards which can be viewed on our Certifications and Awards web page. Evolv®, Evolv Express®, Evolv Insights®, Evolv Visual Gun Detection™, Evolv eXpedite™, and Evolv Eva™ are registered trademarks or trademarks of Evolv Technologies, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. For more information, visit evolv.com.
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