[1][2] In email correspondence to the Springfield News-Leader, Elmore detailed that he and Dawson, fans of the National Basketball Association (NBA), were compelled to create StatMuse after they realized there was not a place online they could search "lebron james most points" [sic] and quickly get a result "showing his highest scoring games.

"[3] As a startup, the company's goal was to utilize a type of artificial intelligence called natural language processing (NLP) for sports.

[8] Upon the launch of the phone app, Fitz Tepper of TechCrunch wrote that: "The technology isn't perfect – some of the pauses between words are a bit awkward – making it clear that some phrases is being stitched together on the fly.

[citation needed] The premium version also included early access to new features and a personalized searched history, as well as not having ads.

[citation needed] In January 2024, the service launched a Premier League version of the website dubbed StatMuse FC.