69 Best Sport Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Sport Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 177 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $4.2b. The average funding per company in this subset is $60.9m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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PlayVS logo

PlayVS

PlayVS is a company providing a platform for e-sports competitions for high school students.

3

Funding Rounds

$95.5m

Money raised

Preply logo

Preply

Preply is a fast-growing ed-tech company, backed by Europe's most prominent investors.

5

Funding Rounds

$175.6m

Money raised

WHOOP logo

WHOOP

Whoop is a performance optimization system for elite athletes and teams.

8

Funding Rounds

$1.6b

Money raised

Betegy logo

Betegy

A startup providing data- and algorithm-based statistical football predictions and up-to-date sports information.

1

Funding Rounds

Liftopia logo

Liftopia

Liftopia is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2005 by Ron Schneidermann.

6

Funding Rounds

$7.3m

Money raised

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Sportsy

Mobile sports training company launched in 2014 based in Los Angeles, USA.

2

Funding Rounds

$218.0k

Money raised

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Faction Collective

Faction Collective is a company founded by Alex Hoye.

3

Funding Rounds

$3.0m

Money raised

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Clip Labs

Company that provided event management services designed to offer real-time intelligence on events

1

Funding Rounds

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Fishbrain

Fishbrain is an AI-powered sports fishing app for anglers founded in 2023 by Johan Attby, Marcus Fransson, Jens Persson and Jakob Mattsson.

5

Funding Rounds

$56.4m

Money raised

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Metacafe

Metacafe is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2003 by Eyal Hertzog, Arik Czerniak and Noam Copel.

2

Funding Rounds

$45.0m

Money raised

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CoachUp

CoachUp is a Boston-based company founded in 2011 by Arian Radmand.

2

Funding Rounds

$9.4m

Money raised

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Let's Do This

Let's Do This is a London-based company founded in 2017 by Sam Browne, Alex Rose and Neil Lock.

5

Funding Rounds

$100.0m

Money raised

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Zygo

Zygo is a company founded in 1970.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

FanDuel logo

FanDuel

FanDuel is a web-based fantasy sports game founded in 2009 by Nigel Eccles.

4

Funding Rounds

$16.2m

Money raised

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Hudl

Hudl is a platform and software that provides video analysis and coaching tools for sports teams.

3

Funding Rounds

$104.1m

Money raised

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Automated Insights

Automated Insights is a Durham, North Carolina-based company offering content automation services and founded in 2007 by Robbie Allen.

4

Funding Rounds

$10.8m

Money raised

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Smarkets

Sports betting, political prediction markets and fintech markets exchange.

3

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

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SportsRecruits

SportsRecruits is a company founded in 2008 by Chris Meade.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.3m

Money raised

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Hammerhead (company)

A company based in New York City providing a platform for guiding cyclist through safe and enjoyable bike routes.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.2m

Money raised

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Banjo (company)

Banjo is a Redwood City, California-based company founded by Damien Patton.

3

Funding Rounds

$16.0m

Money raised

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Bandwagon

Bandwagon is a Greenville, South Carolina-based company founded in 2015 by Harold Hughes.

7

Funding Rounds

$1.7m

Money raised

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Simple Habit

Simple Habit is a meditation application for people's well being founded in 2017 by Yunha Kim.

2

Funding Rounds

$12.5m

Money raised

Krossover logo

Krossover

Krossover is a company founded by Vasu Kulkarni.

2

Funding Rounds

$900.0k

Money raised

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Konnecto

Konnecto is a software development company and prescriptive marketing platform. The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv and was founded in 2018.

6

Funding Rounds

$33.5m

Money raised

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Shine

Shine is a New York City-based company founded in 2016 by Marah Lidey.

2

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

Rooter logo

Rooter

Rooter develops a game streaming platform that connects users with similar sports interests.

3

Funding Rounds

$51.7m

Money raised

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TickPick

TickPick is a ticket marketplace to buy, bid on and sell tickets on sports, concerts and other live events.

2

Funding Rounds

$290.0m

Money raised

Carson logo

Carson

Carson is a company founded in 2017 by Guy Blachman.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.0m

Money raised

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Mapmyfitness (company)

Mapmyfitness is a company founded in 2007.

5

Funding Rounds

$23.5m

Money raised

GameChanger Media logo

GameChanger Media

GameChanger Media is a company founded in 2009.

1

Funding Rounds

$6.8m

Money raised

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Maison Sport

Marketplace connecting ski instructors with people learning to ski.

3

Funding Rounds

$7.8m

Money raised

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Happify

It has built an AI coach named Anna that models real-world interactions with a therapist.

5

Funding Rounds

$76.4m

Money raised

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LiveLike

LiveLike is a company founded in 2015 by Fabrice Lorenceau, Miheer Walavalkar, Saswat Panda, Jeremie Lasnier, Andre Lorenceau and Miheer R. Walavalkar.

2

Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

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EXOS (company)

EXOS is a Phoenix, Arizona-based company founded in 1999 by Mark Verstegen.

2

Funding Rounds

$22.5m

Money raised

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Enthuse

Enthuse is a London-based company founded in 2012.

2

Funding Rounds

$9.6m

Money raised

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Playermaker

Playermaker offers devices attached to football players' shoes to measure physical, technical and tactical aspects of the game.

4

Funding Rounds

$90.0m

Money raised

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Timpik

Timpik is an Aravaca-based company founded in 2011 by Camilo Lopez De Felipe, Andres Lozano Sanudo, Pablo Muñiz and Francisco Cuenca.

1

Funding Rounds

$18.9k

Money raised

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Fanpics

Fanpics is a San Diego, California-based company founded by William Dickinson in 2013.

3

Funding Rounds

$5.7m

Money raised

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Freeletics

Digital platform providing tools to enhance physical fitness and mental strength.

3

Funding Rounds

$115.0m

Money raised

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The Athletic

A web and app subscription for local and national sports coverage

4

Funding Rounds

$562.3m

Money raised

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Hitpost

Hitpost is a company founded in 2009 by Aaron Krane.

3

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

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The Action Network (company)

The Action Network is a company founded by Brian Mead.

1

Funding Rounds

$17.5m

Money raised

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Players' Lounge

Players' Lounge is a company founded in 2019 by Austin Woolridge, Zach Dixon and Dan Delaney.

2

Funding Rounds

$16.8m

Money raised

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GameOn Technology

GameOn Technology is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2014 by Alex Beckman, Kalin Stanojev and Nate Simmons.

2

Funding Rounds

$10.5m

Money raised

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Bleacher Report

Bleacher Report is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2007 by Dave Nemetz, Bryan Goldberg and Alexander Freund.

4

Funding Rounds

$37.5m

Money raised

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Player's Health

Player's Health is a Minneapolis-based company founded by Tyrre Burks.

2

Funding Rounds

$32.5m

Money raised

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SPORTLOGiQ

Sportlogiq is an AI-powered sports analytics company.

3

Funding Rounds

$6.1m

Money raised

Teamworks logo

Teamworks

Teamworks is a company founded by Zach Maurides.

5

Funding Rounds

$161.3m

Money raised

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Plantiga

Plantiga creates insoles that capture and monitor foot impact to detect asymmetries in real time for professional athletes. Advanced analytics on the data collected predicts injuries deriving from long-term use. Customers include the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.2m

Money raised

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Nix (company)

Wearable single-use hydration sensor for athletes, soldiers, and laborers that measures hydration levels and informs when, what, and how much to drink.

1

Funding Rounds

$815.0k

Money raised

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Victory Square

Victory Square is a company founded in 2012 by Shafin Diamond Tejani.

2

Funding Rounds

$20.0m

Money raised

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Sportlyzer

Sportlyzer is a company founded in 2009 by Tõnis Saag, Jüri Kaljundi, Aave Hannus, Indrek Altpere, Hanno Vene, Jarek Mäestu and Jaan Saks.

3

Funding Rounds

$257.0k

Money raised

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Fancred

Fancred is a company founded in 2012 by Hossein Kash Razzaghi, Craig Johnson and Michael Pan.

1

Funding Rounds

$118.0k

Money raised

Brizi logo

Brizi

Brizi is a Toronto, Canada-based company offering an audience-controlled camera platform.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

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Bikemap

Provider of a platform for tracking and sharing cycling routes created to serve as a community platform for cyclists. The company's online platform helps users in navigating and tracking their route while riding, find popular cycle routes near them and exporting their routes as GPX or KML files enabling users to discover, recommend, create and share cycling routes and destinations by connecting GPS devices for importing ride data.

1

Funding Rounds

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Kitman Labs

Sports analytics platform generating insights to help professional athletes perform better.

2

Funding Rounds

$9.1m

Money raised

Carbon38 logo

Carbon38

Carbon38 is a Culver City, California-based company founded in 2012.

1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

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Playtomic

Playtomic is the biggest network of sport reservations in Spain.

6

Funding Rounds

$138.4m

Money raised

FanVibe logo

FanVibe

Also known as FanPulse, FanVibe provides a social platform for watching sports and communicating with other people watching the same game.

1

Funding Rounds

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Opendorse

Opendorse is a Lincoln, Nebraska-based company founded in 2012.

6

Funding Rounds

$33.8m

Money raised

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Wingfield

System for transforming tennis courts into smart, connected playing environments.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.3m

Money raised

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Evolution Devices

Evolution Devices is a company founded by Pierluigi Mantovani.

1

Funding Rounds

Check logo

Check

Check is a company founded in 2019 by Juha Ruohonen.

1

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

Heed logo

Heed

Heed is a New York-based company founded in 2018 by Mati Kochavi.

1

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

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Zignal Labs (company)

Zignal Labs is a San Francisco-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$30.0m

Money raised

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Formalytics

Formalytics is a mobile app company that develops apps for grassroots footballers.

2

Funding Rounds

$1.7m

Money raised

Livement logo

Livement

A software company offering a mobile application for selling tickets and concessions for sports stadiums.

1

Funding Rounds

FanChatter logo

FanChatter

FanChatter is a company helping sports franchises and other businesses build profitable levels of fan involvement through social content sharing.

1

Funding Rounds

$20.0k

Money raised

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TOK.tv

TOK.tv is a company founded in 2012 by Fabrizio Capobianco, Leandro Agro', Emanuela Zaccone and Emilio Pavia.

1

Funding Rounds