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 176 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $4.1b. The average funding per company in this subset is $58.9m.

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

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$95.5m

Money raised

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

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5

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$175.6m

Money raised

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

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8

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$1.6b

Money raised

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

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

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6

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$7.3m

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

2

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$218.0k

Money raised

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

3

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$3.0m

Money raised

Faction Collective is a company founded by Alex Hoye.

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

5

Funding Rounds

$56.4m

Money raised

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

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2

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$45.0m

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

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2

Funding Rounds

$9.4m

Money raised

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

5

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$100.0m

Money raised

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

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1

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

Zygo is a company founded in 1970.

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4

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$16.2m

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

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3

Funding Rounds

$104.1m

Money raised

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

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$10.8m

Money raised

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

3

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$2.5m

Money raised

Sports betting, political prediction markets and fintech markets exchange.

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1

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$1.3m

Money raised

SportsRecruits is a company founded in 2008 by Chris Meade.

1

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$4.2m

Money raised

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

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3

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$16.0m

Money raised

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

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$1.7m

Money raised

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

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2

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$12.5m

Money raised

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

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2

Funding Rounds

$900.0k

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Krossover is a company founded by Vasu Kulkarni.

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6

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$33.5m

Money raised

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

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2

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$10.0m

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

3

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$51.7m

Money raised

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

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2

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$290.0m

Money raised

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

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1

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$3.0m

Money raised

Carson is a company founded in 2017 by Guy Blachman.

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5

Funding Rounds

$23.5m

Money raised

Mapmyfitness is a company founded in 2007.

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1

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$6.8m

Money raised

GameChanger Media is a company founded in 2009.

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3

Funding Rounds

$7.8m

Money raised

Marketplace connecting ski instructors with people learning to ski.

5

Funding Rounds

$76.4m

Money raised

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

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2

Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

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

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2

Funding Rounds

$22.5m

Money raised

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

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2

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$9.6m

Money raised

Enthuse is a London-based company founded in 2012.

4

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$90.0m

Money raised

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

1

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$18.9k

Money raised

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

3

Funding Rounds

$5.7m

Money raised

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

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3

Funding Rounds

$115.0m

Money raised

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

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4

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$562.3m

Money raised

A web and app subscription for local and national sports coverage

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3

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$2.0m

Money raised

Hitpost is a company founded in 2009 by Aaron Krane.

1

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$17.5m

Money raised

The Action Network is a company founded by Brian Mead.

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2

Funding Rounds

$16.8m

Money raised

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

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2

Funding Rounds

$10.5m

Money raised

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

4

Funding Rounds

$37.5m

Money raised

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

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2

Funding Rounds

$32.5m

Money raised

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

3

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$6.1m

Money raised

Sportlogiq is an AI-powered sports analytics company.

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5

Funding Rounds

$161.3m

Money raised

Teamworks is a company founded by Zach Maurides.

1

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$1.2m

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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

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$815.0k

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

2

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$20.0m

Money raised

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

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3

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$257.0k

Money raised

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

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1

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$118.0k

Money raised

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

2

Funding Rounds

$9.1m

Money raised

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

1

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$2.5m

Money raised

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

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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.

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1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

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

1

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

6

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$33.8m

Money raised

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

1

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$4.3m

Money raised

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

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1

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Evolution Devices is a company founded by Pierluigi Mantovani.

1

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

Check is a company founded in 2019 by Juha Ruohonen.

Key people:

1

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

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

1

Funding Rounds

$30.0m

Money raised

Zignal Labs is a San Francisco-based company.

2

Funding Rounds

$1.7m

Money raised

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

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1

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

1

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$20.0k

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

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1

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

3

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HeadCheck Health is a company founded in 2013 by Kerry Costello.

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