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Local Sports Network
Techstars '21Houston, US · Founded 2021 · Delaware corporation · 2 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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Local Sports Network connects people through sports by integrating features from multiple applications to create a unified platform experience for users.
Also known as LocalSports.Network · LSN
Founders & leadership
Investors · 2
How we know: GROOVE CAPITAL's portfolio page · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
How we know: the Techstars portfolio · open dataset · Top 3000 Accelerator Startups (no YC) 2026-08 · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$1.1M disclosed across 1 round · 2021
▶$1.1MraisedMar 2022 · 23 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Renwick DeVilleDirector
- Benjamin BeanExecutive Officer, Director
- Dustin McMahonExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $1.1M
- Amount sold
- $1.1M
- First sale
- May 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Sep 2026Local Sports Network operates a digital community aimed at connecting high school sports fans, schools and athletes. Its consumer platform lets users watch high school games live and on demand — including football, volleyball, basketball and soccer — with real-time chat during broadcasts, and the company states it adds more sports each year. Alongside streaming, the product bundles social networking features, advanced statistics, competitions, community points, account badges, user commentary and team apparel purchasing into a single account experience.
The company positions itself around the scale of U.S. high school athletics, citing 26,000 high schools, 15,100 coaches and 143,000 athletes as its addressable community. Sign-up is free and requires no credit card, and the site also outlines offerings directed at fans, content creators and publishers. Public listings describe the business as operating in sports entertainment with a headcount in the 1–49 range.
Founding story
Co-founder and CEO Dustin D. McMahon and co-founder and CTO Ben Bean are childhood friends who built their relationship playing football in Texas, where McMahon played quarterback and Bean played wide receiver.
Business model
Local Sports Network provides a consumer-facing platform where fans register free accounts to stream high school games and interact socially; the site also presents distinct tracks for fans, content creators and publishers, and sells team apparel, alongside a published pricing and FAQ section.
The company offers free account sign-up for streaming without a credit card, maintains a pricing page, and sells team apparel through the platform.
Traction
The platform cites a U.S. high school athletics base of 26,000 high schools, 15,100 coaches and 143,000 athletes, and streams football, volleyball, basketball and soccer games. A Houston ISD athletic director is quoted reporting a 1,200% increase in conversion rates and a doubling of revenue.
Latest developments
Following selection into the 2022 Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator, the company was described as expanding its sport coverage from football into basketball and baseball in 2023 and continuing to enter new sports markets and territories.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positioned as a dedicated high school athletics streaming and community platform; selected as one of ten startups in the 2022 Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator class, chosen from over 800 applicants across more than 44 countries.
Combines live and on-demand high school game streaming with social networking, statistics, gamification (points, badges, competitions) and team apparel in one platform rather than a standalone video service.
Technology
A web streaming and social platform that delivers live and on-demand broadcasts of high school games with real-time in-game chat, advanced statistics, community points, badges and competition features.
Go-to-market
Free, no-credit-card sign-up to build a fan network around individual schools and districts, supported by accelerator-driven partnerships and channels for content creators and publishers; a Houston ISD athletic director is featured endorsing the platform's conversion and revenue impact.
High school sports fans, students, athletes, coaches, schools and school districts, plus content creators and publishers producing high school sports coverage.
Geography
Rooted in Texas, with listings citing Austin, Texas as headquarters and a Houston ISD athletic director among referenced users; coverage is organized around school districts across the United States.
History
The company states it has served high school fans and athletes since 2020 and is listed as founded in 2020. It was named to the second class of the Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator in 2022, participating in a 12-week program culminating in a Demo Day on May 26, 2022. Accelerator-affiliated material noted plans for 2023 to expand its services from football to basketball and baseball.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
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Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsAccelerator portfolio materials noted that in 2023 the company would expand its services from football to basketball and baseball, with associated hiring expected.
Named one of 10 startups chosen from over 800 applicants across more than 44 countries for the second class of the Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator, a 12-week mentorship program concluding with a Demo Day on May 26, 2022.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structure▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Local Sports Networklocalsports.network · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Local Sports Network do?
- Digital community for high school sports offering live game streaming, social networking and team apparel.
- Who are Local Sports Network's investors?
- Local Sports Network's investors include GROOVE CAPITAL, Techstars.
- How much funding has Local Sports Network raised?
- Local Sports Network has disclosed $1.1M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Local Sports Network headquartered?
- Local Sports Network is headquartered in Houston, US.