Sports Tech Startups

DraftKings operates a multi-product gaming platform offering online sportsbooks, daily fantasy sports, and casino games to consumers across desktop, mobile apps, and retail locations. The company serves bettors and gaming enthusiasts in regulated markets across the United States.

25 investors

Overtime creates and operates new sports leagues and media IP — including OTE and OT Select in basketball and OT7 and OT Nationals in football — while producing over 150 weekly pieces of original sports content for its global audience of next-generation fans and athletes. Its revenue comes from sponsorships, brand partnerships, e-commerce, licensing, and media rights.

24 investors

FanDuel offers online sports betting and gaming entertainment products for sports fans across the U.S. and Canada, partnering with leagues, teams, and talent. The company operates in the sports betting and gaming industry, providing betting experiences and related consumer products.

21 investors

Novig operates a sports prediction market where users can trade on sporting outcomes without paying commissions. The platform replaces the traditional sportsbook model with a commission-free structure aimed at offering better pricing and market transparency.

18 investors

Betr is a real money gaming mobile app offering player-stat pick games, a social sportsbook, a social casino, and skill-based arcade games where users can win cash prizes. It targets consumer sports and casino gamers and plans to add a sports predictions product.

17 investors

PlayVS operates scholastic and collegiate esports leagues and a gaming curriculum platform across North America, serving middle school, high school, and college students along with coaches, educators, and parents. It also runs a recruitment service connecting high school players with college programs.

15 investors

Players' Lounge is a wagering platform where gamers play money matches, tournaments, and challenges against others for cash prizes. It serves casual but competitive gamers who are not professional players or streamers.

14 investors

Sleeper operates a mobile app and website offering free-to-play games, paid contests of skill, and fantasy sports products for sports fans to engage together socially. The platform enables users to create bonds with friends while participating in fantasy sports competition.

14 investors

The Athletic is a sports media platform that provides news, analysis, and commentary covering professional and college sports.

14 investors

Gametime is a ticket marketplace for live events including sports games, concerts, and shows, offering all-in pricing with fees included and a lowest-price guarantee. It targets consumers looking to buy last-minute or discounted event tickets.

12 investors

Minute Media offers a supply-side platform (SSP) that publishers can integrate into their advertising stack to access Minute Media's direct-sold demand and increase ad revenue. It operates in the digital advertising technology space serving publishers.

11 investors

VideoVerse is an AI-powered video technology platform that creates automated highlights and transforms live and archival sports video content. The platform serves sports leagues, broadcasters, and esports organizations.

11 investors

Fanatics is an online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise, selling jerseys, apparel, headwear, collectibles, and team gear across leagues including the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA, MLS, Formula 1, and NASCAR. It serves sports fans and acts as an official outfitter for major leagues.

10 investors

Greenfly offers an AI-powered platform for collecting, organizing, and distributing short-form media and digital assets, used by sports leagues, teams, and media organizations to engage fans and create sponsor and broadcast revenue. The platform aggregates media from creators, photographers, and DAMs, routes it automatically to galleries, and enables staff, athletes, partners, and broadcasters to share content.

10 investors

Jump offers a platform for sports teams that combines ticketing, dynamic pricing, resale, loyalty, and fan experience into one connected system. It includes an AI and data layer with a unified fan record and agentic tools to automate pricing, inventory, and fan engagement for direct-to-consumer sports businesses.

10 investors

Lucra is a competitive loyalty platform that provides brands an SDK to run live social competitions — tournaments, peer-vs-peer contests, and mini games — natively inside their existing app or website. It acts as Merchant of Record for real-money skill competitions, handling licensing, KYC/AML, fraud monitoring, and dispute resolution across 42 U.S. states.

10 investors

Teamworks builds technology for athletes and the organizations that support them, serving elite sports teams and organizations. Founded in Durham, North Carolina, it has grown through acquisitions of sports technology companies and operates internationally.

10 investors

Campus is a licensed merchandise platform for college athletes and Greek organizations (fraternities and sororities), enabling athletes to earn money through Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals and custom merch sales. It also runs a training academy where college students learn design, sales, marketing, and management skills while working with customers.

9 investors

BallerTV is a live and on-demand streaming service for youth and amateur sports, recording full-length games to capture footage for families and give student-athletes exposure for recruitment. It works with a network of Broadcast Partners to expand sports coverage.

8 investors

cult.fit offers fitness memberships (cultpass) providing access to group classes, gyms, at-home workouts, and sports facilities, along with weight-loss coaching, workout gear, and wellness services. It operates as a consumer fitness and wellness brand in India, with additional offerings for diabetes reversal and mental fitness.

8 investors

Draftea operates a mobile sports betting app offering live in-play betting with real-time odds across sports including soccer, American football, basketball, baseball, and F1. It targets consumers in Mexico with features such as free bets on first deposit and early payout on NFL wagers.

8 investors

EGYM provides an operating system for gyms and fitness clubs that connects training equipment, member data, and club management processes into one platform. It serves health and fitness businesses, offering tools aimed at improving member retention and revenue.

8 investors

LeagueApps provides a youth sports management platform that handles registration, payments, scheduling, communications, reporting, facilities, and website design for clubs, camps, tournaments, and leagues. It also offers a mobile app for admins, coaches, parents, and players to manage team schedules, RSVP for events, and communicate.

8 investors

Players Health provides insurance and risk management solutions for sports organizations and athletes across amateur, K–12, fitness, and college levels. The company aims to create safe and accessible environments for athletes to participate in sports.

8 investors