Sports Tech Startups

Chalkline Sports provides a free-to-play sports promotions platform offering pick'em games, bracket contests, and leaderboards built around live events such as the Super Bowl, March Madness, and the World Cup. It serves operators running sports promotions across North America.

1 investor

Champ Creative is a creative and marketing agency that develops strategic vision, campaigns, and video storytelling for sports and event clients, including Major League Baseball's Rickwood Field game, UAB Athletics, and the Birmingham Bowl. Its work has earned ADDY Awards and Southeast Regional EMMYs, with a focus on the Birmingham, Alabama market.

1 investor

Champhunt is a cricket fan platform offering free-to-play fantasy leagues, live match predictions, and a social community where users post content and earn "runs" that can be redeemed for rewards like vouchers and cricket gear. It targets cricket fans, primarily around Indian cricket events.

1 investor

Championat is a Russian-language sports news and media outlet covering football, hockey, tennis, basketball, motorsport and other sports with live scores, match centers, standings, articles and a mobile app. It also provides betting-related content such as bookmaker ratings and predictions.

1 investor

Champion Games is a game developer building virtual sports worlds, including a soccer metaverse where players can manage their own club and a fantasy football game to play with friends. Its games target sports fans and use blockchain technology.

1 investor

Cheers produces The Cheers Pod, a podcast exploring membership, loyalty, and fan commerce programs in sports, featuring interviews with sports business executives. The content covers topics such as fan data, rewards currencies, and digital innovation in sports organizations.

1 investor

Cheribundi makes tart cherry juice marketed as a performance and recovery aid, with claimed benefits for inflammation, sleep, immunity, and muscle recovery. Its products are sold direct-to-consumer, including via subscription, and are used by professional and college sports teams.

1 investor

Chiping manufactures smart golf balls embedded with GPS and Bluetooth technology that enable golfers to locate lost balls with approximately 3 feet accuracy through a mobile app. The balls are manufactured in Switzerland, tournament-legal, and designed to reduce ball loss and environmental waste from microplastics.

1 investor

Chipply is an online store platform that lets team dealers, uniform dealers, and apparel decorators build branded web stores for schools, leagues, and clubs to sell and manage team gear. It automates order tracking, work order generation for decorators, payment processing (Stripe, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Klarna), and fundraising, serving sporting goods suppliers who outfit teams and organizations each season.

1 investor

Chisos provides funding to athletes during their peak momentum, offering capital designed to support training and brand building in pursuit of professional opportunities. The company uses proprietary underwriting technology to assess athletes' future income potential.

1 investor

Cipher Sports Technology Group builds data-driven sports prediction models using AI, machine learning, and simulation, delivering forecasts and betting content across 70+ data models. It operates consumer sports-betting brands and offers B2B data solutions for operators in the US, Australia, and UK markets.

1 investor

City Football Group owns and operates a global portfolio of 12 football clubs across five continents, managing talent development, fan engagement, and commercial operations across the organization. The group applies standardized expertise to ensure each club maintains authentic community ties while delivering competitive entertainment and generating revenue through sports entertainment and sponsorship.

1 investor

CityGolf USA operates an indoor golf venue offering a full walkable 18-hole round that combines simulator tee shots with real greens and sand bunkers, playable year-round in about 2.5 hours. It includes a full-service restaurant and bar, private event rooms for corporate events, and a capped founding membership program, with a first location opening in the United States in 2026.

1 investor

Classic Football Shirts is a retailer and archive of new and vintage football (soccer) shirts, sourcing, authenticating, and selling kits from teams past and present to football fans and collectors worldwide. The company also runs physical stores, pop-up exhibitions, and maintains the CFS Archive of rare jerseys.

1 investor

Classified Cycling manufactures bicycle drivetrain components and cycling hardware. The company sells performance cycling technology to consumers and enthusiasts.

1 investor

ClicknClear is a music licensing platform for choreographed sports and performing arts that provides legally licensed music to athletes and teams worldwide. The company operates as a marketplace connecting artists and rights holders with performers, ensuring compliance with copyright regulations.

1 investor

cllct is a media and commerce company focused on the collectibles economy, covering categories such as game-used memorabilia and historical artifacts. It operates as a layer connecting organizations to collectible culture at the intersection of sports, business, and entertainment.

1 investor

Closer Sports operated a mobile streaming platform that connected professional athletes with their fans. The company is listed as inactive.

1 investor

CLUB Game is a free-to-play mobile fantasy football game where players build squads of Premier League footballers and compete against other users based on real-world player performances. It is aimed at football fans worldwide.

1 investor

Club Champion is a golf club fitting and customization retailer that provides club fittings, TrackMan practice sessions, grip installation, shaft PUREing, and custom club building. It operates in-store locations across the United States and Canada and runs a loyalty program (P.A.R.) for customers.

1 investor

The Club Company operates a collection of 17 country clubs across the UK offering memberships that provide access to golf courses, fitness and wellness facilities, spa services, tennis and padel courts, and hotel accommodations. Members benefit from personalized wellness programs, championship and short golf courses, and various recreational amenities across the collection.

1 investor

Clutch provides an AI-powered camera system for padel clubs that automates match recording, generates highlights, and delivers player analytics along with a club management dashboard. It serves padel clubs, court operators, and coaches, combining the Clutch Cam hardware with a subscription service.

1 investor

COACHINSIDE provides a scouting database and analytics platform for professional football coaches, enabling clubs, federations, media, and agencies to evaluate coach performance through data analytics and performance metrics. The platform serves football organizations globally seeking data-driven coach selection and development insights.

1 investor

CoachClub is an online fitness subscription service offering on-demand workout videos across more than 30 disciplines, including yoga, Pilates, dance, strength training, and cardio, with three difficulty levels and healthy recipes. It targets home exercisers of all levels with personalized programs guided by certified coaches, accessible 24/7.

1 investor