Sports Tech Startups

Uru Sports operates a platform connecting former and transitioning athletes with employers seeking talented professionals for career opportunities. The company serves athletes exiting professional or collegiate sports and organizations looking to hire dedicated talent.

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U.S. Baseball Academy operates regional summer training camps that provide baseball instruction to young players, focusing on hitting, pitching, and fielding fundamentals. The organization maintains consistent coaching quality and curriculum across multiple locations with input from Major League Baseball advisors.

1 investor

US Sports Camps operates youth and adult sports training camps across multiple sports and locations.

1 investor

The USTA (United States Tennis Association) is the national governing body for tennis in the United States, offering programs, events, tournaments, and coaching resources for players, coaches, and parents across youth, college, and adult levels. It provides digital tools for managing tennis programs and registrations, player rankings and scouting, athlete safety programs, and organizes competitions including the US Open.

1 investor

Utrain is a mobile booking app for basketball trainers that lets them manage schedules, handle client bookings, collect session payments, and communicate with athletes. It also offers features like a free booking website, in-app messaging, location-based trainer search, and organization accounts for multiple trainers, serving the basketball training market in the United States.

1 investor

The uvex group develops, manufactures and distributes safety and protective products and services for people in professional, sports and leisure settings, spanning brands such as uvex safety, uvex sports, ALPINA, and Filtral. Based in Germany with 49 locations across 23 countries, it operates a fully integrated value chain from design and engineering to production and sales.

1 investor

ValkaAI builds synthetic video for sports and media, generating full matches, live commentary, and lifelike AI personas that are personalized to each user in real time. The company positions its technology as AI-native entertainment for games, media, and interactive experiences.

1 investor

Valor Vision turns a smartphone into a 3D biomechanics tool that gives athletes a movement profile, injury-risk asymmetry flags, and personalized training plans tracked from baseline through return to play. It serves professional and college sports teams, training facilities, coaches, trainers, and physical therapists for long-term athletic development.

1 investor

Vandeyk.racing designs and manufactures high-performance cycling apparel focused on minimalist design principles. The company also operates vandeyk.tech, a deep-tech B2B division developing advanced textile technologies for the global textile industry in partnership with the Fraunhofer Society.

1 investor

Varlo designs and sells performance athletic apparel including triathlon suits, cycling jerseys, and cargo bibs for men and women, with custom gear options. It markets to endurance athletes in triathlon and cycling.

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Velocorner.ch operates an online marketplace connecting private cyclists with professional dealers to buy and sell bicycles in Switzerland. It positions itself as the country's largest online bike market and is majority-owned by the Touring Club Suisse (TCS).

1 investor

Velofix offers a mobile bike shop service that comes to the customer's chosen location to perform bicycle and e-bike repairs, tune-ups, assembly, and parts and accessories installation. Customers book appointments online or by phone for scheduled at-location service.

1 investor

Venga Run produces performance supplements, motivational merchandise, and training content specifically for serious runners. The company is based in Colorado and manufactures all products in USA FDA-certified facilities.

1 investor

HEARTBEATS, Inc. plans, develops, and operates fan-business services and applications for the sports and entertainment industries, including projects tied to Korean professional baseball (KBO) teams. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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Verance Capital is a growth-stage investment firm that provides capital to companies and entrepreneurs in the sports, media, and live entertainment industries. It partners with management teams and founders, offering industry expertise and a global network.

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Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports offers year-round adaptive sports and recreational programs for individuals with disabilities. The organization provides instruction and access to activities including skiing, snowboarding, kayaking, cycling, rock climbing, and wellness retreats.

1 investor

Vice Golf is a direct-to-consumer golf brand that designs and sells golf balls, clubs, bags, gloves, apparel, and accessories online. Its product range spans multiple golf ball lines, putters, wedges, woods, and gear aimed at golfers.

1 investor

VICIS manufactures protective equipment for youth football players, specifically shoulder pads featuring advanced impact protection and lightweight design.

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ViDay is an all-in-one business management and online booking software for health, sports, and wellness centers, combining an admin panel, a professional app, and a branded client app. It handles appointment scheduling, payments, client records, automated reminders, electronic invoicing, and expense tracking, and is marketed in Spain.

1 investor

Videon Labs provides video compute platforms and edge computing solutions designed to help broadcasters deliver live sports content through hybrid cloud workflows. The platform enables features like personalization, monetization, and graphic overlays while reducing latency and cloud costs for sports streaming services.

1 investor

VimScore is a fitness app that lets users set weekly goals and track their effort across four training types — strength, endurance, flexibility, and balance — with guided sessions tailored to their level, location, and available time. It targets people who want to stay active throughout life, including beginners without a personal trainer, and content is presented in Norwegian.

1 investor

Blacktop Hoops is a virtual reality basketball game offering 1-on-1 streetball gameplay with dribbling, shooting, and dunking mechanics, a career mode, online multiplayer courts, and competitive pickup games against AI opponents. It targets VR gamers and includes collectible in-game items such as sneakers, apparel, and effects.

1 investor

Virtual Tables provides a fan engagement platform for sports teams, leagues, brands, and rights holders that integrates video, commerce, sponsorship opportunities, and data collection to drive audience participation beyond the venue. The platform operates across 130+ countries in 10 languages and has activated 200,000+ fans.

1 investor

Visaic provides an AI-powered data layer called DATA IQ that helps sports brands and streaming services understand audiences, optimize engagement, and refine pricing strategies. The company also operates a live sports watch party platform across U.S. and Canadian markets.

1 investor