Sports Tech Startups

Youth Athletes United operates a multi-sport youth sports franchise portfolio, founded in 2018, offering programs for children from toddler to teen age in sports like golf, tennis, and soccer. The company aims to build the nation's largest youth sports platform by empowering kids through athletic fundamentals and development while providing entrepreneurial opportunities to franchise partners.

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YP Trainer operates a chain of automated, bookable fitness studios (coworking-style) accessible via its app, equipped for disciplines such as yoga, pilates, and functional training. It serves personal trainers and fitness enthusiasts who book and access private studio spaces on demand, paying online per use with no fixed subscriptions.

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Yuva Kabaddi Series (YKS) is a year-round professional Kabaddi league in India that runs over 9+ months a year, providing a national competitive circuit where athletes compete regularly and build careers. It functions as a competitive ecosystem for the sport of Kabaddi.

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zai designs and handcrafts high-end skis in Switzerland using materials such as green slate, natural rubber, and its own zai'ra carbon fibre composite, and also produces complementary ski apparel. The company combines product development with scientific research and works with luxury brands like Saint Laurent and Moncler.

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ZAMA provides self-guided mental health and sports psychology modules for collegiate athletes and fitness enthusiasts, with anonymous peer support, clinician access, and personalized recommendations. The platform incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy approaches to address mental health and performance optimization.

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Zen Planner provides all-in-one business management software for fitness studios and gyms, featuring membership management, class scheduling, payment processing, and member communication tools. The platform is designed to help fitness business owners operate and grow their studios.

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Zena makes patented, impact-protection vests contoured for female anatomy to guard the sternum, breast, and rib area for girls and women playing contact sports. Its products use open-cell Z-Tech foam and were developed and tested with Deakin University's Centre for Sports Research in Australia.

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Zenrez provides sales and marketing software for fitness studios, helping them attract new customers and improve retention of existing ones.

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Ziffi Chess is a mobile chess game with a fast 6-move format where matches start from randomised balanced middle-game positions and are won by scoring capture points within two minutes. It targets casual and competitive chess players seeking short-format online matches and tournaments.

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Zing Coach is a mobile workout app that uses AI and computer vision to create personalized fitness programs, tracking body composition, movement, nutrition, and fatigue for individual users. It generates tailored workouts and calorie/macro guidance for muscle gain or weight loss based on the user's body data and activity level.

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Zone operates a gaming and esports platform that runs game tournaments and live gaming competitions, along with a marketplace for gift cards, and is preparing to relaunch with a focus on esports, sports, and fan engagement. The company reports experience running over 16 million games across 100,000+ tournaments at live events.

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Teamworks Nutrition is a platform that helps elite sports organizations manage athlete nutrition through integrated tools for dietitians, performance kitchens, and athletes. The platform automates meal planning, food logging, nutrient analysis, and personalized nutrition guidance for sports teams of any size.

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Zoover Sports & Events sells travel packages and tickets to sporting events, such as arrangements including match tickets for the UEFA Nations League and Dutch national football team games. The company serves sports fans in the Netherlands.

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A Chinese-language site promoting live sports streaming, offering HD football and NBA broadcasts with professional commentary across mobile, tablet, computer, and TV. It emphasizes high-definition picture quality, multiple streaming routes, and real-time expert commentary.

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Zygo makes waterproof swimming headphones that stream live underwater audio, letting swimmers listen to music, podcasts, and guided coaching during pool workouts. It serves recreational swimmers, triathletes, and competitive swimmers through a hardware headset paired with a companion app.

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SUNCYAN is a game studio that develops The Spike, a 2D volleyball sports game with fast-paced gameplay and stylized characters, which has reached tens of millions of downloads worldwide. The studio focuses on sports games that incorporate story and emotion.

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Engate is a Japanese sports gifting service and fan community where supporters send digital gifts (points) directly to teams and athletes, ranging from national teams to professional, amateur, and university clubs. It offers live streaming, fan events with exclusive goods and experiences, and collectible replies and rewards issued as NFTs.

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Cellorb is a video production company that creates and manages YouTube channels and streaming content, primarily focused on gaming and esports content.

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DSF Pro offers FIC, a decision-support platform for professional football clubs that centralizes information, analysis, and insights in one place. It supports sporting departments across workflows including squad status, match reporting, player acquisition, player sales, and manager selection.

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Emer is a Japanese company that uses technology to expand the energy and connections of sports, aiming to build a cycle of "challenge and support." It focuses on delivering emotionally moving sports experiences more widely.

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LOIVE operates a chain of fitness and wellness studios across Japan, including hot yoga (loIve), surf fitness (Surf Fit), pilates, gym (REDY'S GYM), and stretch (NOBEE STRETCH) brands, alongside an HR business. The company runs 236 locations serving about 82,000 members and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth market.

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Ookami develops digital platforms and services to broaden sports engagement and accessibility globally, positioning sports as a unifying medium that connects diverse communities and athletes. The company operates sports-focused digital products including live match broadcasting, team management applications, and out-of-home media.

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HacoGym (ハコジム) operates private, single-room gyms that are accessible 24 hours a day, letting members train alone in a private space. It offers personal training and runs 34 locations across cities in Japan including Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka.

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Value Golf runs online golf-booking services for Japan, including a single-player reservation system that lets individual golfers book tee times at courses nationwide and search course website booking plans. The company also offers on-course lessons, an indoor golf facility, discounted play-ticket and golf-equipment online shops, and a free monthly golf magazine.

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