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Acquired by Polymarket August 2026 · terms undisclosed · source ↗
Turf is a sports prediction market company that enables markets around sports opinions and events.
Founders & leadership
Investors · 2
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Turf (turfsports.com) is a sports prediction company that built a real-time game around live sporting events. Users predicted upcoming in-game moments — the next play, the next drive, the next score — and competed against friends, with predictions tracked on a scoreboard. The product was positioned as a way to make watching live sports participatory rather than passive.
The company announced on its website that Turf is joining Polymarket, a market where users can take positions on sports, elections, culture and news. The announcement was signed by Marco and Sidd, and acknowledged the company's team, investors and players.
Founding story
The founders started Turf to make live sports something fans could play, based on the idea that much of the enjoyment of watching sports comes from calling a moment before it happens.
Business model
Turf operated a consumer-facing prediction game tied to live sports events, in which users made predictions on in-game outcomes and competed against other players on a scoreboard.
Latest developments
Turf announced on its own site that the company is joining Polymarket, thanking its team, investors and players; the note was signed by founders Marco and Sidd.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market
Market position
Turf operated in sports prediction markets and is joining Polymarket, a broader prediction market platform covering sports, elections, culture and news.
Technology
A real-time prediction product that resolves predictions on discrete in-game events (next play, next drive, next score) during live sports and ranks player results on a scoreboard.
Go-to-market
Sports fans watching live games who want to make predictions on in-game moments and compete with friends.
Compiled by commissioned research from 5 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsTurf announced on its website that the company and team are joining Polymarket, the prediction market platform covering sports, elections, culture and news.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 5
primary sources listed
- Turfsportsturfsports.com · web
5 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Turf do?
- Turf built a real-time sports prediction game that turned live game moments into competition; it is joining Polymarket.
- Who founded Turf?
- Turf was founded by Marco Cornacchia, Sidd Sharma, Shiv Bagavathy.
- Who are Turf's investors?
- Turf's investors include Tq Ventures Llc, Script Capital.
- Who acquired Turf?
- Turf was acquired by Polymarket Consumer Growth.