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Unrivaled
Miami, US · Founded 2024 · 119 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
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Unrivaled Sports builds sports experiences and events for young athletes, drawing on backgrounds in sports, entertainment, and consumer experiences. It operates in the youth sports category.
Also known as Unrivaled Sports
Founders & leadership
Investors · 8
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Also in the syndicate · 3
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$248.1M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2024–2026
- $100MSeries CAug 2026 · 3 sources
Ten Pillars Sports Fund (lead), Bessemer Venture Partners, Trybe Ventures, UC Investments
Source ↗
▶$106.3MraisedAug 2026 · 30 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Alex BazzellExecutive Officer, Director
- Luke CooperExecutive Officer, Director
- Johanna LawlerExecutive Officer, Director
- Gregg CascaesExecutive Officer
- John LearingExecutive Officer
- Napheesa CollierDirector
- Breanna StewartDirector
- Don BermanDirector
- Erica BermanDirector
- Caty ReaDirector
- Larry AdkisonDirector
- Offering amount
- $125M
- Amount sold
- $106.3M
- Sales commissions
- $2.8M
- Placement agents
- Inner Circle Sports LLC
- First sale
- Aug 2026
- Incorporated
- Limited Liability Company, Delaware, 2024
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$26MraisedAug 2025 · 7 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Alex BazzellExecutive Officer, Director
- Napheesa CollierDirector
- Luke CooperExecutive Officer, Director
- John LearingExecutive Officer
- Erica BermanDirector
- Don BermanDirector
- Gregg CascaesExecutive Officer
- Breanna StewartDirector
- Micky LawlerExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $40M
- Amount sold
- $26M
- First sale
- Aug 2025
- Incorporated
- Limited Liability Company, Delaware, 2024
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$15.7MraisedOct 2024 · 26 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- GREGG CASCAESExecutive Officer
- MICKY LAWLERExecutive Officer
- JOHN LEARINGExecutive Officer
- BREANNA STEWARTDirector
- ALEX BAZZELLExecutive Officer, Director
- LUKE COOPERExecutive Officer
- NAPHEESA COLLIERDirector
- Offering amount
- $35M
- Amount sold
- $15.7M
- First sale
- Oct 2024
- Incorporated
- Limited Liability Company, Delaware, 2024
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Unrivaled Sports is a youth sports platform that owns and operates venues, tournaments, camps and programming for young athletes. Its portfolio spans baseball and softball (Ripken Baseball, the Ripken Experience sites in Aberdeen, Myrtle Beach and Pigeon Forge, Cooperstown All Star Village, Diamond Nation, Baseball Factory, Softball Factory, All-Ripken, Unrivaled Baseball, Unrivaled Fastpitch, ForeverLawn Sports Complex, Big League Dreams in Las Vegas and Manteca, Sports Force Park, Rocker B Ranch), flag football (Unrivaled Flag, Under the Lights Flag Football, New England Flag Football, FNA) and camps and action sports (We Are Camp, Snöbahn, High Cascade, Windells, Seek Skate Camp, Milepost 35).
The company describes its network as premier youth sports venues and programming intended to be inclusive and premium, competitive and developmental. It stages branded competitive events such as Ripken National Championships qualifiers, the Flag World Championships at Disney, high school girls flag nationals and the Fenway Flag Bowl. In 2026 it launched the Unrivaled Athlete Award recognizing young athletes for leadership, teamwork and character.
Business model
Unrivaled Sports acquires and invests in youth sports venues, complexes and event brands, then operates them as a network of destination facilities, tournaments, championships, camps and development programming for youth athletes and their families.
Traction
The company reports 15 venues and properties, more than 2 million visitors each year and more than 800,000 athletes annually; in June 2024 it reported over 550,000 athletes visiting 12 facilities annually.
Latest developments
In October 2025 NFL legend Drew Brees announced a flag football partnership with Unrivaled Sports, and Ripken Baseball announced its inaugural national championship event. In December 2025 the company announced a long-term investment in Twin Creeks Sports Complex, and in July 2026 it launched the Ripken National Championships, bringing 12U baseball to CBS Sports Network. In 2026 it also introduced the Unrivaled Athlete Award.
▸Full profile — market position, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Operates as a multi-brand consolidator in the youth sports category, assembling established baseball, flag football and action-sports camp brands under a single platform.
Go-to-market
Consumer-facing participation and spectator events promoted through owned venue brands, national championship competitions, athlete partnerships (including flag football figures Drew Brees and Ashlea Klam) and televised distribution such as CBS Sports Network.
Youth athletes and their families across baseball, softball, flag football, skiing/snowboarding, skateboarding and other camp-based sports.
Geography
United States, with venues and properties including Aberdeen (Maryland), Myrtle Beach (South Carolina), Pigeon Forge (Tennessee), Cooperstown All Star Village (New York), Rocker B Ranch (Texas), Big League Dreams in Las Vegas and Manteca (California), Sports Force Park, ForeverLawn Sports Complex and Diamond Nation, plus events held at Disney and Fenway Park.
History
Josh Harris and David Blitzer completed a strategic investment in Ripken Baseball in September 2023. Ripken Baseball acquired Sports Force Parks at Cedar Point in September 2023 and Baseball Factory and Softball Factory later that month. By June 2024 the company reported more than 550,000 athletes visiting its 12 facilities annually. It acquired Rocker B Ranch in Texas, announced in January 2025, added DICK'S Sporting Goods as a strategic investor in May 2025, announced a long-term investment in Twin Creeks Sports Complex in December 2025, and launched the Ripken National Championships with 12U baseball coverage on CBS Sports Network announced in July 2026.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Unrivaled went on to found or lead other companies.
Timeline · 10
launches, deals, and filingsDated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Unrivaledunrivaledsports.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Unrivaled do?
- Unrivaled Sports operates a network of youth sports venues, brands and events across baseball, flag football and action sports.
- Who founded Unrivaled?
- Unrivaled was founded by Breanna Stewart, Alex Bazzell, Napheesa Collier, David Blitzer, Josh Harris, Isaac Harrouche, Neel Joshi in 2024.
- Who are Unrivaled's investors?
- Unrivaled's investors include LionTree, Lakeside Capital, The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto), Bessemer Venture Partners, Comcast Ventures.
- How much funding has Unrivaled raised?
- Unrivaled has disclosed $248.1M raised across 4 rounds.
- Where is Unrivaled headquartered?
- Unrivaled is headquartered in Miami, US.