Funded Sports Startups in United States
43 funded sports startups in united states — recent funding rounds, disclosed amounts, and headquarters. Updated weekly, free to browse.
Disclosed round sizes in this U.S. sports list are led by League One Volleyball’s $100M raise on 2024-11-21 (TOCA Football’s $100M on 2024-10-10 is tied), while most other disclosed deals sit far below that level, with only a handful in the tens of millions (for example, Aiper at $60M on 2024-07-17; Unrivaled at $26M on 2025-08-18; Spartan Fitness Holdings at $30M on 2023-04-10). A few distinct time clusters also stand out: several of the largest disclosed rounds appear between Oct–Nov 2024 (e.g., TOCA Football 2024-10-10 at $100M; League One Volleyball 2024-11-21 at $100M; Playback $22M on 2025-03-27 is outside the cluster), and the most recent activity is concentrated in late 2025, ending with Don’t Tell My Wife Stables on 2025-10-15 at $440K.
Stage and disclosure skew toward less-precise reporting: only 12 of 43 rows include a disclosed amount, while 31 list “undisclosed.” The disclosed small end includes Court 16 at $500K (2024-10-25) and Zephyr at $750K (2024-12-10), indicating that when amounts are provided they range from sub-$1M to $100M. Geographically, New York and Florida recur across multiple entries (e.g., Five Iron Golf in New York on 2025-10-04; Playback in San Francisco on 2025-03-27; Pro Athlete Community in Florida on 2025-06-24).
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in this sports-focused list, and how concentrated is it versus the rest?
The top disclosed amount is $100M, tied by TOCA Football (2024-10-10) and League One Volleyball (2024-11-21). Beyond those, disclosed rounds commonly fall into much lower bands, with only a few notable tens-of-millions examples like Aiper’s $60M (2024-07-17) and Unrivaled’s $26M (2025-08-18).
How much of the dataset is disclosed versus undisclosed, and does that affect interpreting “largest” or “smallest”?
Out of 43 rows, 31 are marked “undisclosed,” leaving 12 with disclosed amounts to compare. The $100M maximum therefore reflects only the disclosed subset (e.g., TOCA Football $100M on 2024-10-10), while many potentially large rounds (e.g., True Lacrosse on 2025-10-06) cannot be ranked.
Are there temporal clusters where multiple rounds land close together?
Yes. Late 2024 is packed with large disclosed rounds, including TOCA Football at $100M on 2024-10-10 and League One Volleyball at $100M on 2024-11-21, alongside other sizable disclosures like ProDataStack (undisclosed) on 2024-11-12 and Court 16 at $500K on 2024-10-25. The most recent window is also dense at the end of 2025, culminating in Don’t Tell My Wife Stables on 2025-10-15.
Which stage labels appear repeatedly, and what does the mix imply about how deals are being reported?
“Series Unknown” shows up frequently across multiple years, and “undisclosed” is even more dominant overall (31/43 rows). That combination suggests many rounds are recorded without stage clarity and, in most cases, without disclosed economics—making specific stage-based comparisons rely on a relatively small disclosed subset.
Do any geographies recur enough to suggest a hub effect in this list?
New York and Florida each appear multiple times among the 43 rows: New York includes Five Iron Golf ($440K undisclosed on 2025-10-04) and Playback is elsewhere (San Francisco), but New York also hosts 3ICE (2025-07-28, $5M) and Scoutz (2023-11-01, $120K). Florida similarly recurs with Pro Athlete Community in Fort Lauderdale (2025-06-24, $8M) and Unrivaled in Miami (2025-08-18, $26M).
Are there outliers among the disclosed deals besides the $100M maximum?
Yes, the lower disclosed end can be materially different from the mid-range: Court 16’s $500K (2024-10-25) and Zephyr’s $750K (2024-12-10) sit well below the tens-of-millions disclosures. At the high end, the $100M tier (TOCA Football and League One Volleyball) stands apart from the next-largest disclosed examples such as Unrivaled at $26M (2025-08-18) and Spartan Fitness Holdings at $30M (2023-04-10).
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