Recently Funded Sports Startups in the United States
Updated Sep 2026
FundedIQ holds 50 funded Sports startups in the United States (US) and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the Sports startup funding landscape in the United States, along with the 50 most recently funded Sports startups in the United States.
Sports startups in the United States closed 30 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 15 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $454M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $4.2M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $563K and $20M. New York and Atlanta hold the deepest concentrations of these companies.
New York and Atlanta lead the geographic spread. Seed stage funding dominates, which means early stage risk is the norm. Private Equity presence indicates a mix of speculative bets and late stage consolidation. Small teams characterize the segment. Capital originates from specialized venture firms and private equity groups, creating a split between high growth bets and established corporate scaling.
Sports funded startup statistics in the United States
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
50 most recently funded Sports startups in the United States
50 shownOrdered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
Sports startup funding trends in the United States
Funding activity
Sports startups in the United States closed 30 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 15 of them in the last 12, adding up to $454M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $4.2M, with the middle half running from $563K to $20M. 22 of 30 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 1-10.
Where are funded Sports startups located in the United States?
Where funded Sports startups in the United States are based, by the city on the company record.
Funded Sports startups in the United States by state
The states with the most funded startups on record.
Funding stages of funded Sports startups in the United States
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Sports startups in the United States break down by stage.
A further 19 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Sports startup funding data in the United States
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 50 funded Sports startups in the United States currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (8 of 30 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Sports startups in the United States is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 50 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded Sports startups are there in the United States?
FundedIQ tracks 50 funded Sports startups in the United States. This page lists the 50 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have Sports startups in the United States raised?
Sports startups in the United States tracked by FundedIQ have raised $454M in disclosed capital across 30 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 15 rounds in the last 12 months. 22 of those 30 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
Which cities have the most funded Sports startups in the United States?
New York leads with 9 companies, then Atlanta (3), Los Angeles (3) and San Francisco (3).
What is a typical funding round size for Sports startups in the United States?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.2M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $563K and $20M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for Sports startups in the United States?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 5 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Private Equity (2) and Pre-Seed (1). A further 19 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Sports startup funding data in the United States updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Sports startups in the United States is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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