Emerging Startups 2026: Top Sports Tech Startups

The Sports Tech has over 27.2K+ startups that comprising companies that cater to the needs of sportsmen, fans and other major stakeholders in sports industry using technology. It also includes solutions for sports clubs, event organizers, venue owners, coaches, broadcasters, athletes, and sports marketers, as well as businesses developing sports analytics and technology-driven products that enhance performance and help prevent injuries.

Sports Tech sector is one of the most active sectors for investors with an overall funding of USD 34.4B in 3.64K+ companies. It is also interesting to note that around one fourth of the funding has been raised in the last 3 years (2023-2025)

Europa, Techstars, Y Combinator, 500 Global,  Ministerstvo Hospodárstva Slovenskej Republiky are amongst the most active investors in this sector by number of investments.

Multi Sports, internet first brand, team management, online platforms, performance analytics  are some of the top business models attracting major funding.

We, at Tracxn, keep a track of the latest happenings in the world of startups and their associated ecosystems – including venture capital funds, private equity funds and investment banks amongst others.

In this edition, we have the Sports Tech startups 2026 – a curated list of the most promising startups leading the Sports Tech industry, from across the globe.

Released date :
June 10, 2026
List of all the winners for the award
Selection Criteria
Tracxn Awards identifies handpicked selection of high growth and high potential companies, founded since 2013. The shortlisting is based on a combination of multiple publicly available signals and detailed analysis of the company by our internal sector specialist teams. The companies that make the cut are the ones that fulfil the internal criteria that we have in place.