Where is CaptainU located?

CaptainU is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does CaptainU have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at CaptainU is 15.

Where does CaptainU rank among its competitors?

CaptainU ranks 163rd amongst 1489 active competitors, of which 95 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Overtime, which secured an undisclosed amount in Oct, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of CaptainU?

CaptainU's top competitors include Teamworks, GameChanger Media and SportsEngine. Among them, Overtime secured the most recent funding round in October, 2026.

CaptainU - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

CaptainU is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2007 by Mike Farb and Avi Stopper. It operates as a Team and event management platform for college, teams, and sports events. The company has 1489 active competitors, including 95 funded and 48 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Teamworks, GameChanger Media and SportsEngine.

Company Details

CaptainU is a team and event management platform for college, teams, and sports events. It also provides a networking platform which connects high school athletes, their parents, coaches, camps, tournaments. It helps coaches in making college teams, advise their athletes, track their progress, and help them succeed. It also provides a recruiting tool for college athletes. It also provides parents to see the emails every time a coach communicate with athletes.

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Founded Year

2007

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

163^rd among 1489 active competitors

Employee Count

15 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

SportsEngine & 568 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Blue Star Sports (Dec 29, 2016)

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CaptainU is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
CAPTAINU, LLC CIN: 208840176 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	12 (As on Dec 31, 2018)	-

CaptainU got acquired by Blue Star Sports on Dec 29, 2016.

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CaptainU has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of CaptainU are Mike Farb and Avi Stopper.

Here are the details of CaptainU's key team members:

Mike Farb: Co-Founder of CaptainU.
Avi Stopper: Co-Founder of CaptainU.

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CaptainU's employee count trend

CaptainU has 15 employees as of Sep 26. Here is CaptainU's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of CaptainU include Teamworks, GameChanger Media and SportsEngine. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of CaptainU, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Teamworks 2006, Durham (United States), Series F	Provider of an operating system for sports team management solutions	$411M	Dragoneer Investment Group, Delta-v Capital ... & 23 others	75/100
2nd	GameChanger Media 2009, New York City (United States), Acquired	One-tap app connecting youth sports communities, empowering athletes and families	$17.4M	Trilogy Equity Partners, Zelkova Ventures ... & 6 others	74/100
3rd	SportsEngine 2008, Minneapolis (United States), Acquired	Youth sports management platform providing tools for organizations, teams, and athletes	$39.1M	El Dorado Ventures, Icon Ventures & 7 others	72/100
4th	Golf Genius Software 2009, Wayne (United States), Series A	Cloud-based golf tournament management software and solutions provider	$5M	Symphony Ventures, Phase 2 Investments & 1 others	70/100
5th	Overtime 2016, New York City (United States), Series D	Multi-channel network focused on Sports content	$219M	Sapphire Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz & 64 others	65/100
6th	Coachbetter 2002, Wallisellen (Switzerland), Seed	Online digital assistant for coaches	$16.6M	TheVentureCity, Swiss Founders Fund & 10 others	64/100
7th	Rank One 2011, Dallas (United States), Seed	Provider of sports management solutions	$2.45M	-	63/100
8th	LeagueApps 2010, New York City (United States), Series B	Offers sports league management and registration software	$35M	Contour Venture Partners, Accel-KKR & 22 others	62/100
9th	PlayMetrics 2017, Morrisville (United States), Acquired	Provider of a club management application for soccer	-	Bull City Venture Partners, Boulder Ventures ... & 1 others	61/100
10th	Heja 2016, orebro (Sweden), Seed	Sports team management and communication app	$6.9M	Luminar Ventures, Peak & 7 others	58/100
163rd	CaptainU 2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Team and event management platform for college, teams, and sports events	-	-	33/100