How many total Sports Media Platforms are there?

As of Aug 2026, there are 930 active companies in Sports Media Platforms sector.

Which countries have the most Sports Media Platforms?

United States (340) has the highest number of Sports Media Platforms, followed by India (123) and United Kingdom (97).

How many Sports Media Platforms are funded?

As of Aug 2026, 117 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in Sports Media Platforms sector?

As of Aug 2026, On3 has secured $36.2M in funding, making it the highest-funded company in the Sports Media Platforms sector.

Which country has attracted the most investment in Sports Media Platforms?

With $368M in total funding, Denmark has attracted the most investment among Sports Media Platforms.

Who are the top investors in Sports Media Platforms?

The top investors in Sports Media Platforms by number of investments are Relay Ventures, Europa and New Enterprise Associates

How much venture capital has Sports Media Platforms sector attracted?

In the last 10 years, venture capital firms have invested $9.97M in this sector.

Sports Media Platforms - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

The Sports Media Platforms comprises 1.25K companies, including 117 funded companies having collectively raised $1.21B in venture capital money and private equity. Out of these, 69 are Series A+ funded, and 1 has achieved unicorn status.

Sports Media Platforms sector has seen 51 acquisitions and 6 IPOs. This represents almost 4.6% of all such companies - which is higher than the 4.5% exit rate of tech companies in general.

This sector includes online sports media platforms offering sports news, livescores and content for multiple sports.

Sports Media Platforms sector is also known as Sports Media Platforms.

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Total Companies

1.25K

Top Companies

Better Collective, FOX SPORTS Australia & more

Total Funding

$1.21B

Funded Companies

117

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

Acquisitions

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There are more than 1.25K companies in Sports Media Platforms. Better Collective is the top Sports Media Platforms company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top Sports Media Platforms companies globally:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Better Collective	Provider of a betting platform for multiple sports	Copenhagen (Denmark)	2004	Public	$80.6M
FOX SPORTS Australia	Provider of an online media platform offering its own sports reportage	Moonee Ponds (Australia)	1996	Unfunded	-
Hupu	Provider of sports news, real-time scores, and community discussion forums	Shanghai (China)	2004	Acquired	$339M
Fox Sports	Provider of sports news, scores, schedules, odds, shows, streams	Los Angeles (United States)	1994	Acquired	-
Sporty	Provider of sports news, live scores, and football streaming services	London (Canada)	1998	Unfunded	-

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Companies founded year-on-year in Sports Media Platforms

122 Sports Media Platforms startups were founded in 2021 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	-
2025	9
2024	52
2023	67
2022	94
2021	122
2020	105
2019	65
2018	37
2017	43

Companies founded across countries in Sports Media Platforms

United States has 340 Sports Media Platforms startups, the most by any country, followed by India which has 123 startups and United Kingdom which has 97.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	340
India	123
United Kingdom	97
China	28
Italy	28
Canada	26
Turkey	24
Spain	24
France	23
Australia	21

Stage-wise distribution of Sports Media Platforms

Out of the total 1,250 Sports Media Platforms companies, 117 have secured funding. Among them, 69 have reached Series A or higher, and 64 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 1,250

Funded - 117

Series A+ - 69

Series B+ - 64

Series C+ - 58

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	1,250
Funded	117
Series A+	69
Series B+	64
Series C+	58

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1.3K+ Total Companies
$1.21B+ Total Funding
115+ Funded Companies
5+ IPOs
50+ Acquisitions

Total funding year-on-year in Sports Media Platforms

Sports Media Platforms saw a total funding of more than $929M in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2019 at more than $367M. There has been a total funding of $22.8M in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$22.8M
2025	$1.02M
2024	$1.17M
2023	$41.8M
2022	$56.6M
2021	$200M
2020	$2.84M
2019	$367M
2018	$185M
2017	$50.6M

Total funding across countries in Sports Media Platforms

In the last 10 years, Sports Media Platforms startups in Denmark have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $368M. China follows with $277M and Canada with $119M.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
Denmark	$368M
China	$277M
Canada	$119M
United States	$66.3M
Sweden	$22.8M
United Kingdom	$15M
India	$7.68M
Germany	$1.39M
Spain	$708K
Slovakia	$22.1K

Total funding amount raised by stage in Sports Media Platforms

Over the last 10 years, Sports Media Platforms have seen $8.35M into Seed Stage funding rounds, $169M into Early Stage funding rounds and $314M go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Post IPO	$342M
Late Stage	$314M
Early Stage	$169M
Debt	$45.3M
Seed Stage	$8.35M
Grant	$1.44M

Recent Funding Rounds in Sports Media Platforms

In the year 2026, till June 2026, Sports Media Platforms companies have raised $22.8M in equity funding across 2 rounds.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Sports Media Platforms:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Sportway	Series B	9059	Jun 24, 2026	-
Musen	Seed	8706	Apr 05, 2026	-
Sportsdunia	Seed	7765	Oct 03, 2025	Sanjay Meena
On3	Seed	6255	Sep 11, 2024	-
DNVR	Series B	8263	Oct 20, 2023	-

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Relay Ventures is the top investor in Sports Media Platforms companies based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Sports Media Platforms:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Relay Ventures	Toronto (Canada)	Playmaker and theScore
Europa	Belgium	Leichtathletik, Prosport and Hokejbal.sk
New Enterprise Associates	Menlo Park (United States)	The Players' Tribune
Utsav Boobna	India	-
Manish Manilal Chheda	India	-

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In the year 2026, till April 2026, 1 acquisition happened in Sports Media Platforms. Last year, in 2025, a total of 3 acquisitions happened in Sports Media Platforms.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Sports Media Platforms:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
ChessBase	Business Acquisition	Apr 16, 2026	Freedom Holding Corp
Everysport Group	Business Acquisition	Oct 16, 2025	-
Sportz Network	Business Acquisition	Apr 11, 2025	Eventfaqs
Hupu	Business Acquisition	Jan 27, 2025	Xunlei
The Ruden Report	Business Acquisition	Jul 19, 2024	Connoisseur Media

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Acquisition trends in Sports Media Platforms

Here are the acquisition trends in Sports Media Platforms:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	1
2025	3
2024	6
2023	5
2022	4
2021	8
2020	4
2019	5
2018	1
2017	1

In the year 2021, till November 2021, 1 IPO happened in Sports Media Platforms.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Sports Media Platforms:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
Racing and Sports	Nov 23, 2021	Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
MDJM	Jan 08, 2019	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
MDJM	Oct 01, 2018	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
Better Collective	Jun 08, 2018	Nordic and Baltic regions (NASDAQ OMX)
Fox Sports	Mar 25, 2015	Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in Sports Media Platforms

Most number of Sports Media Platforms startups have been founded by alumni from University of California (Los Angeles), IIT Kharagpur and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

College	No. of companies
University of California (Los Angeles)	4
IIT Kharagpur	2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	2
Technion Israel Institute Technology	2
BITS Pilani	1
Duke University	1
IIM Bangalore	1
IIT Bombay	1
IIT Kanpur	1
INSEAD	1

Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Sports Media Platforms

In the last 10 years, Tsinghua University graduates' Sports Media Platforms companies have raised the most funding among top colleges. IIM Bangalore alumni are second, and Technion Israel Institute Technology alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Tsinghua University	$339M
IIM Bangalore	$7.01M
Technion Israel Institute Technology	$6.7M
University of California (Los Angeles)	$1.97M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$850K
University of Waterloo	$850K
BITS Pilani	-
Duke University	-
IIT Bombay	-
IIT Kanpur	-