Top 16 Sports Apps startups

Updated: May 28, 2026
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Sports apps startups are transforming how users interact with sports, offering a diverse range of functionalities for athletes, fans and fitness enthusiasts.
1
Strava
Country: USA | Funding: $151.9M
Strava is a popular app and service for tracking athletes' activity using mobile devices (smartphones, GPS, fitness trackers, heart rate monitors, bike sensors, etc.). The app lets you analyze workouts, compare them with others, set goals, share your achievements, compete with other users, upload photos and videos linked to maps and workouts, analyze your physical activity, and create personal heatmaps. Strava thus functions as a social network where athletes connect, send likes, discuss workouts, create clubs, and organize competitions. The app is especially popular with cyclists, runners, and hikers.
2
Big Health
Country: USA | Funding: $135.1M
Big Health operates a digital healthcare portal used to offer behavioral programs for mental health issues.
3
FIGUR8
Country: USA | Funding: $41.5M
FIGUR8 is the most advanced on-body movement intelligence solution for evaluating musculoskeletal health.
4
Lifesum
Country: Sweden | Funding: $21.7M
Lifesum is a Swedish digital health startup that helps clients become healthier by using applied psychology and technology.
5
VirtuaGym
Country: Netherlands | Funding: $13.4M
An online fitness platform for consumers & professionals in the health industry
6
Stadium Live Studios
Country: Canada | Funding: $13M
Stadium Live Studios is building the sports & ent. platform for next-gen sports fans
7
FitnessKeeper
Country: USA | Funding: $11.5M
FitnessKeeper offers Runkeeper, a mobile platform that employs location technology to allow users to track their workout performance.
8
Zero Longevity Science
Country: USA | Funding: $12.2M
Zero app allows to replace the dieting seesaw with intermittent fasting and other healthy habits that you can sustain — for life.
9
Fitplan
Country: Canada | Funding: $9.9M
A mobile fitness app with interactive training programs world’s best personal trainers at your fingertips - anytime, anywhere.
10
Sleep Data
Country: USA | Funding: $6M
Sleep Data develops virtual care platform BetterNight catered to people with sleep apnea, insomnia, anxiety, jet lag, stress and other sleep conditions.
11
Shleep
Country: Netherlands | Funding: €1.6M
First of its kind digital sleep coaching company
12
SportsSkill
Country: India
SportsSkill is a comprehensive sports performance tracking app that offers multiple features to enhance skills and achieve goals.
13
Foniso
Country: Nigeria
This platform offers real-time interaction, a personalized experience, and a comprehensive hub for sports enthusiasts.
14
OneSporter
Country: Italy
ONESporter is a tool created to support the effort invested by the coaching and athletic teams through a detailed planning, day by day recording of training activities and detailed reporting analysis.
15
Re-Play Athletics
Country: USA
Re-Play Athletics PitchTracker captures the quality & effort of player performance & uses the data to drive player training & development.
16
TorAlarm
Country: Germany
TorAlarm is a media company from where one can check live results and upcoming games on their phone.
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Paul Schäfer
Editor: Paul Schäfer
Paul is a sport journalist for more than 11 years. He specializes in writing match previews across several leagues and competitions around the world, and his insightful tips have amassed a total readership in excess of 5.2 million till date. He graduated from the Universität Hamburg (Institute of Human Movement Science). He is a huge fan of Bayern Munich. In his free time, Paul enjoys playing tennis and padel with his friends and collegues. You can contact Paul at paulschafer(at)sportstartups(dot)com