Top 11 Athlete Sponsorship startups

Sep 10, 2025 | By Paul Schäfer

These startups create platforms that connect athletes with brands, sponsors and crowdsourcing and create mutually beneficial partnerships.
1
Snap! Mobile
Country: USA | Funding: $113M
Snap! Mobile provides digital banking and financial management solution for all youth programs and leaders.
2
Commonwealth
Country: USA | Funding: $5M
Commonwealth provides apps that allow investing in athletes.
3
Blinkfire Analytics
Country: USA | Funding: $2.5M
Blinkfire Analytics uses AI and computer vision to optimize the sponsorship marketplace between creators, and their sponsors.
4
Fantium
Country: Switzerland | Funding: €2M
FANtium is the platform for FANs to support athletes they support, interact with them, and share their real-world achievement.
5
KhiladiPro
Country: India | Funding: $1M
KhiladiPro a sports technology startup using artificial intelligence to assess and support young athletes.
6
SportsBiz
Country: USA
Harnessing the power of AI and advanced analytics to help brands maximize sports marketing and sponsorship investments
7
sequel
Country: USA
An investment platform connecting the world's best athletes with the world's best startups.
8
Carry
Country: USA
Carry enables undervalued pro golfers to focus on what really matters: winning.
9
Zelos
Country: USA
Empower your organization and unlock revenue with an end-to-end Digital, Media and Production Asset Manager built for sports.
10
Match Kit
Country: South Africa
MatchKit is a platform that helps athletes make money, regardless of the status of sporting events.
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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