Top 18 Sports Forecasting and Betting startups

Sep 17, 2025 | By Paul Schäfer

These startups are disrupting sports gambling by the use of sophisticated algorithms, big data and machine learning.
1
Score Media and Gaming
Country: Canada | Funding: $71M
Score Media And Gaming Inc is a company that creates mobile-first sports experiences connecting fans through a combination of news & scores.
2
PlayUp
Country: Australia | Funding: A$100.5M
PlayUp is a next generation online betting entertainment and technology group.
3
Boom Entertainment
Country: USA | Funding: $34.3M
Boom Entertainment operates as a game developer and technology partner in online gaming.
4
FansUnite
Country: Canada | Funding: $14M
FansUnite is a sports and entertainment company developing predictive models and data analytics.
5
ALT Sports Data
Country: USA | Funding: $9.5M
ALT Sports Data provides sports betting market modeling and real-time trading data.
6
Swish Analytics
Country: USA | Funding: $8.7M
Swish Analytics operates as machine learning system for sports.
7
Kero Sports
Country: USA | Funding: $4M
Kero offers curated In-Game Betting engine whitelabeled inside the apps of major league teams, leagues and licensed sportsbook operators.
8
SoBet
Country: USA | Funding: $3.7M
SoBet provides a sports betting media platform.
9
Dabble
Country: Australia
Dabble is maintaining a community of people who enjoy a more inclusive, social, and engaging betting experience.
10
SportfolioKings
Country: USA
Alternative sports betting research & intelligence platform - fueled by data science, A.I., and Wall Street-style alpha signals
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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