Top 9 Blockchain Startups Disrupting The Sports Industry

Aug 08, 2025 | By Paul Schäfer

These startups use blockchain for ticketing, anti-counterfeit systems, player contracts and salary management, fan tokenization, secure data sharing for performance analysis, transparent sponsorship deals, etc.
1
Chiliz
Country: Malta | Funding: $66M
Chiliz powers the Socios.com fan engagement platform built on the Chiliz blockchain infrastructure
2
STAN
Country: India | Funding: $7.3M
Stan is a blockchain-based esports fan engagement startup
3
Sportsicon
Country: UK | Funding: $5.7M
SportsIcon lets users connect with sportspeople through NFT’s and masterclasses.
4
Playruo
Country: France | Funding: €3.5M
Playruo delivers WEB3 x VIDEO impactful solutions to the world of Media & Entertainment.
5
NBA Top Shot
Country: Canada
NBA Top Shot is a collectible game that allows people to collect, trade, and sell their NBA highlights as digital tokens.
6
AllSkills
Country: Canada
AllSkills is a platform that blends the world of 1on1 competition between trick shots and highlight videos with play to earn. We are a sports app powered by Web3 and are ready to take the next step.
7
Ready to Fight
Country: Poland
Ready To Fight is a blockchain-based boxing platform.
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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