Top 23 Fantasy Sports startups

Oct 01, 2025 | By Paul Schäfer

These startups offer users the opportunity to draft real players, form fantasy teams, and compete based on the statistical performance of athletes in actual games.
1
Country: USA | Funding: $115M
​Underdog Fantasy is an online daily fantasy sports platform that allows users to participate in Pick'em games and esports projections.
2
Dream11
Country: India | Funding: $1.6B
Dream11 operates as a sports technology platform.
3
Sorare
Country: France | Funding: $739.2M
Sorare is a global fantasy football game where players can buy, trade, and play with official digital cards.
4
FanCraze
Country: USA | Funding: $117.4M
Faze is a Cricket NFT platform allowing fans to collect, use, play, and interact with cricket through NFTs.
5
Sleeper
Country: USA | Funding: $67.3M
Sleeper is a sports platform intended for fantasy leagues and eSports.
6
Rei do Pitaco
Country: Brazil | Funding: $38.2M
Brazilian Daily Fantasy Sports company for cash prizes
7
Prediction Strike
Country: USA | Funding: $14.7M
PredictionStrike is a simulated stock market platform that allows users to invest in a stock of professional athletes.
8
Splash Sports
Country: USA | Funding: $14.1M
Splash Sports is a platform for real-money gaming that allows friends and groups to play in skill-based activities.
9
GridRival
Country: USA | Funding: $8.6M
GridRival is a real money gaming platform dedicated exclusively to motorsports.
10
ThriveFantasy
Country: USA | Funding: $7.6M
ThriveFantasy is a daily fantasy sports and esports platform that focuses solely on top-tier athletes from each sport.
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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