Top 15 Smart Stadium startups

Aug 27, 2025 | By Paul Schäfer

These startups focus on sports event management, ticketing, real-time attendance analytics, crowd management, IoT-based security and immersive AR/VR experiences, etc.
1
Country: USA | Funding: $558.3M
Evolv Technology an AI-enabled touchless security screening system that uses digital sensors and artificial intelligence to detect threats.
2
Country: UK | Funding: $15.2M
OnePlan is a collaborative, real-time platform that provides the full suite of sports event planning, design and management tools.
3
Country: Switzerland | Funding: $6.5M
Dartfish develops online and offline video solutions for coaches, athletes, pros, students, teachers, healthcare, and sports organizations.
4
Country: Spain | Funding: €2.5M
3D Digital Venue provides Interactive Digital Venue Management solutions to Sports & Entertainment venues across the globe.
5
Country: USA | Funding: $1.6M
Privacy preserving face recognition technology for personalized customer experiences and increased venue safety.
6
Country: USA | Funding: $920K
Building the future of guest management across live experiences and events.
7
Country: USA | Funding: $550K
Pumpjack Dataworks develops a customer data platform for sports organizations to know their customer base and increase their value.
8
Country: Canada | Funding: $430K
ImagineAR is an emerging digital content production company.
9
Country: USA | Funding: $60K
Grablr is an delivery app for fans at the stadium.
10
Country: Canada | Funding: $50K
DIBZ provides real-time seat upgrade solutions to existing ticket holders.
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