Top 27 Sports Social Network Startups

Sep 09, 2025 | By Paul Schäfer

These startups create apps and online communities where athletes, fans and hobbyists can find partners, teammates, compete, interact, share their experiences and find buddies with similar interests.
1
Zwift
Country: USA | Funding: $619.5M
Zwift operates an online fitness platform used to transform monotonous solo indoor cycling into dynamic and social adventures.
2
Strava
Country: USA | Funding: $151.9M
Strava is an online network that connects the global community of athletes.
3
Playtomic
Country: Spain | Funding: €132.3M
Playtomic operates an online sports court booking platform intended to become a social network for sports players.
4
Ballers
Country: USA | Funding: $20M
Ballers is a sports facilities startups forming local communities
5
Pro Athlete Community
Country: USA | Funding: $11.2M
PAC delivers tailored executive education, experiences and a luminary network designed to unlock your full potential.
6
Forever Network
Country: Australia | Funding: $6M
Basketball Forever is the leading ball community on social, bringing the best of hoops to your feed.
7
Hudle
Country: India | Funding: $4M
Hudle is a sports & fitness discovery & booking platform with 300+ sports venues and sports events/tournaments available for booking.
8
LinksDAO
Country: USA | Funding: $4M
LinksDAO is a global community of tens of thousands of golf and leisure clubs redefining what it means to be a modern golf and leisure club.
9
CeleBreak
Country: Spain | Funding: €2M
CeleBreak is an app that makes it possible for you to play in our cities whenever and wherever you want! #playfootballeveryday
10
Easycancha
Country: Chile | Funding: $1.1M
easycancha delivers a booking and management system (SaaS) for venues and a Marketplace multi-venue and multi-sport for amateur athletes.
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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