Top 27 Sports Social Network Startups

Updated: May 28, 2026
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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
Playtomic
Country: Spain | Funding: €137.5M
Playtomic is the world's leading tennis court booking app for racket sports, aiming to become a social network for players. The app lets you create private matches with friends, make them public to find new partners, or search for active matches nearby to join and then view your stats. Thanks to a player level assessment system, you'll always know your skill level and that of your opponents. The level system also allows you to track your progress and motivate you to improve. For clubs, the service allows you to set up online bookings, manage clients, create social events and increase the occupancy of courts.
2
Zwift
Country: USA | Funding: $619.5M
Zwift operates an online fitness platform used to transform monotonous solo indoor cycling into dynamic and social adventures.
3
Strava
Country: USA | Funding: $151.9M
Strava is a popular app and service for tracking athletes' activity using mobile devices (smartphones, GPS, fitness trackers, heart rate monitors, bike sensors, etc.). The app lets you analyze workouts, compare them with others, set goals, share your achievements, compete with other users, upload photos and videos linked to maps and workouts, analyze your physical activity, and create personal heatmaps. Strava thus functions as a social network where athletes connect, send likes, discuss workouts, create clubs, and organize competitions. The app is especially popular with cyclists, runners, and hikers.
4
Ballers
Country: USA | Funding: $20M
Ballers is a sports facilities startups forming local communities
5
Pingpod
Country: USA | Funding: $15.1M
PingPod is creating a network of autonomous ping pong play zones across the United States. Using a mobile app, users can find the nearest play zone, reserve a table, and play. PingPod is a fully automated table tennis court, open 24/7 (tables are always available thanks to contactless check-in). Within the app, you can book a coach, host parties, join a league, and more. PingPod is also building a community where you can find a partner through online chat and at various events organized by the service. The network is designed for everyone, from beginners to experts, and helps you stay active through healthy and fun activities.
6
Pro Athlete Community
Country: USA | Funding: $11.2M
PAC delivers tailored executive education, experiences and a luminary network designed to unlock your full potential.
7
Forever Network
Country: Australia | Funding: $6M
Basketball Forever is the leading ball community on social, bringing the best of hoops to your feed.
8
Hudle
Country: India | Funding: $4M
Hudle is a sports & fitness discovery & booking platform with 300+ sports venues and sports events/tournaments available for booking.
9
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.
10
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
11
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.
12
Gosavex
Country: UK
The financial platform which manages a budget and helps to get better returns from the savings
13
SportsVybe
Country: USA
SportsVybe app allows to find & play sports anytime, organize sports, find teammates, and join local games with ease.
14
Leaderboard Golf
Country: USA
Leaderboard Golf develops an app-based social platform for golf.
15
Bantee
Country: USA
Bantee is a social golf app designed for golfers to share experiences and connect with friends on and off the course.
16
GymRats
Country: Spain
The fitness challenge app. Activity tracking & sharing for groups.
17
Courtsite
Country: Malaysia
Courtsite is a simple solution to a decades-long problem: sports players found it hard to locate and reserve sports facilities, and venue operators needed more efficient ways to streamline booking processes.
18
Front Pack
Country: USA
Join a highly motivated social network of endurance athletes pursuing connection, motivation, growth, and accountability.
19
Foniso
Country: Nigeria
This platform offers real-time interaction, a personalized experience, and a comprehensive hub for sports enthusiasts.
20
PLAYINGA
Country: India
Playinga is a mobile application that organizes tournaments, manages teams, scores matches, and tracks match performance.
Paul Schäfer
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