Top 14 Women-focused Sport startups

Updated: Jan 13, 2026
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These startups are creating inclusive platforms and products that range from specialized athletic wear and equipment designed for women to fitness apps and community networks that empower women to participate in sports and maintain an active lifestyle.
1
Orreco
Country: Ireland | Funding: $12.2M
Orreco develops AI analytics system for athletes and teams that analyzes athletes' biomarkers and suggests optimal training and performance regimens to reduce the risk of injury and achieve optimal season (and career) results. The system inputs include blood test results, athletic performance data, health state, sleep data (recorded by wearable devices), stress, muscle pain, fatigue, GPS data from games and training sessions, travel, game statistics, matches and much more. Based on this information, AI-app ​​generates personalized recommendations for each player to improve performance and prolong their career. For team managers, general recommendations are generated based on the players' average condition and season goals. The startup is also developing the Fitrwoman app, which helps female athletes train and compete according to their menstrual cycle and hormone levels.
2
Unrivaled
Country: USA | Funding: $163.7M
Unrivaled operates as a professional women's basketball league.
3
League One Volleyball
Country: USA | Funding: $160M
League One Volleyball is a sports platform for female athletes.
4
Just Womens Sports
Country: USA | Funding: $13M
Just Women's Sports makes it easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan. It makes awesome content that engages current fans, brings new ones to the space and cements these teams and athletes as household names.
5
Togethxr
Country: USA | Funding: $6M
TOGETHXR is the intersection of culture, activism, lifestyle, and sports
6
Wild.AI
Country: USA | Funding: $2.9M
WILD.AI is building a knowledge base of female datasets, across all ages, life stages, and ethnicity.
7
Avoli
Country: USA | Funding: $2.6M
Avoli designs volleyball footwear, gear, and equipment exclusively for women and girl athletes.
8
The GIST
Country: Canada | Funding: $1.4M
The GIST is a media company that provides sports content, experiences, and community for women.
9
Ida Sports
Country: Canada | Funding: A$40K
Ida Sports is a female-led footwear company designing for female athletes and putting women at the heart of the process.
10
Her Galaxy
Country: USA
HER Galaxy is a new esports ecosystem that puts womxn-identifying gamers centerstage
11
Coalition Snow
Country: USA
Coalition Snow provides skis and snowboards services.
12
Boob Armour
Country: Australia
We created Boob Armour to protect women’s breasts and to give athletes, sportspeople and those in physically demanding careers the confidence to play, work and live freely by alleviating breast impact and preventing injury.
13
Valeur Sport
Country: UK
Valeur is a platform that aggregates and displays sports salaries and compensation to its members to both advocate for transparency and promote opportunities to women in sport so that they can truly know their worth.
14
Athlos
Country: USA
Athlos, a startup offering women's-only track and field events.
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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