Radar · Sports Services in Florida
Best Sports Services Companies in Florida, United States
The 91 best Sports Services companies in Florida, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Inter Miami CF.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
91companies tracked
$663.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
21have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SPORTS SERVICES × FLORIDA
Our analysis of 50 Sports Services companies
$3.3b in tracked funding; 98% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
98%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2017median founding year
594kcombined LinkedIn audience
68%of audience held by top 3
10companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Sports Services companies in Florida
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Employees | Tech stack | Web popularity | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1190 sports 1190 Sports is a sports marketing firm that focuses on the management and commercialization of sports rights. | — | — | 22 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+11 | Top 10M | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 2 | Aerodyne Research Provider of sports equipment | — | — | — | PHPApache HTTP ServerMicrosoft 365+4 | Top 5M | Dominic Hayhurst Managing Director | — | — |
| 3 | American Top Team MMA academy offering mixed martial arts and Brazilian jiu-jitsu training in Coconut Creek, Florida. | — | — | 52 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+23 | Top 5M | — | — | — |
| 4 | ANNIKA Foundation Provider of golf club services | — | — | — | WixSentryBootstrap+12 | Top 10M | Annika Sorenstam Founder | — | 3 awards |
| 5 | Artificial Turf Provider of sports services | — | — | 1 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+17 | Top 5M | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 6 | Asmscholarships Provider of college sports recruitment services for student-athletes | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Ata Football Provider of football training services | — | — | 15 | Node.jsYouTubeReact+9 | Top 10M | Esmeralda Negron Co-Founder | — | — |
| 8 | BARWIS Provider of sports services | — | — | 62 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+15 | Top 50M | — | — | — |
Top 12 Sports Services companies in Florida
#1
Series C · Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · founded 2017 · 18 employees$60Mraised▾
Series C · Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · founded 2017 · 18 employees
Transforming lighting system is easier with a professional team. NGU Sports Lighting supports venues nationwide with stellar LED fixtures.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Funding
top 36%Tech
bottom 42%Global
bottom 34%Market
bottom 24%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $60.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series C (Aug 2025)
Tech: 26 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Http/3
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Series C$60M
Investors
Lieef
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#2
Series A · Orlando, Florida · founded 2022 · 38 employees$82.9Mraised▾
Series A · Orlando, Florida · founded 2022 · 38 employees
Provider of sports services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 27%Growth
top 28%Talent
top 28%Funding
top 30%Innovation
top 49%Moat
bottom 49%Tech: 38 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Http/3
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 26k LinkedIn followers — 4.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships · 2 awards (incl. LPGA at SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Series A—
- Nov 2023Series A$82.9M
- Nov 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Dynasty Equity, Connect Ventures, 25madison, Ackerley Sports Group, Cartan Capital, Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApollo
#3
Acquired · Palm Beach, Florida · founded 2025$2.7Mraised▾
Acquired · Palm Beach, Florida · founded 2025
Operator of youth sports programs, leagues, camps, and related events. The organization provides structured athletic activities for children and adolescents. These activities focus on skill development, teamwork, and physical fitness. The organization aims to foster a positive and supportive environment for young athletes.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 35%Funding
top 46%Global
bottom 25%Talent: 4 named leaders on record
Funding: Raised $2.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Jul 2025)
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Seed$2.7M
Founders & team
#4
Seed · Jacksonville, Florida · founded 2024$4Mraised▾
Seed · Jacksonville, Florida · founded 2024
Provider of software solutions for tennis sports engagement. It provides user wth a sports league platform that combines team-based tennis matches with fan-first experiences and simplified scoring, transforming the sport for enthusiasts.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 34%Growth
top 35%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 48%Funding
bottom 40%Market
bottom 25%Tech: 38 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses · Observability: Sentry
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Seed$4M
Founders & team
Investors
Triple B
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesBootstrapCloudflareCore-Js
#5
Series D · Miami, Florida · founded 2018 · 196 employees$225Mraised▾
Series D · Miami, Florida · founded 2018 · 196 employees
Provider of soccer club services. It provides information about the team, including their upcoming match schedule, ticket sales, and premium seating options.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%Product
top 36%Customers
top 36%Talent
top 39%Market
top 41%Tech
top 43%Funding: Raised $225M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series D (Aug 2023)
Product: 1 published app (258k installs) · Company stage: Series D
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.10★ across 1,157 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +22% in 6 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 85k LinkedIn followers — 14.2% of this cohort's audience · 958 engagements/post (7.6× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 5 partnerships (incl. S adidas) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2023Series D$75M
- Sep 2021Series D$150M
- Sep 2021Conventional Debt$150M
Founders & team
Investors
Ares Management, Goldman Sachs
Tech stack
Alpine.JsApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#6
Funding Raised · Lake Placid, Florida · founded 2004 · 81 employees$234.8Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Lake Placid, Florida · founded 2004 · 81 employees
USA Bobsled-Skeleton | Bobsled/Skeleton Home Page
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Tech
top 46%Market
bottom 44%Funding
bottom 43%Global
bottom 33%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 21 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Varnish
Market: 81 employees (top 41% of Sports Services) · Top-10,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +0 · hiring: Head Coach, Marketing & Sponsorship Activation Manager
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 partnerships (incl. Carpenter Technology Corporation) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$89.9K
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$144.9K
Investors
Veterans Affairs
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudinaryEmotionGoogle AdsenseGoogle Analytics
#7
Series C · St. Petersburg, Florida · founded 1973 · 877 employees$150Mraised▾
Series C · St. Petersburg, Florida · founded 1973 · 877 employees
Provider of women sports organization and tournaments services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 23%Funding
top 27%Tech
top 31%Innovation
top 35%Product
top 39%Growth
top 45%Market: 877 employees (top 5% of Sports Services) · Top-50,000 web property
Funding: Raised $150M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series C (Mar 2023)
Tech: 50 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront · Security: Hsts, Http/3
Audience (LinkedIn): 54k LinkedIn followers — 9.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2023Series C$150M
Founders & team
Investors
CVC
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAmazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAniview Ad ServerAniview Video Ad Player
#8
Series C · Miami, Florida · founded 2021 · 74 employees$74Mraised▾
Series C · Miami, Florida · founded 2021 · 74 employees
Provider of sports marketing services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 36%Patents
top 37%Moat
top 45%Innovation
top 50%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 45%Funding: Raised $74.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series C (Jun 2023)
Patents: 68 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 8 filings since 2022 vs 19 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 68 patents
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Content & Production Operations Analyst
Funding rounds
- Jun 2023Conventional Debt—
- Jun 2023Series C$74M
Founders & team
Investors
777 Partners, MEP Capital Management, Torneos, Serengeti Asset Management, Magma Partners, Rhombuz
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Workspace
#9
Seed · Miami, Florida · founded 2021 · 30 employees$7.5Mraised▾
Seed · Miami, Florida · founded 2021 · 30 employees
Provider of sports services
Funding rounds
- Dec 2022Seed$7.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Will Ventures, Founder Collective, Collab Capital, Impellent Ventures
Tech stack
Backbone.JsClipboard.JsCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsFont AwesomeGoogle Analytics
#10
Series C · Sarasota, Florida · founded 2019 · 37 employees$31.8Mraised▾
Series C · Sarasota, Florida · founded 2019 · 37 employees
Indoor pickleball club offering first-class amenities and pickleball courts with an outdoor surface. It provides a healthy living environment for individuals interested in playing pickleball.
Funding rounds
- Jan 2021Series C$31.8M
Founders & team
#11
Deadpooled · Tampa, Florida · founded 2017 · 28 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Tampa, Florida · founded 2017 · 28 employees
Provider of sports services
Funding rounds
- Feb 2023Post IPO$221.5K
- Jan 2023Post IPO$335K
- Dec 2022Post IPO$266K
- Jun 2022Post IPO$160K
#12
Seed · Port St. Lucie, Florida · founded 2018 · 2 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Seed · Port St. Lucie, Florida · founded 2018 · 2 employees
Elite Performance Holding Corp is a holding company focused on innovative and proprietary nutritional and dietary fitness enhancement products. They aim to acquire companies with niche products that are first to market and can be exploited in the industry.
Funding rounds
- May 2023Conventional Debt$750K
- Mar 2023Conventional Debt—
- Jul 2021Conventional Debt$26.5K
- Dec 2018Conventional Debt$157.5K
Founders & team
Funding & investor landscape
$663.5Mtotal disclosed funding
17companies funded
30disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Rory McIlroy
Co-Founder · TMRW Sports
Mike McCarley
Co-Founder & CEO · TMRW Sports
Zach Hunter
Owner · Palm Beach Royals
Taylor Meyer
Owner · Palm Beach Royals
Charles A
CEO · Intennse
David Beckham
Owner · Inter Miami CF
Jose Mas
Owner · Inter Miami CF
Billie King
Founder · WTA
Raúl Rivera Andueza
Chairman and co-founder Fz Sports · Fz Sports
Paris Wallace
Chairman & Founder · National Cycling League
Brian McCarthy
Co-Founder & CEO · The Pickleball Club
Joey Firestone
Founder & CEO · Elite Performance
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,551,357 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Sports Services coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Sports Technology is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Sports Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 197 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201520202025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and softening — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 50% → 47% across 2015–2025.
top research entities
- East Tennessee State University9
- Harvard University5
- Lindenwood University4
- Texas A&M University4
- Boston Children's Hospital4
leading researchers
Ai Ishida · Michael H. Stone · Samuel Onimisi Dawodu · Shedrack Onwusinkwue · Femi Osasona · Akoh Atadoga · Bernard W. Downs · Samudra Prosad Banik
▲
Breakthroughs18 · 9%
▼ 11%→6% share
▼0.5× share momentum2 median citations33% since 2021mostly methods-led
Analytics research is rising sharply — appearing in 7 breakthrough papers as Human–computer interaction and data science also climb.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Analytics7
- Human–computer interaction4
- Data science3
- Biomechanics3
- Usability3
Landmark Sports Analytics · 54 cites
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Advancements76 · 39%
▼ 53%→42% share
▼0.8× share momentum1 median citations57% since 2021mostly empirical
Physical medicine and rehabilitation surged 1→7 papers, with athletes, physical therapy, and analytics all intensifying across 197 U.S. studies.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Athletes4→13
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation1→7
- Physical therapy2→6
- Analytics3→6
- Football2→4
Newly emergingKey (lock) 0→5
Landmark Photobiomodulation in human muscle tissue: an advantage in sports performance? · 152 cites
▼
Concerns42 · 21%
▲ 21%→23% share
▲1.1× share momentum4 median citations60% since 2021mostly empirical
Athlete-related concerns nearly tripled (3→10 papers) while sports medicine doubled, pushing concern field-share from 21% to 23%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Athletes3→10
- Sports medicine2→4
Landmark The Placebo and Nocebo effect on sports performance: A systematic review · 147 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where sports tech is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Boston9 · +0.07
New York6 · +0.28
Los Angeles6 · +0.20
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing sports tech patents in the United States
United States sports tech patent filing is steady — 59 filings from 29 assignees (2016–2025), led by Stats, TRUE FORM, Cipher Genetics; annual filings 5→5.
59 filings29 assigneespeak 11/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Stats17
- TRUE FORM11
- Cipher Genetics7
- Gamechanger Analytics6
- AR & NS Invest6
- Lucey Patrick6
- WEI Xinyu6
- SHA LONG6
Common questions
How many Sports Services companies are there in Florida, United States?
Radar tracks 91 indexable Sports Services companies headquartered in Florida, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Sports Services companies in Florida, United States?
The Sports Services companies in Florida, United States on this list have raised a combined $663.5M in disclosed equity funding across 17 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Sports Services company in Florida, United States?
Inter Miami CF is the highest-funded Sports Services company in Florida, United States, with $225M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Sports Services companies in Florida, United States are funded?
17 of the 91 Sports Services companies in Florida, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Sports Services unicorns are there in Florida, United States?
None of the Sports Services companies in Florida, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Florida, United States Sports Services companies?
The most active investors in Florida, United States Sports Services companies on this list include 777 Partners, Apex Capital, Connect Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Will Ventures.
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