Best Sports Services Companies in France
The 103 best Sports Services companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Paris Saint-Germain.
France's Sports Services sector is the focus here, with 103 companies tracked and ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Total disclosed funding across the directory hits $597M, and that number tells you almost everything about concentration: Paris Saint-Germain alone accounts for $572M of it, leaving the remaining 102 companies splitting a comparatively thin slice. Soccer Park sits in a distant second at $14M, and beyond that the figures drop fast, with names like Sportyneo and LaSource each pulling under $2M. One unicorn in the mix confirms there's real ambition in this market, even if it's currently pooled at the top.
So what's moving the broader sector right now? Median install growth across sports and sporting goods apps is running at roughly +18% year-on-year across more than 1,150 tracked apps, which I'd argue is the clearest signal that fan engagement and digital access to competitions are pulling real capital attention. Rising demand for player performance tools and viewing access is pushing investors like Europa, 123 Investment Managers, and Audacia to stay active across the French market. The funding distribution here is lopsided, sure, but the pipeline of smaller companies chasing digital and community-sport angles, think Sport Dans La Ville's grassroots model, suggests the next funding cycle in French sports services won't be so top-heavy.
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- The Business Research Company
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.
Ranked: Best Sports Services companies in France
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain 🦄 Provider of football club services | $572M | 30 mo ago | Acquired | Nasser Al Khelaifi CEO | 1970 | TurbopackApple iCloud MailNode.js+32 | — |
| 2 | Soccer Park Provider of football sports services | $14M | 122 mo ago | Series B | Guillaume Debelmas Co-Founder & Co-CEO | 2010 | TypeScriptCKEditorChart.js+16 | — |
| 3 | Aqualigne Offering aquagym & fitness training courses | $3M | 131 mo ago | Seed | Axel Bonnassies Owner | 2006 | — | — |
| 4 | Hoops Factory Operator of basketball game centre | $2M | 106 mo ago | Series A | Gilles Bravo Founder & President | 2014 | Cart Functionalityanime.jsApache HTTP Server+10 | — |
| 5 | SPORTYNEO Platform offering solutions for sports associations to simplify management, improve cash flow, and boost… | $2M | 28 mo ago | Seed | Gouttefangeas Johan Co-Founder | 2021 | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+30 | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 6 | Prodigy Agency Operator of talent representation services for esports players and content creators | $1M | 66 mo ago | Seed | Jerome Coupez Founder | 2017 | Node.jsUNIXYouTube+15 | 1 partnership |
| 7 | LaSource Provider of sports business consulting and strategic services | $1M | 59 mo ago | Funding Raised | Samuel Westberg CEO | 2019 | — | 1 partnership |
| 8 | SportVision Provider of sports management services | $1M | 131 mo ago | Seed | Marc Loison Co-Founder & VP | 2007 | — | — |
| 9 | Sport Dans La Ville Provider of sports-based youth development programs | $544K | 29 mo ago | Funding Raised | Nicolas Eschermann Co-Founder & President | 1998 | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | — |
| 10 | Trendex Provider of sports services | $125K | 45 mo ago | Seed | Jean-Joseph Mariani Co-Founder | 2021 | SentryApexCharts.jsMUI+26 | — |
Top 12 Sports Services companies in France
#1
Acquired · Paris, Ile de France · founded 1970 · 700 employees$572.4Mraised▾
Provider of football club services. And also provides information on the club's first team, academy, fan programs, and other club initiatives.
#2
Seed · Ecully, Auvergne Rhone Alpes · founded 2021 · 10 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Sportyneo is a platform that simplifies the management of sports associations and helps boost their revenue. It enables licensees to save their expenses by allowing them to pay up to ten times the cost of their annual sports payments. The platform offers various advantages to sports associations, including improved cash flow and increased revenue.
- Jan 2024Seed$1.7M
#3
Funding Raised · Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes · founded 1998 · 259 employees$544.3Kraised▾
Provider of sports-based youth development programs. These programs use sports to help young people from disadvantaged areas build confidence, develop valuable life skills, and improve their chances of professional success. The organization offers various sports and activities, along with educational and career support. A key component is mentorship, providing guidance and encouragement to participants. The aim is to empower youth and create lasting positive change in their lives.
- Jan 2024Grant (prize money)$497.3K
- Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$25.1K
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$21.9K
#4
Funding Raised · Paris, Ile-de-France · founded 2019$1.2Mraised▾
Provider of sports business consulting and strategic services. It assists sports technology companies, media organizations, and sports business schools. Services include business development, marketing, and strategic planning to help clients achieve growth within the sports industry. The firm offers expertise in data, digital technologies, media rights, and innovation, facilitating partnerships between sports tech companies, media entities, and rights holders. A key focus is on developing strategies to anticipate future trends and ensure revenue growth in the dynamic sports and media landscape.
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$227.1K
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$228.3K
- Mar 2021Grant (prize money)$454.9K
- Feb 2021Grant (prize money)$240.2K
#5
Seed · Ajaccio, Corsica · founded 2021 · 31 employees$125Kraised▾
Provider of sports services
- Sep 2022Seed$500K
#6
Series B · Bordeaux, Nouvelle Aquitaine · founded 2010$13.5Mraised▾
Provider of football sports services
- Apr 2016Series B$13.5M
#7
Seed · Toulouse, Occitanie · founded 2017 · 39 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Operator of talent representation services for esports players and content creators. The agency provides career management, contract negotiation, and marketing support. It also offers health, wellness, and performance resources. The agency sources sponsors and develops revenue streams for its talent. It delivers brand positioning, sponsorship strategies, and influencer management. The agency facilitates end-to-end campaign management.
- Dec 2020Seed$1.2M
#8
Seed · Bordeaux, Nouvelle Aquitaine · founded 2006$2.8Mraised▾
Offering aquagym & fitness training courses
- Jul 2015Seed$2.8M
#9
Series A · Aubervilliers, Ile de France · founded 2014 · 36 employees$2Mraised▾
Operator of indoor basketball centers throughout France. The company offers facilities including parking, reception staff, changing rooms with showers and a lounge area with a snack bar equipped with many screens, thereby enabling broadcasting matches.
- Jul 2017Series A$2M
#10
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2007 · 19 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Provider of marketing consulting services intended to serve the sports institutions. The company ensures the organization and production of sports-oriented events along with developing the practice of sports in the company.
- Jun 2015Seed$1.1M
#11
Funding Raised · France · founded 1998 · 130 employees$44.1Kraised▾
Labosports core contribution as a FIFA Research Institute is its ability to accelerate numerous projects to better understand playing surfaces.
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$44.1K
#12
Funding Raised · Paris, Ile de France · founded 1998 · 17 employees—raised▾
Provider of flexible schedule private schooling services committed to supporting the passion of young people by offering an educational model adapted to their needs. The company offers services such as sports studies for tennis, golf, horse riding, football, basketball and rugby along with in-class or distance education, from fourth grade to a two-year university curriculum within the framework of virtual classes, ensuring students continue an improved general education up to graduate level and reconcile sport and education effectively.
- Aug 2021Unattributed—
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