Best Sports Services Companies in Texas, United States
The 80 best Sports Services companies in Texas, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Varsity Brands.
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 Texas
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varsity Brands Operator of sports apparel company intended for educators, coaches, and students 78Tech top 24%News top 25%Growth top 27%Funding top 28% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 24% Newstop 25% Growthtop 27% Fundingtop 28% Markettop 37% Producttop 42% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 53 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 10 tracked, 3 types) · +400% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $185M | 72 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1974 | TurbopackNode.jsSalesforce+23 | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 2 | Circuit of the Americas Operator of a venue for motorsports, concerts, and driving experiences 64Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Tech top 38%Innovation top 39% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Techtop 38% Innovationtop 39% Producttop 40% Fundingtop 41% Markettop 50% Customersbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Headcount 62 → 75 (+21%) across vintages rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $63M | 26 mo ago | Series A | Tavo Hellmund Co-Founder | 2011 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+40 | — |
| 3 | Home Run Dugout Baseball themed entertainment venue operator 40Funding top 33%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Tech top 45% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 45% Partnerstop 45% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 24% Funding: Raised $22.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $22M | 21 mo ago | Series A | Nick H Founder & CEO | 2016 | Node.jsHeadless UIReact+25 | — |
| 4 | Scorability Provider of sports recruitment services 37Funding top 35%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Tech bottom 48% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 48% Productbottom 48% Moatbottom 48% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 16% Funding: Raised $11.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $11M | 8 mo ago | Series A | Brett Andrew VP Sales & Marketing | 2023 | TurbopackSentryNode.js+15 | 1 job opening · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 5 | Major League Pickleball Organiser of pickleball events 8Funding bottom 47%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 23% All 3 signals ▾Fundingbottom 47% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 23% Funding: Raised $8.6M · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) Global: Single-market focus (United States) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 8/100 | $9M | 28 mo ago | Series A | — | 2021 | — | 1 award |
| 6 | Sport Fishing Championship Provider of sports event services | $2M | 26 mo ago | Seed | Mark Neifeld Commissioner & CEO | 2021 | Facebook LoginYouTubeVideoJS+17 | 2 partnerships |
| 7 | Seven1 Provider of sports & entertainment services | $1M | 53 mo ago | Seed | Tracy Mcgrady Co-Founder | 2020 | — | — |
| 8 | Don't Tell My Wife Stables Provider of sports services 35Talent top 45%Funding bottom 45%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 45% Fundingbottom 45% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 2 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $820k across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $820K | 11 mo ago | Seed | Rob Slack Co-Founder | 2010 | — | — |
| 9 | VYPE Media Provides sports content services | $625K | 86 mo ago | Seed | — | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — |
| 10 | Trophy Club Provider of golf club | $531K | 174 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1985 | Froala EditorMicrosoft ASP.NETBootstrap+17 | — |
| 11 | IsoSoccer Provider of iso soccer training courses | $130K | 192 mo ago | Seed | Solomon Ofori-Ansah Founder & President | 2007 | — | — |
| 12 | LEVELUTION Sports Sports marketing agency specializing in collegiate athletics branding and NIL programs | $100K | 33 mo ago | Acquired | Kirk Noles Founder & CEO | 2023 | — | — |
Top 12 Sports Services companies in Texas
#1
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2023$11Mraised▾
Scorability is a company that aims to make college athletics recruiting more efficient, transparent, and honest. They provide world-class technology that college coaches can use for recruiting purposes. The company has recently secured $11 million in seed funding.
- Oct 2025Series A$40M
- Oct 2023Seed$11M
#2
Series A · Round Rock, Texas · founded 2016 · 10 employees$22.5Mraised▾
Baseball themed entertainment venue operator
- Aug 2024Series A$22.5M
#3
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2011 · 75 employees$62.6Mraised▾
Operator of a venue for motorsports, concerts, and driving experiences. It hosts various racing events, music performances, and year-round activities. These include karting, track days, car shows, and a campground. The venue provides opportunities for both professional events and recreational experiences.
- Mar 2024Series A$36.2M
- Mar 2016Venture Debt$81M
- Sep 2015Series A$40M
- Sep 2014Conventional Debt$90M
#4
Seed · Fort Worth, Texas · founded 2010$820Kraised▾
Operator of a horse stable intended to win races and have fun. The company's horse stable is used for training and breeding sports horses, enabling individuals to get the opportunity to participate in affordable thoroughbred ownership and introduce them to full-time trainers and bloodstock agents, pageantry, thrills, and excitement that thoroughbred racing brings.
- Jul 2025Seed$437.5K
- Jul 2024Seed$450K
- Oct 2023Seed$452.5K
- Oct 2022Seed$367.5K
#5
Acquired · Farmers Branch, Texas · founded 1974 · 8098 employees$185Mraised▾
Operator of sports apparel company intended for educators, coaches, and students
#6
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2021 · 12 employees$8.6Mraised▾
Operator of a sports agency intended to provide professional pickleball content. The company's platform offers thrilling events and experiences to high-quality live broadcasts around the world, enabling fans to enjoy the league and live the sport.
#7
Seed · Dallas, Texas · founded 2021 · 15 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Provider of sports event services
- Apr 2024Conventional Debt$750K
- Aug 2023Seed$1M
- May 2023Convertible Debt$200K
- Dec 2022Seed$600K
#8
Seed · Irving, Texas · founded 2020 · 3 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Operator of a sports and entertainment agency intended to guide and serve the next generation of athletes. The company's team consists of successful athletes and provides services relating to contract negotiations, media+public relation development, data-to-day player management, social media support, and community impact development to players intending to be professional athletes, enabling them to strategically build their playing careers.
#9
Acquired · Lubbock, Texas · founded 2023$100Kraised▾
LEVELUTION Sports is a marketing services company that focuses on collegiate athletics branding. They aim to tie corporate brands to high-level athletes to generate brand awareness and opportunities. They have a student-athlete-centered NIL program and offer services such as talent management, compliance, and digital advertising.
- Sep 2023Seed$100K
#10
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2018 · 44 employees$625Kraised▾
Provides sports content services
- Apr 2019Seed$625K
#11
Funding Raised · Trophy Club, Texas · founded 1985 · 54 employees$530.9Kraised▾
Trophy Club is one of the first master planned communities in Texas with neighborhoods, parks and schools scattered thoughout Town for a truly family-centered atmosphere. An active community surrounds the premiere Trophy Club Country Club with two, 18-hole golf courses: The Hogan Course at Trophy Club and the Whitworth Course at Trophy Club.The Town rests along State Highway 114 between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and the Alliance Airport/Industrial Complex. The Town of Trophy Club offers residents a beautifully landscaped community, a diverse selection of family-oriented amenities and outstanding regional shopping.
- Dec 2011Grant (prize money)—
- Dec 2011Grant (prize money)$530.9K
#12
Seed · Dallas, Texas · founded 2007$130Kraised▾
Provider of iso soccer training courses
- Jun 2010Seed$130K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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
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.
- East Tennessee State University9
- Harvard University5
- Lindenwood University4
- Texas A&M University4
- Boston Children's Hospital4
- Analytics7
- Human–computer interaction4
- Data science3
- Biomechanics3
- Usability3
- Athletes4→13
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation1→7
- Physical therapy2→6
- Analytics3→6
- Football2→4
- Athletes3→10
- Sports medicine2→4
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.
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.
- Stats17
- TRUE FORM11
- Cipher Genetics7
- Gamechanger Analytics6
- AR & NS Invest6
- Lucey Patrick6
- WEI Xinyu6
- SHA LONG6
Common questions
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