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Best Sports Tech Companies in Bavaria, Germany

The 36 best Sports Tech companies in Bavaria, Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: The Football Club.

36companies tracked
$6.3Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
6have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SPORTS TECH × BAVARIA

Our analysis of 50 Sports Tech companies

$7.8b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
96%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
6unicorns
2018median founding year

Ranked: Best Sports Tech companies in Bavaria

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1The Football Club
Provider of an NFT-based fantasy football manager
$3M52 mo agoSeed—2002——
2Keller Sports
Provider of an online retailer of Sports Goods
$2M72 mo agoSeries AMoritz Keller
Co-Founder & Managing Director
2005——
3AnovonA
Internet-first platform offering sports nutrition
$1M39 mo agoSeed—2014Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+38—
4Alexika
Manufactures tents & sleeping bags
$265K243 mo agoEarly StageChristian Kaiser
CEO
1995Cart FunctionalityMagentoMySQL+10—
5Outdooractive
Online platform to discover activities and tours
$107K32 mo agoFunding RaisedHartmut Wimmer
Founder & CEO
2008WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25—
6B42
Developer of a soccer fitness training platform
—27 mo agoSeedAndreas Gschaider
Founder & CEO
2017SentryNode.jsTypeScript+20—
7Vice golf
Internet first brand for golf balls and accessories
—52 mo agoSeed—2012Amazon WebstoreShopifySanity+30—
8PLANETICS
Online retailer offering multi-category eco-friendly sports fashion products
—52 mo agoAcquiredRaphael Breitner
Co-Founder
2020ShopifyTailwind CSSAvada SEO+31—

Top 9 Sports Tech companies in Bavaria

#1
Seed · Laufen, Bavaria · founded 2014 · 11 employees
$1.1Mraised
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Internet-first platform offering sports nutrition. It develops nutrients and protein-infused products for athletes.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Seed$815.6K
  • Dec 2020Seed$242.2K
Investors
Biogen, Milch
Tech stack
Apple PayCalendlyCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#2
Funding Raised · Immenstadt, Bavaria · founded 2008 · 98 employees
$106.7Kraised
▾

Outdooractive is an online platform that lets users discover adventure sports, activities and tours. Platform provides route planning tool and offline topographical maps for hiking and cycling. Partners with tour agencies for the content on the platform. Lists mountain huts and other accommodation venues. Claims to have a registered user base of over 300K users. The app is available on Android and iOS, premium version of the app is priced at €9.99.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 38.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Fjällräven Classics Germany) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Grant (prize money)$48.1K
  • Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$58.6K
Founders & team
Hartmut WimmerFounder & CEO
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsApple Icloud MailAwinContact Form 7Core-Js
#3
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2002 · 13 employees
$2.6Mraised
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Provider of an NFT-based fantasy football manager. It provides users with an online fantasy club management platform that enables users to create a digital fan identity and compete against others. It also facilitates users to collect, trade, and win NFT items. Its app is available on Android and iOS platforms.

Funding rounds
  • May 2022Seed$2.6M
Investors
Dreamcraft Ventures, Dapper Labs, web3 Studios, BLN capital
#4
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2005 · 96 employees
$2.3Mraised
▾

Operator of an e-commerce sports clothing and accessories brand serving individuals of all age groups in more than thirty countries across the globe. The company's website offers premium sports goods, sports services, original content and sports-related accessories of various brands.

Founders & team
Moritz KellerCo-Founder & Managing DirectorFlorian OtteCEOJakob KellerBusiness Owner
Investors
Reimann Investors, Commerzbank, Christian Mangstl, MK Venture Capital, COI Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAmazon S3MailchimpGoogle Font ApiHstsCloudflare
#5
Early Stage · Bavaria · founded 1995 · 3 employees
$265Kraised
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Alexika is a brand, maker of tents, sleeping bags and other outdoor products need for camping and trekking sport.

Funding rounds
  • 2006Unattributed$265K
Founders & team
Christian KaiserCEO
Investors
Impact Fund Denmark
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCart FunctionalityGoogle AnalyticsJqueryLightboxMagento
#6
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2017 · 33 employees
—raised
▾

Keine Einzelkämpfer – viele Teamplayer. Gegen Hass oder Ausgrenzung – für Gemeinschaft und Leidenschaft.B42 transportiert das Know-How aus dem Profisport in den Amateurfussball. Mit unseren einzigartigen Trainings – und Rehakonzepten steigern wir nicht nur langfristig die Leistungsfähigkeit, sondern schützen gleichzeitig auch nachhaltig vor Verletzungen. B42 ist der #GameChanger im Amateurfußball.

Founders & team
Andreas GschaiderFounder & CEO
Investors
WERK1
Tech stack
ApolloApple Sign-InCloudflareCore-JsFacebook LoginFacebook Pixel
#7
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2012 · 27 employees
—raised
▾

Internet first brand for golf balls and accessories. The company manufactures golf balls and sells them directly to its customers via its online platform. The company claims that it sells premium quality golf balls to its customers for half the price of comparable balls available in the market.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 28.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2022Seed—
Investors
Oakley Capital, 10x Group, Gasol16 Ventures, Keyword Venture Capital, Bonsai Partners
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#8
Acquired · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2020 · 5 employees
—raised
▾

Online retailer offering multi-category eco-friendly sports fashion products. The product catalog includes t-shirts, tanks, long sleeve t-shirts, jackets, jumpers, sweatshirts, sweatpants, shorts, underwear, leggings, swimwear, dresses, footwear, backpacks, gloves, and more. The company also offers sports equipment, towels, yoga supplies, surfboards, protective gear, drinking accessories, etc.

Funding rounds
  • May 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Raphael BreitnerCo-FounderAlexandros TaflanidisCo-Founder
Tech stack
American ExpressApple PayAvada SeoCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#9
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2014
—raised
▾

Developer of a training application designed to offer coaching services to athletes. The company's application uses textile sensors to precisely determine the skills and weaknesses of runners and uses machine learning algorithms to provide a human-like coaching experience, enabling athletes to improve their running experience in a customized way.

Founders & team
Benedikt SeitzCo-Founder & MDRomano WolfCo-FounderMaximilian GloelCo-Founder
Investors
HTGF, TechFounders

Funding & investor landscape

$6.3Mtotal disclosed funding
5companies funded
6disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
10x Group1 rounds
Aschendorff NEXT1 rounds
BLN capital1 rounds
Biogen1 rounds
Bonsai Partners1 rounds
COI Partners1 rounds
Christian Mangstl1 rounds
Commerzbank1 rounds
Dapper Labs1 rounds
Dreamcraft Ventures1 rounds

Notable founders

Hartmut Wimmer
Founder & CEO · Outdooractive
Moritz Keller
Co-Founder & Managing Director · Keller Sports
Florian Otte
CEO · Keller Sports
Christian Kaiser
CEO · Alexika
Andreas Gschaider
Founder & CEO · B42
Raphael Breitner
Co-Founder · PLANETICS
Alexandros Taflanidis
Co-Founder · PLANETICS
Benedikt Seitz
Co-Founder & MD · Evalu
Romano Wolf
Co-Founder · Evalu
Prism market signals · Germany · country-scoped Prism corpus, 241,482 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Sports Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Germany

How research on Sports Technology is moving in Germany

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 27 Germany-affiliated papers.

top research entities
  • German Sport University Cologne5
  • University of Duisburg-Essen3
  • Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg2
  • University Hospital Ulm2
  • University of Bayreuth2
leading researchers
Péter Fritz · Réka Fritz · Lisa Musculus · Astrid Zech · Jakob Burger · Alexander‐Stephan Henze · Lívia Mayer · Boglárka Németh
▲ Breakthroughs2 · 7%
0%→0% share
8 median citations100% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Piezoresistive effect.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Piezoresistive effect1
  • Pressure sensor1
  • Electrical engineering1
  • Mechanical engineering1
  • Web application1
Landmark The Evaluation of Sports Performance in Tennis Based on Flexible Piezoresistive Pressure Sensing Technology · 11 cites
◆ Advancements10 · 37%
0%→0% share
13 median citations60% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Athletes.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Athletes4
  • Analytics3
  • Basketball2
  • Data science2
  • Ego depletion1
Landmark Anxiety, Ego Depletion, and Sports Performance · 184 cites
▼ Concerns8 · 30%
0%→0% share
5 median citations75% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Athletes.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Athletes4
  • Cognition3
  • Physical therapy2
  • Perspective (graphical)2
  • Elite2
Landmark The role of domain-specific and domain-general cognitive functions and skills in sports performance: A meta-analysis. · 151 cites
PATENT SIGNAL · Germany

Who's filing sports tech patents in Germany

Germany sports tech patent filing is cooling — 3 filings from 1 assignees (2016–2018), led by Adidas; annual filings 2→1.

3 filings1 assigneespeak 2/yr2016–2018
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2018)
top patent filers
  • Adidas3

Common questions

How many Sports Tech companies are there in Bavaria, Germany?
Radar tracks 36 indexable Sports Tech companies headquartered in Bavaria, Germany that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Sports Tech companies in Bavaria, Germany?
The Sports Tech companies in Bavaria, Germany on this list have raised a combined $6.3M in disclosed equity funding across 5 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Sports Tech company in Bavaria, Germany?
The Football Club is the highest-funded Sports Tech company in Bavaria, Germany, with $2.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Sports Tech companies in Bavaria, Germany are funded?
5 of the 36 Sports Tech companies in Bavaria, Germany on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Sports Tech unicorns are there in Bavaria, Germany?
None of the Sports Tech companies in Bavaria, Germany on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Bavaria, Germany Sports Tech companies?
The most active investors in Bavaria, Germany Sports Tech companies on this list include 10x Group, Aschendorff NEXT, BLN capital, Biogen, Bonsai Partners.
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