Best Sports Tech Companies in China
The 112 best Sports Tech companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: LeSports.
China's Sports Tech sector has $2.0 billion in disclosed funding spread across 112 tracked companies, and that number tells you something important: the prize is already substantial, and the curve is still bending upward. Median app-install growth is running at plus 18% year-on-year across sports and sporting goods apps, which means the audience is arriving faster than most people expect. LeSports leads the funding table at $1.3 billion, with Hupu not far behind at $339 million, and the gap between those two and the rest of the field is wide enough to show where early capital concentrated. Two unicorns have cleared the billion-dollar threshold, and investors like China Media Capital and Fenghou Capital are still actively writing checks.
So what's driving it? Rising sports viewership, deeper demand for player performance data, and fan engagement tools that keep audiences inside the ecosystem longer. How startups are reshaping sports captures exactly the kind of momentum I'm watching here: founder-led companies moving faster than legacy media on product. And as shown in this data piece on sports analytics, data infrastructure is becoming the real competitive moat. This directory ranks the best Sports Tech companies in China by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum, so you can find where capital is actually moving.
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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.
Ranked: Best Sports Tech companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Employees | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeSports 🦄 Online sports video streaming website | $1.3B | 108 mo ago | Deadpooled | Zhenjian Lei CEO | 214 | — | — |
| 2 | Hupu 🦄 Provider of sports news, real-time scores, and community discussion forums | $339M | 84 mo ago | Acquired | Shawn Cheng Founder | 218 | Node.jsPHPAnt Design+8 | — |
| 3 | Dongqiudi Online portal for football related news | $122M | 92 mo ago | Series C | Chen Cong Founder | 80 | Node.jsNginxOpenResty+8 | — |
| 4 | Wesai Event ticketing platform focused on sports | $41M | 100 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 120 | — | — |
| 5 | Particle Fever Private label brand of sportswear | $30M | 67 mo ago | Series C | — | 20 | — | — |
| 6 | Tutwo Internet-first brand adventure sports gear and apparel | $23M | 120 mo ago | Series B | Huang Chenghui CEO | — | — | — |
| 7 | Cubee Sports data company | $15M | 118 mo ago | Series B | Hao Chen Founder & CEO | 150 | — | — |
| 8 | Fun Sports Online platform for booking venues for multi-category sports | $13M | 111 mo ago | Series C | — | 200 | — | — |
| 9 | Catjc Online platform for sports news | $12M | 109 mo ago | Series B | Song Zhaoyi Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 10 | Xijie Online B2C marketplace for sports goods | $12M | 178 mo ago | Series A | Guo Hongchi Founder | — | — | — |
| 11 | 8Win Sports lottery and betting platform | $10M | 123 mo ago | Deadpooled | Xianlin Cheng Co-Founder & COO | — | — | — |
| 12 | Iydsj Online events booking platform | $10M | 133 mo ago | Series A | Liu Rui CEO | — | — | — |
| 13 | Lanxiong Sports Online media portal for developments in sports industry and businesses | $8M | 104 mo ago | Series A | Li Shuangfu Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 14 | Extreme Road Provider of software solutions for multiple sports training | $8M | 57 mo ago | Series A | Wang Tianle CEO | — | — | — |
| 15 | Imxingzhe Mobile app to track cycle rides and interact with cycling communities | $8M | 114 mo ago | Acquired | Jiang Wei Founder & CEO | — | RubyTailwind CSSRuby on Rails+3 | — |
| 16 | Bookingtee Mobile app to book golf courts | $8M | 135 mo ago | Series A | David Zhang CEO | 23 | Vue.jsNginxcore-js+2 | — |
| 17 | 365Scores App-based news aggregator and provider for personalized sports news | $7M | 140 mo ago | Acquired | Roy Hayumi Co-Founder & Vp-R&D | 180 | Cart FunctionalityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+30 | 1 job opening |
| 18 | Parteam Social community on sports | $6M | 124 mo ago | Deadpooled | Zhang Te CEO | — | — | — |
| 19 | Go Ski Online social platform for skiers | $5M | 94 mo ago | Series A | — | 30 | — | — |
| 20 | Champdas Big data based analysis and visualization platform for sports | $5M | 93 mo ago | Series A | Tony Liu Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 21 | Ledong100 Mobile app based platform for fitness & sports enthusiasts looking for trainers | $5M | 131 mo ago | Deadpooled | Zhang Heng Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 22 | Soccerapp Online media portal for football | $4M | 131 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 50 | — | — |
| 23 | Hysport Broadcaster of sports events | $4M | 108 mo ago | Series A | Rod Murray CEO | 25 | — | — |
| 24 | EDCO Private label brand for adventure wear | $2M | 122 mo ago | Deadpooled | Chen Xiao Founder | — | — | — |
| 25 | Gengee Sports Developer of cloud and IoT based performance analysis platform for multiple sports | $2M | 92 mo ago | Seed | Beyond Han Founder | — | Cart FunctionalityStrikinglyNginx+17 | 1 award |
| 26 | Blackbirdsport Mobile app to track cycling rides and interact with local cycling community | $2M | 122 mo ago | Series A | Gang Zhou Co-Founder | — | JavaBootstrapNginx+1 | — |
| 27 | Shcl Online platform for booking sports venues | $2M | 116 mo ago | Deadpooled | Yang Wei Founder | — | — | — |
| 28 | FAST4WARD Developer of a racing event management platform | $1M | 103 mo ago | Series A | — | 40 | — | — |
| 29 | UMINIFIER Internet first brand offering sportswear | $1M | 70 mo ago | Seed | Jiang Minzhou Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 30 | Cool sports Online fantasy sports platform | $1M | 108 mo ago | Deadpooled | Li Zhilei CEO | — | — | — |
| 31 | Yoger Online platform for ordering sports equipment | $871K | 114 mo ago | Seed | — | 55 | Cart FunctionalityPHPTengine+3 | — |
| 32 | Coachbase Platform for coaches to plan practice for their team | $760K | 140 mo ago | Seed | Keith Rumjahn Founder & CEO | 6 | — | — |
| 33 | Kongfu Sports Online media platform for sports | $600K | 118 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 10 | — | — |
| 34 | Lanquike Basketball league management tools | $435K | 109 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Trainerbot Smart ping-pong coaching robot | $250K | 121 mo ago | Seed | Alexander Chen Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 36 | Shanghai Hong Fixed Network Technology Provider of a social networking platform or sports fans | $216K | 92 mo ago | Deadpooled | Yang Canhai Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
Top 12 Sports Tech companies in China
#1
Hupu 🦄Acquired · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2004 · 218 employees$338.7Mraised▾
Provider of sports news, real-time scores, and community discussion forums. The platform delivers current information spanning various sports leagues and events. It offers a space for fans to engage in conversations and share opinions. The site includes sections dedicated to basketball, soccer, and e-sports.
- Jun 2019Series F$182.3M
- Jan 2018Series E$95M
- 2015Series D$38.6M
- 2014Series C$16.3M
#2
LeSports 🦄Deadpooled · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2014 · 214 employees$1.3Braised▾
LeSports, part of LeTV, is an online platform for streaming of sports videos. It provides content, ads, sports events and news on football, basketball, golf, F1, etc. Claims to have rights to over 10,000 sports events. It has purchased the exclusive rights to broadcast the English Premier League in Hong Kong between 2016-2019. The sports streaming site also obtained the naming rights of an iconic sports arena in Beijing, the main basketball venue for the 2008 Summer Olympics, which was renamed LeSports Center. in Jan 2016. LeSports also bought 56% of the shares of Soda Soccer, which provides soccer game analytics, for RMB 39.2 million. Rumored to have raised $1B in funding at a valuation of $4B in Feb 2016.
- May 2017Series B—
- Mar 2016Series B$1.2B
- May 2015Series A$130.9M
#3
Series C · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2013 · 80 employees$122.4Mraised▾
Dongqiudi is an online portal for football-related news. Claims that it publishes more than 100 articles on football per day. It provides news, highlights, and other information related to football. Has close to 20 professional football columns which offer analysis on the games happening around the world.
- Oct 2018Series C$57.8M
- Aug 2016Series C$50.7M
- Sep 2015Series B$10M
- May 2014Series A$4M
#4
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015 · 20 employees$29.6Mraised▾
Particle Fever is a private label brand of sportswear. The product catalog includes tops, vests, jackets, sweaters, shorts, and pants for men & women. They also stock accessories like socks.
- Nov 2020Series C$15.2M
- Jun 2019Series B$14.4M
#5
Series A · Chaoyang, Beijing · founded 2017$8.4Mraised▾
Provider of software solutions for multiple sports training. It provides users with an online platform that aims to promote extreme sports and provide a community for enthusiasts to share and learn about activities such as skiing, diving, and surfing.
- Sep 2021Series A$7M
- 2019Seed$1.4M
#6
Deadpooled · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2015 · 120 employees$40.6Mraised▾
Wesai is an online ticketing platform catering to various sporting events. Users can browse through various sports and their related events on the platform while buying tickets. Sporting activities include football, basketball, swimming, etc. Features other events such as ballets, concerts, exhibitions, among others.
- Feb 2018Series A—
- Sep 2016Series A—
- Mar 2016Series A$40.6M
#7
Series B · Xiamen, Fujian · founded 2006$23Mraised▾
Internet-first brand adventure sports gear and apparel. It offers an online marketplace platform that offers various adventure and travel products to travel enthusiasts. It sells its products through its own stores and online channels. Travel packages include adventure sports like rock climbing, rafting, hilly terrain cycling expeditions, and offbeat trekking.
- Jun 2016Series B—
- Dec 2014Series A$23M
#8
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2012 · 150 employees$15.2Mraised▾
Cubee provides users with match forecasts based on big data analysis. Specializes in commercial development of digital sports products and provide data services for various companies such as Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, China Sports Media, Nike, Lesports and PPTV. Its core product is Zuqiu Mofang, provides users with match forecasts based on big data analysis of events covering 450 football matches worldwide.
- Aug 2016Series B$15.1M
- 2012Angel$157.7K
#9
Series A · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2015$8.5Mraised▾
Lanxiongsports is an online media portal covering developments in Sports industry and businesses. It offers two type of services, a media portal for sports industry enthusiasts to know what is happening in the industry and the other is content to enterprises on sports business investment and M&A events. Tracks upcoming startups in Sports industry and provides content services to enterprises.
- Oct 2017Series A—
- Sep 2016Series A$6.3M
- Mar 2016Seed$1.8M
- Jun 2015Angel$325.8K
#10
Series B · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2015$12.5Mraised▾
Catjc is an online information platform for soccer and basketball related news. It provides real-time scores, articles by prominent sports personalities, events and match information. It also has an app for iOS and android platforms.
- May 2017Series B$7.3M
- May 2016Series A$5.2M
#11
Series C · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2013 · 200 employees$13.2Mraised▾
Fun Sports is an online platform for booking venues for multi-category sports. It lists arenas for various sports including badminton, tennis, soccer, basketball, golf, and others. Users can also post their playing programs and other users can connect and join.
- Mar 2017Series C—
- Sep 2015Series A$13.2M
#12
Acquired · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2012$8.2Mraised▾
Imxingzhe is a mobile app to track cycle rides, interact and form cycling communities. Users can check real-time location of their friends on the rides and capture their cycling rides info. Claims that they are the largest in the Cycle riding community apps with its riders riding over 220 Million kms. Track data can be exported into a gpx file which can be used in mapping on google earth and other third-party softwares.
- Dec 2016Series B$7.2M
- Nov 2015Series A—
- Nov 2013Angel$1M
- Aug 2012Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Sports Tech coverage by sub-theme.
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