Best Sports Tech Companies in Germany
The 206 best Sports Tech companies in Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: One Football.
Germany's Sports Tech scene has real momentum behind it, and this directory ranks 206 companies across that space by disclosed equity funding and recent funding activity. $419M in total disclosed capital. Two unicorns. And one name towers over the rest: One Football has pulled in $320M, making every other line in the funding table look modest by comparison.
So where's the curve bending? Median app-install growth is running at roughly +18% YoY across sports and sporting-goods apps, which tells you fan engagement isn't slowing down, it's compounding. As shown in 2017 research, digital platforms are reshaping how audiences connect with live sport, and startups are already capitalizing on that shift. I'd watch Staige ($9M raised) and Exakt Health ($4M) as the next tier worth tracking. Demand is being pulled by player performance tools, viewing access, and fan-engagement products, with global players like Microsoft, IBM, and AWS all circling the same opportunity. The prize in Germany is already sizable, and you can see exactly who's positioned for it below.
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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 Germany
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | App-install YoY | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prematch Provider of a news media platform for multiple sports | $4M | +42% | 31 mo ago | 15 | — | Webflow EcommerceWebflowJava+12 | — |
| 2 | Exakt Health Provider of app-based personalized training and rehabilitation plans for runners | $4M | +23% | 20 mo ago | 18 | Philip Billaudelle Co-Founder & CEO | SanityUnbounceNode.js+19 | — |
| 3 | Outdooractive Online platform to discover activities and tours | $107K | +9% | 29 mo ago | 98 98 → 119 (+21%) | Hartmut Wimmer Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | 1 partnership |
| 4 | One Football 🦄 News media platform for soccer | $320M | +7% | 49 mo ago | 212 212 → 305 (+44%) | Vincent Schalk Co-Founder of OneFootball Labs & VP Product | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+33 | 1 launch |
| 5 | W1NNAS Platform offering sports nutrition | $398K | — | 25 mo ago | — | Pablo Klueppelberg Co-Founder | — | — |
| 6 | Staige Provider of edge artificial intelligence and video analytics for sports | $9M | — | 48 mo ago | 64 64 → 34 (-47%) | Jan Taube Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityWordPressTypeScript+33 | — |
| 7 | AnovonA Internet-first platform offering sports nutrition | $1M | — | 36 mo ago | 11 | — | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+38 | — |
| 8 | Wingfield Provider of sports equipment for tennis and pickleball | $4M | — | 48 mo ago | 13 | Henri Kuper Co-Founder & Head of Software | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+21 | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 9 | enduco Developer of an AI-integrated sports training platform | $3M | — | 47 mo ago | 11 | Andre Siegl Co-Founder & CEO | Framer SitesApple iCloud MailReact+6 | — |
| 10 | The Football Club Provider of an NFT-based fantasy football manager | $3M | — | 49 mo ago | 13 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Internetstores Online retailer of biking and outdoor products | $40M | — | 170 mo ago | 900 | — | — | — |
| 12 | iotis Developer of a performance analytics platform for multiple sports | $2M | — | 52 mo ago | 18 | Lennardt Hachmeister Co-Founder & CMO | — | — |
| 13 | Vaola Online sports shop for sporting goods and outdoor products | $17M | — | 167 mo ago | 62 | Erik Pfannmöller Founder | — | — |
| 14 | Keller Sports Provider of an online retailer of Sports Goods | $2M | — | 69 mo ago | 96 | Moritz Keller Co-Founder & Managing Director | — | — |
| 15 | Sponsoo Provider of an online marketplace offering sports sponsorship for athletes | $2M | — | 67 mo ago | 13 | Andreas Kitzing Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityCKEditorPHP+17 | — |
| 16 | Tennis Point Online retailer of tennis goods | $6M | — | 167 mo ago | 359 | Christian Miele Founder | Cart FunctionalitySalesforce Commerce CloudSalesforce+20 | — |
| 17 | MyFavorito Online platform for digital sports sponsoring, CRM, and fan engagement | $300K | — | 115 mo ago | 2 | Dirk Schlenzig Co-Founder & CEO | BootstrapAmazon Web ServicesVue.js+11 | — |
| 18 | Tracktics Sports performance tracker | $194K | — | 103 mo ago | 14 | Benjamin Bruder Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — |
| 19 | Alexika Manufactures tents & sleeping bags | $265K | — | 240 mo ago | 3 | Christian Kaiser CEO | Cart FunctionalityMagentoMySQL+10 | — |
Top 12 Sports Tech companies in Germany
#1
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2021 · 18 employees$4.2Mraised▾
Provider of app-based personalized training and rehabilitation plans for runners. The company develops digital tools for injury management and prevention. It offers training plans adaptable to different experience levels. The app provides guidance with videos created by certified running coaches and physical therapists.
- Sep 2024Seed$2.2M
- Mar 2022Seed$1.5M
- Mar 2021Seed$500K
#2
Series D · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2008 · 212 employees$320.1Mraised▾
News media platform for soccer. It allows football fans to follow their idol teams. Its app enables fans to find live scores and commentaries, breaking news, videos, tables, statistics, live audio commentary, and background information on football, and engage through social media channels and comments. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS devices.
- Apr 2022Series D$300M
- Dec 2017Series C—
- 2017Series C—
- 2014Series B—
#3
Seed · Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia · founded 2021 · 15 employees$4.4Mraised▾
Provider of a news media platform for multiple sports. The company designs and develops a platform that provides users with information related to news, pre match schedules, results, and statistics. It also allows users to choose notifications to get pre match updates.
- Nov 2023Seed—
- May 2023Seed$2.6M
- Jun 2022Seed$1.8M
- Nov 2021Seed—
#4
Seed · Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia · founded 2023$398.2Kraised▾
Platform offering sports nutrition
#5
Series A · Essen, North Rhine Westphalia · founded 2016 · 64 employees$8.9Mraised▾
Provider of edge artificial intelligence and video analytics for sports. The company delivers camera-based systems analyzing visual data on-site, providing real-time insights. It specializes in solutions for sports and critical infrastructure, offering automated live streaming, sport analysis, and security. The company's technology detects dangers, tracks people, analyzes behavior, and automates monitoring.
- Jun 2022Series A$8.9M
#6
Seed · Laufen, Bavaria · founded 2014 · 11 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Internet-first platform offering sports nutrition. It develops nutrients and protein-infused products for athletes.
- Jun 2023Seed$815.6K
- Dec 2020Seed$242.2K
#7
Series A · Hannover, Lower Saxony · founded 2017 · 13 employees$4.3Mraised▾
Provider of sports equipment for tennis and pickleball. It create smart solutions to connect modern players, coaches, and clubs. It aims to be the number one digital competition and coaching platform for racket sports.
- Jun 2022Series A$4.3M
- Aug 2017Seed—
#8
Seed · Saarbrucken, Saarland · founded 2020 · 11 employees$3.3Mraised▾
Developer of an AI-based sports application designed to make science-based endurance training accessible to everyone. The company's platform offers in digital form performance coaching, AI-based training for outdoor athletes and individuals, personal training sessions, and fatigue monitoring according to their physical and psychological needs and peculiarities, thereby enabling athletes to perform at their individual best in a healthy, effective and affordable way to achieve their sporting goals.
#9
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.
- Jan 2024Grant (prize money)$48.1K
- Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$58.6K
#10
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2002 · 13 employees$2.6Mraised▾
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.
- May 2022Seed$2.6M
#11
Acquired · Esslingen Am Neckar, Baden-wurttemberg · founded 2003 · 900 employees$39.9Mraised▾
Online retailer of biking and outdoor products. It allows users to purchase cycles for outdoor sports. It provides users with cycles of multiple brands.
- Mar 2012Series B$39.9M
- Aug 2008Series A—
#12
Seed · Hannover, Lower Saxony · founded 2020 · 18 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Developer of a performance analytics platform for multiple sports. It provides users with data algorithms for exercises and workouts. Its features include performance updates, industry insights, and team training.
- Feb 2022Seed$2.4M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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.
- German Sport University Cologne5
- University of Duisburg-Essen3
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg2
- University Hospital Ulm2
- University of Bayreuth2
- Piezoresistive effect1
- Pressure sensor1
- Electrical engineering1
- Mechanical engineering1
- Web application1
- Athletes4
- Analytics3
- Basketball2
- Data science2
- Ego depletion1
- Athletes4
- Cognition3
- Physical therapy2
- Perspective (graphical)2
- Elite2
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.
- Adidas3
Common questions
Sweetie watches where the money and the users are piling in. She covers sector wealth and momentum — the install curves and revenue pools that show which corners of the market are quietly on fire.