Best Sports Tech Companies in Houston, United States
The 33 best Sports Tech companies in Houston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: nVenue.
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 Houston
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nVenue Web-based predictive analytics solutions for sports betting | $5M | 20 mo ago | Series A | Bruce Sears Co-Founder | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 2 | BSXinsight Provider of a bio-tracking wearable device to help athletes during training | $2M | 163 mo ago | Series A | Dustin Freckleton Founder & CEO | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Titan GPS-based athlete performance tracking device | $1M | 93 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2017 | — | 59 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 4 | Varsity Hype Offers web & video-based performance solutions for school sports teams & leagues | $295K | 62 mo ago | Seed | — | 2020 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+13 | — | — |
| 5 | Robo Point Guard AI-based sports training equipment developer for basketball | $250K | 31 mo ago | Seed | Bill Krivak Founder & CEO | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 6 | MVP Draft Real time daily fantasy sports platform | $150K | 140 mo ago | Deadpooled | Piotr Stasiak Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Active Faith Sports Christian sports apparel brand inspiring faith through active lifestyle products | $20K | 177 mo ago | Seed | Lanny Smith Founder & CEO | 2010 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+37 | — | — |
| 8 | Auggie Apparel Unique apparel featuring the *WONDER CHILD* collection with hoodies | — | — | Deadpooled | David B Charvoz CEO & President | 2014 | — | — | — |
Top 7 Sports Tech companies in Houston
#1
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2018 · 20 employees$5.1Mraised▾
Web-based predictive analytics solutions for sports betting. The company offers real-time game analytics for fans to analyze outputs. It uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to generate real-time predictions and micro-betting odds for sports events. The platform offers micro-betting markets that allow fans to bet on every moment of the game. It offers products like odds strikeout analysis, league predictions, broadcasting analytics, and many more.
- Mar 2025Series A—
- Jul 2024Series A$6M
- Dec 2023Series A—
- Sep 2022Seed$1M
#2
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2018 · 2 employees$250Kraised▾
AI-based sports training equipment developer for basketball. It has developed a Mobile shooting machine to help one to improve catch & shoot techniques. It allows one to catch the passes from a moving passer & the funnel net helps in maximizing the practice time. The product developed can be used by both coaches & players.
- Apr 2024Seed$250K
#3
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2011$2.5Mraised▾
Provider of a bio-tracking wearable device to help athletes during training. The device attaches to the athletes' calf muscle, uses LEDs to measure the tissue inside his leg, from the muscle itself to the capillaries to fat layers. The device measures things like pace/speed, heart rate, cadence, calories, and oxygenation status.
- Mar 2013Series A$2.5M
#4
Acquired · Houston, Texas · founded 2017 · 24 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Titan is a GPS and sensor-based player tracking device for soccer games. It provides real-time data, sprints, speed zones, top speeds, heatmaps, video, and more to help coaches analyze player performance. The device can be purchased through the company's website.
- Jan 2019Seed$1.1M
#5
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2020 · 7 employees$295Kraised▾
Offers web & video-based performance solutions for school sports teams & leagues. The solution enables users to manage school athletes by providing video content & analytics of the teams. Users can share, review, interact & create new video content of the leagues, and sports teams.
- Aug 2021Seed$295K
#6
Deadpooled · Houston, Texas · founded 2015$150Kraised▾
MVP Draft is the daily fantasy sports provider with LiveSwap technology. Contests range from single-day to one-week (NFL) in duration. Cash payouts occur immediately upon the conclusion of each contest. Features: live roster changes, in-game coaching strategy changes and data analysis etc.
- Mar 2015Seed$150K
#7
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2010 · 6 employees$20Kraised▾
Christian sports apparel brand inspiring faith through active lifestyle products. They provide premium sports apparel designed to share the Gospel and encourage an active faith. The brand offers clothing for men, women, and youth, including shirts, joggers, hoodies, tanks, shorts, tights, socks, and accessories like wristbands, hats, bags, and jewelry. Collections feature inspirational themes and scripture-based designs. They aim to fill the void in the sports apparel market by creating products that boldly represent Christian beliefs. They offer exclusive discounts, rewards, and affiliate programs. The website features login, cart, size charts, and customer service options.
- Jan 2012Seed$20K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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
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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