Best Sports Tech Companies in Illinois, United States
The 104 best Sports Tech companies in Illinois, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Sportvision.
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 Illinois
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sportvision Develops sports entertainment media product | $50M | 235 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 71 | — | — | 93 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 2 | Players Health Rehab injury management and communication platform 60Growth top 26%Product top 29%Funding top 32%Tech top 32% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 26% Producttop 29% Fundingtop 32% Techtop 32% Innovationtop 33% Moattop 39% Talentbottom 49% Fin. healthbottom 46% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Revenue +5180% YoY · Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY Product: 7 distinct product lines · 2 published apps (6.0k installs) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $33M | 18 mo ago | Series C | 63 | Christopher Pesigan Cic Cpa VP of US Insurance and Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24 | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 3 | Schutt Sports Top-rated football equipment provider: helmets, shoulder pads, accessories, and reconditioning | $18M | 79 mo ago | Acquired | 144 144 → 147 (+2%) | Robert Erb CEO & President | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYMQ Product Options Variant Option+26 | 17 patents Protective sports equipment: advanced shoulder pads and custom-fit helmet liners. | 1 partnership |
| 4 | InStadium Digital video advertising network in sports venues. | $14M | 140 mo ago | Deadpooled | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | StreamLayer Video content management and monetization solutions provider 37Moat top 25%Patents top 33%Innovation top 34%News top 38% All 10 signals ▾Moattop 25% Patentstop 33% Innovationtop 34% Newstop 38% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 42% Producttop 47% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 31% Marketbottom 25% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 24 patents Patents: 24 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 7 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $13M | 13 mo ago | Series A | 20 | John Ganschow Co-Founder | WebflowSentryWistia+17 | 24 patents Real-time interactive video streaming with overlay graphics and audience engagement features | 1 partnership |
| 6 | Real App Provider of a social sports data platform that engages fans 32Funding top 36%Talent top 45%Tech bottom 27%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 45% Techbottom 27% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $12.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $12M | 3 mo ago | Series B | — | Louis Antonelli Co-Founder | NginxAmazon Web ServicesMobX+1 | — | — |
| 7 | BetSperts Provider of an online platform offering multi-category sport betting tips | $12M | 41 mo ago | Series A | 28 | Austin Harper Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | — |
| 8 | Stix Developer of an internet-first brand offering golf products | $10M | 49 mo ago | Series A | 23 23 → 19 (-17%) | Gabe Coyne Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+50 | — | — |
| 9 | STATS.com Sports statistics, technology, data, and content company | $6M | — | Acquired | 932 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | SportsLock App only fantasy sports contests | $6M | 84 mo ago | Series A | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | FastModel Sports Sports training managaement software | $6M | 27 mo ago | Acquired | 48 | Ross Comerford Founder / Board Member | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+25 | — | — |
| 12 | KARL'S BAIT & TACKLE Online retailer of fishing products | $5M | 87 mo ago | Series A | 49 | — | Cart FunctionalityMagentoSentry+46 | — | — |
| 13 | Vision Quest Virtual Web-based performance testing solutions for training cyclists | $5M | 27 mo ago | Seed | 4 | Robbie Ventura Co-Founder | WebflowVimeoMicrosoft Clarity+20 | — | — |
| 14 | Trajektory Provider of sports data assessment services 27Funding top 43%Market bottom 38%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 43% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $4.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Market: 26 employees rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $4M | 10 mo ago | Series A | 26 | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 15 | Swing King Provider of smart arena solutions for golf courses and facility management | $3M | 88 mo ago | Deadpooled | 13 | Eric Hoersten Founder | — | — | — |
| 16 | Blinkfire Analytics Sports media analytics | $3M | 108 mo ago | Seed | 27 27 → 50 (+85%) | Juan Luis Hortelano Co-founder and COO | Chart.jsBootstrapGoogle Cloud+26 | 11 patents AI-powered image analysis and automated media content review/valuation systems | — |
| 17 | Phantasia Provider of a blockchain-based fantasy sports platform | $2M | 54 mo ago | Seed | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Block Six Analytics Leading sports and entertainment agency representing talent, brands, and properties | $2M | 113 mo ago | Acquired | 40 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | JumpForward Provides team management software for collegiate athletic departments | $2M | 192 mo ago | Acquired | 29 | Brian Duggan Co-Founder | Microsoft ASP.NETAdobe AnalyticsPendo+6 | — | — |
| 20 | Fandium Social Sports App | $1M | 156 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Larry Lucas Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 21 | Flats or Spikes Provider of data analytics solution for running | $900K | 59 mo ago | Seed | 8 | Paul Miller Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 22 | Charge Running App based training platform for runners | $750K | 60 mo ago | Deadpooled | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Alpha Outpost Online subscription-based platform for outdoor products | $455K | 126 mo ago | Seed | 5 | Daniel Alarik Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 24 | KolleXor Sports collectibles platform | $273K | 28 mo ago | Seed | — | Matt McClintock Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 25 | Atlas World Sports Online platform offering sports betting prediction, news & tips | $200K | 24 mo ago | Seed | 21 | — | TypeScriptEnvoyZone.js+8 | — | — |
| 26 | Bird Provider of an online training platform for running | $120K | 64 mo ago | Seed | 4 | — | — | 50 patents RF passive intermodulation testing and microfabricated power calorimetry. | — |
| 27 | Golf Pipeline Platform to search and book golf tee time online | $108K | 168 mo ago | Seed | — | Scott Merchant Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 Sports Tech companies in Illinois
#1
Series B · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2020$12.1Mraised▾
Provider of a social sports data platform that engages fans. It serves interactive sports data and personalized notifications for all sports leagues where members can discuss, predict, and collect live sports moments.
- Feb 2026Series B$12.1M
#2
Series C · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2012 · 63 employees$33.5Mraised▾
Rehab injury management and communication platform. They claim their platform is designed to allow coaches to quickly and easily document any injury that occurs during practice or games. They offer real time communication between coaches and parents to best care for the health and well being of youth athletes.
- Dec 2024Series C$60M
- Mar 2022Series C$28M
- Jan 2021Series B—
- Jul 2019Series A$2M
#3
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2018 · 20 employees$12.8Mraised▾
Video content management and monetization solutions provider. It offers technology solutions for video content and video monetization. It offers an audience engagement platform focused on streaming video that provides engagement between viewers, premium rights holders, and sponsors.
- May 2025Series A$1.8M
- May 2025Conventional Debt—
- Oct 2024Conventional Debt—
- Oct 2024Series A$756K
#4
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2019 · 26 employees$4Mraised▾
Provider of sports data assessment services. It helps to clean, organize, and connect disparate data sources automatically into a view. It enables the analysis of partner performance, asset performance, and the performance of competitors.
- Jul 2025Series A$9.5M
- Nov 2022Seed$4M
#5
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2004 · 48 employees$5.5Mraised▾
Sports training managaement software. Their professional software is used by all 30 NBA teams, and more than 500 NCAA Division I programs and 6000+ high school and youth coaches around the world. They provide fastScout report building software with 74.99/year subscription and FastDraw, a basketball play diagramming software with $89.99/year subscription
- Feb 2024Series A$1M
- Nov 2019Series A$2.7M
- Mar 2013Seed$1.8M
#6
Seed · Highland Park, Illinois · founded 2020 · 4 employees$5.4Mraised▾
Web-based performance testing solutions for training cyclists. The solution includes metabolic profile testing, velocity leverages, live instructions, workout plans, and many more. It also provides personal profiling and ongoing development analysis.
- Feb 2024Seed$247.5K
- Jun 2022Seed$1.7M
- Jul 2021Seed$3.4M
#7
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2018 · 28 employees$11.6Mraised▾
Provider of an online platform offering multi-category sport betting tips. The platform enables users to pick analysis and find betting tips on various sports from tipsters. It offers features like track picks and a leaderboard.
- Jan 2023Series A$3M
- Aug 2021Series A$6M
- Oct 2020Seed$1M
- Jan 2020Seed$1.6M
#8
Acqui-Hired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1998 · 71 employees$49.7Mraised▾
Sportvision provides sports entertainment products for fans, media companies, and marketers and provide data solutions. It’s landmark innovations include pioneering broadcast products, real-time web and mobile products, and data analysis products. It offers digital sports content and broadcast enhancement solutions for football, baseball, bowling, golf, hockey, horse racing, motorsports, sailing, Olympics, soccer, and tennis. Its products are deployed across live television, Internet, and iTV for various sports on the U.S. networks.
- Oct 2006Conventional Debt$8M
- Jun 2005Venture Debt$4M
- 2004Series C$3.5M
- Jun 2003Venture Debt$2.5M
#9
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2019 · 23 employees$10.1Mraised▾
Developer of an internet-first brand offering golf products. Its product catalog includes apparel, ball, cap, golf driver, golf iron set, and golf putter.
- May 2022Series A$10M
- Jun 2021Conventional Debt$1M
- Oct 2020Seed$50K
#10
Acquired · Illinois City, Illinois · founded 1918 · 144 employees$18Mraised▾
Top-rated football equipment provider: helmets, shoulder pads, accessories, and reconditioning. This company specializes in providing high-quality football equipment, including helmets, shoulder pads, and accessories, designed for varsity, youth, and professional players. They offer a range of helmets, including the F7 series, known for their advanced protection and performance, as highlighted by Virginia Tech helmet ratings. Customers can design their own helmets and facemasks, ensuring a personalized fit and style. In addition to equipment sales, they provide reconditioning services and a protector program to maintain the safety and longevity of their products. They focus on innovation and customer satisfaction, offering on-field apparel, helmet replacement parts, and team sales options. They aim to equip athletes with the best possible gear for optimal performance and safety on the field.
- Oct 2019Conventional Debt$18M
- Apr 2005Unattributed—
#11
Deadpooled · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2003 · 4 employees$13.6Mraised▾
InStadium is an exclusive, multi-screen video and mobile advertising network that spans all major professional and collegiate sports leagues in America. Provides digital video advertising during live sports event and stadium facilities to engage audiences. Clients include AT&T, Geiko, Lexus, 2K Sports etc.
- Oct 2014Series B—
- May 2011Series B$1M
- Jun 2009Series B$7.5M
- Dec 2005Series A$5M
#12
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2012 · 49 employees$5.4Mraised▾
Online retailer of fishing products
- Mar 2019Series A$500K
- Oct 2017Series A$3.5M
- Feb 2017Conventional Debt$75K
- 2015Series A$1.3M
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