Best Sports Tech Companies in New Zealand
The 37 best Sports Tech companies in New Zealand in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: CricHQ.
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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 New Zealand
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CricHQ Online platform to administer cricket games | $22M | 135 mo ago | Series B | Ben Tilly Co-Founder | 2010 | Node.jsYouTubeTailwind CSS+8 | — | — |
| 2 | Highlightcam Developer of application that captures and shares short video highlights | $3M | 177 mo ago | Deadpooled | Michael Katsevman Co-Founder & CTO | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Spalk Provider of online platform for virtual sports commentating | $2M | 95 mo ago | Seed | Michael Prendergast Co-Founder & CTO | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Coachseek Coaching management platform | $286K | 144 mo ago | Seed | Ian Peter Bishop CEO & Co-Founder | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Bushbuck Internet first brand offering hunting clothing | — | — | Unfunded | Timothy Dunn Co-Founder & CEO | 2012 | ShopifyCart FunctionalityContentful+23 | 6 patents Portable vehicle rooftop tents and inflatable awning structures for automotive exterior accessories | — |
| 6 | CoachMate Training aid for sports coaches | — | — | Funding Raised | Michelle Walshe Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+16 | — | — |
| 7 | CSX Provider of concussion management solutions for athletes | — | — | Acquired | Ed Lodge Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 8 | DotGolf Provider of software solutions for golf club and association management | — | — | Acquired | Dean Murphy CEO | 1999 | Microsoft ASP.NETBootstrapKnockout.js+12 | — | — |
Top 4 Sports Tech companies in New Zealand
#1
Series B · Lower Hutt, Wellington · founded 2010 · 70 employees$22.5Mraised▾
Online platform to administer cricket games. Provide online products to monitor games by creating, editing and maintaining fixtures for users, coaches, teams, etc. for any competition or league. Platform provides configuration of points, table generation of leaderboards and statistics, etc. Platform also has integrated live scoring with CricHQ’s app. Partnership includes New Zealand cricket team, Delhi Daredevils, ICC and others national and local teams to administer performances.
- Jun 2015Series B$10M
- 2015Series B—
- Mar 2014PE$6M
- Jan 2014PE$4M
#2
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2015 · 42 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Provider of online platform for virtual sports commentating. It enables users to add synchronized audio commentary to live sports streams. Users can create a customizable commentator profile page and choose a live video feed to commentate. Sports covered by the platform include football, badminton, baseball, basketball, billiards, and more.
- Sep 2018Seed$1.5M
#3
Deadpooled · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2009$3.1Mraised▾
Developer of application that captures and shares short video highlights. The application allows users to record and save video of recent moments. It enables users to share videos to social media platforms.
#4
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2014$285.6Kraised▾
Coachseek handles all scheduling, online bookings, payments and attendance registers in one easy to use cloud-based software tool. Designed for sports coaches to manage all their booking, scheduling, payments and more.Charges range from $29 a month for a single user, $49 for up to 10 coaches, and premium access for unlimited coaches on inquiry
- Sep 2014Seed$285.6K
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 New Zealand
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 7 New Zealand-affiliated papers.
- Auckland University of Technology3
- Massey University2
- Ministry of Health1
- Physiotherapy New Zealand1
- Athletes2
- Squat1
- Jump1
- Bar (unit)1
- Countermovement1
- Athletes1
- Strength training1
- Elite athletes1
- Performance enhancement1
- Training (meteorology)1
Where sports tech is researched across New Zealand
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.
Common questions
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