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Best Sports Tech Companies in North Holland, Netherlands

The 41 best Sports Tech companies in North Holland, Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: JOGO.

41companies tracked
$7.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
10have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SPORTS TECH × NORTH HOLLAND

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.

50companies analysed
96%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
6unicorns
2018median founding year
110kcombined LinkedIn audience
55%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Sports Tech companies in North Holland

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1JOGO
Provider of AI & web-based performance analytics and training solutions for soccer
$2M64 mo agoSeed—2020——
2Beyond Sports
Provides VR-based simulation for soccer matches
$2M98 mo agoAcquiredNicolaas Westerhof
Chief Technical Officer & Co-Founder
2014Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+221 job opening
3JOIN
Social platform for cyclists to ride together
$2M31 mo agoAcquiredJim Berg
Founder & CEO
2006TurbopackNode.jsRadix UI+13—
4Effective
Personalised, individual soccer training
$372K50 mo agoSeed—2014Brizy CloudVimeoNginx+13—
5PULSE
Sports performance analytics platform
$263K34 mo agoSeedSiwan Aberkane
Co-Founder & CEO
2021WixSentryBootstrap+10—
6Metrica Sports
DAAS based Football consulting firm.
$124K137 mo agoPublicBruno Dagnino
CTO & Co-Founder
2013Node.jsUbuntuMUI+233 launchs · 1 partnership
7Scala Sports
Provider of an app for racket sports court booking, and finding playing partners
—35 mo agoSeed—2017——
8MatchWornShirt
Developer of a fundraising and fan engagement partner for sports clubs
—41 mo agoSeedTijmen Zonderwijk
Co-Founder
2017SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+311 job opening · 2 partnerships

Top 10 Sports Tech companies in North Holland

#1
Acquired · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2006 · 9 employees
$1.6Mraised
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JOIN is a social platform for cyclists to ride together. The platform enables users to organize cycling rides, explore routes, and connect with other cyclists. Additionally, the platform offers training sessions for users. Its mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. TEAM BOMBA JOIN) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Seed$1.6M
Founders & team
Jim BergFounder & CEO
Tech stack
Animate.CssCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Core-JsEnvoy
#2
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2021
$263.5Kraised
▾

Sports performance analytics platform It offers hardware and software tools to track the data of physical and mental health conditions of athletes, processed by machine learning algorithms to provide personalized recommendations. It helps to monitor muscle fatigue, cardiovascular metrics, GPS, nutrition, sleep, mood, menstruation.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Seed$263.5K
Founders & team
Siwan AberkaneCo-Founder & CEONikolai ManchevCo-FounderAkshath Veeravalli HariCo-Founder
Investors
SportInnovator
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGsapHstsHttp/3
#3
Seed · Amstelveen, North Holland · founded 2020 · 35 employees
$2.4Mraised
▾

Provider of AI & web-based performance analytics and training solutions for soccer. The platform provides users with a database of training videos. It records player actions and provides data analytics and statistics for player movements. The insole sensors provide data, speed, accelerations, ball timings, and many more. The app is available on the Android & iOS platforms.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2021Seed—
  • Jan 2021Seed$1.5M
Investors
Garibay Ventures
#4
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2014 · 4 employees
$371.9Kraised
▾

Effective is a mobile-based training platform for sports athletes to learn and practice as a professional. Users can drag-and-drop their training schedule, develop a 4-week technique program or learn tactics and mental skills with from coaches. They have their own coaches who make their training modules.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2022Seed$371.9K
Tech stack
AdrollBunnyBunny FontsCalendlyCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Acquired · Alkmaar, North Holland · founded 2014 · 46 employees
$2.4Mraised
▾

Beyond Sports provides VR-based simulation for soccer matches and the application is developed by Triple IT. The application offers VR simulations based on real match data. Its offerings are: Custom Scenarios (custom training scenarios in consultation with clubs and coaches), Match Analysis (video of an entire match or specific match moments from any perspective) and Fan Experience (match highlights in VR). The company has partnered with a number of sports organizations including Football Club Ajax & PSV, Royal Dutch Football Association etc. Beyond Sports is also focusing on other sports such as American Football, Cycling, Hockey and Ice hockey.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 7.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: DIGITAL department
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2018Seed$2.4M
Founders & team
Nicolaas WesterhofChief Technical Officer & Co-FounderSander SchoutenCEO & Co-Founder
Investors
Triple, VentureOut
Tech stack
AngularApple Icloud MailCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsDocusign
#6
Public · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2013
$124.4Kraised
▾

Metrica sports is a football consulting firm which provides data as a service to football clubs and helps them improve their performance through video and data analysis solutions, along with raw data they also provide the necessary tools to transform that data into information they can actually use in their decision-making process. They work side by side with clubs coaching staff to develop adaptable and user-friendly data analysis and visualisation solutions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 16k LinkedIn followers — 14.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 3 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Coventry City) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2015Seed$124.4K
Founders & team
Bruno DagninoCTO & Co-FounderRubén Saavedra PascualCo-founder & CEO
Investors
ACE
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAmplitudeCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCodemirrorCookieyes
#7
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2017
—raised
▾

Provider of an app for racket sports court booking, and finding playing partners. The platform allows users to create their profiles, and add their skill level. Users can search for pick games or math with fellow users, connect and play with them. The platform also allows users to search for playing arenas and reserve their slot online. As of October 2017, the company has launched it's mobile app for iOS and Android devices.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2023Seed—
Investors
Dutch Sport Tech Fund
Tech stack
Wix EcommerceWixReactGoogle CloudPolyfillLodash
#8
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2017 · 115 employees
—raised
▾

Developer of a fundraising and fan engagement partner for sports clubs. It provides users with a platform that focuses on live match-worn shirt sales, offering authentic worn and signed football shirts with a certificate of authenticity included with its products.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 22k LinkedIn followers — 20.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Facilities & Office Manager
Activity: 4 partnerships (incl. Shamrock Rovers F.C.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Tijmen ZonderwijkCo-FounderBob WithoutwijkCo-Founder
Investors
chiliZ
#9
Seed · Amstelveen, North Holland · founded 2019 · 8 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of an AI-powered platform for cricket coaching and player development. The platform offers tools for recording and analyzing sessions, generating reports, and managing players. It facilitates ball tracking, biomechanics analysis, and personalized coaching feedback. The platform supports athlete management, club operations, and remote coaching capabilities across multiple devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 7.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 4 partnerships (incl. Scottish Cricket Foundation) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Madan RajagopalFounder & CEO
Investors
Dutch Sport Tech Fund, Stadia Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#10
Late Stage · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2009 · 500 employees
—raised
▾

Fietsenwinkel is an online retailer of bikes and bike accessories. It sells bikes in categories such as electric bikes, children's, hybrid bikes, mountain bikes, sports bikes, city bicycles, transportation bicycles etc. It is part of International Bike Group, which also operates bikemotion.nl and goedkopefietsen.nl portals. It has eight stores with e-bike test tracks in Netherlands as of June 2016.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience · 38 engagements/post (1.5× cohort median)
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Oneway Bike) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • 2012PE—
Founders & team
Bastiaan HagenouwFounder
Investors
NPM Capital, SPX
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api

Funding & investor landscape

$7.2Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
6disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Dutch Sport Tech Fund2 rounds
ACE1 rounds
Garibay Ventures1 rounds
HAL1 rounds
HYPE1 rounds
IT-Translation1 rounds
NPM Capital1 rounds
SPX1 rounds
SportInnovator1 rounds
Stadia Ventures1 rounds

Notable founders

Jim Berg
Founder & CEO · JOIN
Siwan Aberkane
Co-Founder & CEO · PULSE
Nikolai Manchev
Co-Founder · PULSE
Nicolaas Westerhof
Chief Technical Officer & Co-Founder · Beyond Sports
Sander Schouten
CEO & Co-Founder · Beyond Sports
Bruno Dagnino
CTO & Co-Founder · Metrica Sports
Rubén Saavedra Pascual
Co-founder & CEO · Metrica Sports
Tijmen Zonderwijk
Co-Founder · MatchWornShirt
Bob Withoutwijk
Co-Founder · MatchWornShirt
Madan Rajagopal
Founder & CEO · Ludimos
Bastiaan Hagenouw
Founder · Fietsenwinkel
Prism market signals · Netherlands · country-scoped Prism corpus, 239,786 docs

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

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Netherlands

How research on Sports Technology is moving in the Netherlands

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 12 Netherlands-affiliated papers.

top research entities
  • University Medical Center Groningen3
  • Wageningen University & Research2
  • Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences2
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam2
  • Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research2
leading researchers
Florentina J. Hettinga · Marlies Lutgendorf · Barry S. Mason · L.H.V. van der Woude · Victoria L. Goosey‐Tolfrey · Alessandro Rovetta · Alessandro Abate · Philip Hurst
▲ Breakthroughs2 · 17%
0%→0% share
1 median citations100% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Context (archaeology).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Context (archaeology)1
  • Perspective (graphical)1
  • Risk analysis (engineering)1
  • Data science1
  • Outcome (game theory)1
Landmark Reimagining athlete monitoring for true indicative injury prevention · 1 cites
◆ Advancements7 · 58%
0%→0% share
10 median citations43% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Athletes.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Athletes2
  • Task (project management)2
  • Significant difference2
  • Physical therapy2
  • Internal medicine2
Landmark Heritability of foot conformation and its relationship to sports performance in a Dutch Warmblood horse population · 67 cites
▼ Concerns2 · 17%
0%→0% share
74 median citations0% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Placebo.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Placebo1
  • Nocebo Effect1
  • Nocebo1
  • Meta-analysis1
  • Web of science1
Landmark The Placebo and Nocebo effect on sports performance: A systematic review · 147 cites

Common questions

How many Sports Tech companies are there in North Holland, Netherlands?
Radar tracks 41 indexable Sports Tech companies headquartered in North Holland, Netherlands that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Sports Tech companies in North Holland, Netherlands?
The Sports Tech companies in North Holland, Netherlands on this list have raised a combined $7.2M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Sports Tech company in North Holland, Netherlands?
JOGO is the highest-funded Sports Tech company in North Holland, Netherlands, with $2.4M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Sports Tech companies in North Holland, Netherlands are funded?
6 of the 41 Sports Tech companies in North Holland, Netherlands on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Sports Tech unicorns are there in North Holland, Netherlands?
None of the Sports Tech companies in North Holland, Netherlands on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in North Holland, Netherlands Sports Tech companies?
The most active investors in North Holland, Netherlands Sports Tech companies on this list include Dutch Sport Tech Fund, ACE, Garibay Ventures, HAL, HYPE.
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