Best Sports Tech Companies in Toronto, Canada
The 73 best Sports Tech companies in Toronto, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: theScore.
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 Toronto
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | theScore Mobile first sports news platform | $118M | 81 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2012 | Apple iCloud MailNode.jsFacebook Login+37 | — |
| 2 | Score Media and Gaming Provider of online sports betting and information platform | $40M | 70 mo ago | Acquired | John Levy Founder & CEO | 2012 | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+7 | — |
| 3 | Playmaker Provider of sports news platform | $20M | 47 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2020 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — |
| 4 | Stadium Live Studios Developer of a metaverse-based social network platform for sports fans | $10M | 46 mo ago | Series A | — | 2020 | WebflowGSAPSlick+8 | — |
| 5 | Sportsgrid Provider of live sports betting coverage, props odds, and picks | $9M | 77 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2010 | SentryNode.jsNextAuth.js+14 | — |
| 6 | FlipGive Online platform allow users to raise funds through charitable e-commerce | $6M | 33 mo ago | Series A | Nicholas Lee Co-founder | 2008 | SentryNode.jsApple Sign-in+23 | — |
| 7 | Sportiqo Provider of single-player fantasy sports meet the stock market | $5M | 26 mo ago | Series A | Amit Raina Co-Founder | 2022 | WordPressMySQLPHP+41 | — |
| 8 | UBET Sports Developer of a decentralized sports betting platform | $3M | 49 mo ago | Seed | Daniel Jiwoong Founder & CEO | 2021 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+13 | — |
| 9 | Vanhawks Provider of carbon fibre commuter bikes | $2M | 135 mo ago | Seed | — | 2012 | — | — |
| 10 | Homestand Sports Provider of a news media platform for multiple sports | $803K | 55 mo ago | Seed | — | 2012 | — | — |
Top 12 Sports Tech companies in Toronto
#1
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2022 · 8 employees$4.6Mraised▾
Provider of single-player fantasy sports meet the stock market. It allows sports fans to get rewarded for their passion. They can trade or invest in the performance of individual players both for the short term - such as a single game or for the long term- a season or an entire career. It offers guaranteed dividend payouts based on a transparent formula that is linked to the player’s on-field performance.
- Mar 2024Series A$3.3M
- Feb 2023Seed$1.2M
#2
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2008 · 31 employees$5.9Mraised▾
Online platform allow users to raise funds through charitable e-commerce. The app offers cashback rewards for shopping, which can be used to pay for team expenses and balance the budget. It also allows teams to accept fee payments.
- Aug 2023Series A$3.7M
- Jul 2019Series A$3.8M
- Sep 2012Series A$2M
#3
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2020 · 540 employees$20Mraised▾
Provider of sports services. It develops a sports news platform that covers multiple sports.
- Jul 2022Series B$20M
#4
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2012 · 271 employees$118.2Mraised▾
theScore is a mobile first sports news platform, connecting fans to sports through combination of real time news, scores, fantasy information and alerts. It creates and curate the sports content which is mobile optimized, comprehensive, customizable and shareable to social apps. TheScore is a mix between social network and news source. A prominent feature of the app is called, Facebook-style, the "Feed," which combines game data, fantasy league data, and editorial content into a single view. To accommodate its younger audience, theScore included WhatsApp integration into the theScore, so that users can share theScore content over that platform as well as others like email and SMS. It has acquired mobile daily fantasy sports game Swoopt. It owns and operates mobile sports platforms ‘theScore,’ ‘theScore eSports, and the fantasy sports game 'QuickDraft. As of Q4 F2015, theScore's mobile platforms were used by 10.5 million average monthly active users.
- Sep 2019Post IPO$40M
- Aug 2019Post IPO$10M
- Nov 2018Post IPO$8.5M
- Mar 2015Post IPO$26.5M
#5
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2020 · 28 employees$10Mraised▾
Developer of a metaverse-based social network platform for sports fans. It offers a platform where users can create avatars, play games, and unlock rewards with other sports fans. Users can share and stream live content and create teams on the platform. Its application is available for download on Android and iOS stores.
- Jul 2022Series A$10M
- Jul 2020Seed$2.2M
#6
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2012$40Mraised▾
Score Media and Gaming is a provider of online sports betting and information platform. The company develops an online multi-category sports betting platform. Also, it offers a real-time betting information platform for users. The mobile application is available for both Android and iOS platforms.
- Aug 2020Post IPO—
- Sep 2019Post IPO$40M
#7
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2021 · 16 employees$2.7Mraised▾
Developer of a decentralized sports betting platform. It allows the users to play bets on multiple sports games football, tennis, basketball, and more. The platform also supports multiple cryptocurrencies.
- May 2022Seed$2.7M
#8
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2010 · 82 employees$8.7Mraised▾
Provider of live sports betting coverage, props odds, and picks. The platform offers information, news, and videos related to various sports including professional and college leagues. It features articles, predictions, and analysis, along with betting tips and strategies. The site also provides content related to fantasy sports, social casinos, and industry news.
- Jan 2020Series A$6.2M
- Sep 2015Seed—
#9
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2012 · 29 employees$803.5Kraised▾
Provider of a news media platform for multiple sports. It offers a variety of sports events, including live events, videos, and podcasts on intelligent and interactive sports discussions.
- Nov 2021Seed$803.5K
#10
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2012 · 18 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Provider of carbon fibre commuter bikes. It is an internet first brand that builds durable carbon fibre bicycles with a LED indicator that lets one know when they are approaching their next turn. The haptic feedback in the grips alerts the rider of any object in his blind spot while turning. The application tracks riding history including calories burned, distance travelled, etc.
- Mar 2015Seed$1.6M
- 2014Seed—
#11
Deadpooled · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 2 employees$50Kraised▾
Commissioner is an app for soccer analysis which track and communicate the real time players feedback and keep parents updated. Coaches evaluate players on the field during or after training sessions and matches, provide real-time feedback to players and keep parents informed about their child’s development. Coaches can select specific skill to track, evaluate them, review evaluation and can share the result.
#12
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2015 · 7 employees$30Kraised▾
20/20 Armor is a developer of electronic chestguard which serves as a training aid to improve MMA(Mixed Martial Arts). It is a gamified-scoring vest which has built-in game modes that teach fundamentals of MMA including timing, power, and speed. The company claims that the electronic vest need not be connected to computer or software and has a battery life of 6 hours.
- Aug 2017Seed$30K
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 Canada
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 28 Canada-affiliated papers.
- University of Waterloo4
- Canadian Sport Centre Pacific2
- University of Alberta2
- Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks2
- University of British Columbia2
- Analytics6
- Athletes4
- Big data3
- Physical therapy2
- Meta-analysis2
- Athletes5
- Applied psychology2
- Physical therapy2
- Performance enhancement2
- Elite athletes2
Where sports tech is researched across Canada
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 Canada
Canada sports tech patent filing is cooling — 9 filings from 10 assignees (2016–2023), led by Cianciusi Renato, Cooper Martin, Turkvan Haluk; annual filings 2→1.
- Cianciusi Renato4
- Cooper Martin4
- Turkvan Haluk4
- ELBI OMER4
- Singh Gagandeep4
- Hollins Jamie LEE4
- Hollins Jonathon GALE4
- Bassoo Naipaul2
Common questions
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