Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best English Sports companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Sports industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top English Sports Startups
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Genius Sports
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Genius Sports is the official data, technology and commercial partner that powers the global ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media.
Minute Media
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Minute Media is a media and technology brand focused on two main pillars—platform and content.
SportPursuit
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SportPursuit is a UK-based private-sale sports website.
PlayerMaker
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PlayerMaker is a football tech startup that provides coaching enhancement solutions for football academies.
Tottenham Hotspur
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Tottenham Hotspur is a professional football club in London, competing in the Premier League.
exceL eSports
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exceL eSports is a gaming organisation serving to enable its players to compete at the highest level in global eSports.
bepro11
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Bepro exists to help football clubs and players measure, understand and improve their performances through technology.
FSB Technology
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FSB Technology is a Real time sports betting technology supplier.
Inspired Entertainment
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Inspired is a global games technology company, supplying Virtual Sports, Mobile Gaming and Server Based Gaming systems.
365Scores
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365Scores is a cross-platform application that enables users to create their own personalized sports channel.
Supponor
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Supponor transforms real world mass-audience TV visible signage into highly targeted virtual brand messaging in sports broadcasting.
YgEia3
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YgEia3 works with corporations developing comprehensive wellness testing for each company.
Copa90
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Copa90 The voice of football fans around the world.
CRED Investments
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CRED allows you to invest in the future of talent. CRED offers a stock market for fans to buy & sell shares in athletes, musicians and more.
Smarkets
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Smarkets simplifies peer-to-peer trading on sporting and political events.
Dexerto
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Dexerto is the world’s largest digital esports and gaming lifestyle platform news platform.
RealSport
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RealSport gives the best fans in the world a voice on the sports they love. 0% clickbait. 0% fake news. 0% pop-ups. 100% original.
DAZN
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DAZN is the world’s first truly dedicated live sports streaming service.
WIT Fitness
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Itself as a unique, multi-brand fitness concept store.
Sportlobster
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Sportlobster was born out of the frustration that sports fans face in having to visit multiple sites or download multiple apps.
RHEON LABS
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Redefining performance through energy control.
GiveMeSport
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GiveMeSport is a print-based sports publication which celebrates athleticism in all its diverse forms.
InCrowd Sports
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Incrowd builds sponsorship activation platforms to give fans an in-stadia experience.
Perfect Moment
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Perfect Moment is an online fashion marketplace that offers ski, surf, and activewear collections.
ClubSpark
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ClubSpark is an award-winning, market-leading sports booking and management SaaS platform.
Recast
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Recast operates as a sports Over-The-Top (OTT) platform.
Eastnine
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Eastnine are on a mission to banish the ‘not today’ from daily fitness.
Monterosa Productions
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Monterosa is the global leader in audience interaction technology and commerce
Squawka
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Squawka is a digital media company focused on using stats & data viz to fuel content for fans
FanHub Media
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FanHub Media specializes in building and operating digital fan engagement products.
GamerPro
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Gamerpro is the online platform for competitive gaming experiences on mobile.
Gfinity
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Gfinity is focused on promoting the development of the e-sports scene in the United Kingdom.
fanatix
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Fanatix is a mobile application that allows its users to record and share sports videos with others.
RacketPal
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RacketPal is a new free app that helps all racket sports players find local partners fast.
Maison Sport
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Maison Sport is a marketplace connecting ski instructors with people learning to ski
Bigballs Media
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Bigballs Media is the world’s largest independent digital football media business.
DingIt.tv
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DingIt is a leading destination for premium eSports and Gaming content
E-Nano
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E-Nano brings robotics potentials into the real world of Sports Turf management and Agro-Industry.
Globatalent
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The Sport Neobank. An App that allows you to acces discounts on sport products, buy tickets and invest in young athletes.
Tifosy
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Tifosy helps sports clubs raise funds online by connecting them with a global fan and investor base
Openplay
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OpenPlay is an online platform that allows any sports facility to take online bookings, payments and manage their customers.
Premiership Rugby
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Premiership Rugby is the organising body of the Gallagher Premiership Rugby league.
mediacom
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MediaCom is one of the world’s leading media agencies.
Statmetrix
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We democratise sports performance data using machine learning, image recognition and analytics
Racecheck
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Community Platform and Race Discovery tool for Athletes
SportyCo
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SportyCo provides athletes, clubs, and sports organizations with macro-funding on their respective end.
Bettingmetrics
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Bettingmetrics is an online sports betting platform.
SETTEO
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The virtual assistant for the practice of tennis, padel & badminton
Sherpr
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Sherpr is a no hassle, premium door to door service for shipping your sports equipment
Tribesports
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Tribesports is a performance sportswear brand using digital & social internet technologies to flatten the supply chain and to build brand.
Imin
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Imin is a technology firm that makes physical activity searchable & bookable by using open data in the health and fitness sector.
Racefully
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Enabling businesses to increase employee engagement and lower health costs through a compelling virtual team-based fitness solution.
Player LENS
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Player LENS is a global football industry resource
CrowdScores
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CrowdScores is a live football scores application that features quick updates from leagues and competitions around the world.
The Climbing Hangar
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The Climbing Hangar is a Indoor rock climbing centre.
William Hill
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William Hill is a is a bookmaker that provides online betting and gambling games for sports betting and gaming markets.
Pure Gym
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PureGym is a gym operator that provides affordable and convenient access to fitness facilities in the U.K.
Snaptivity
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Snaptivity is a stadium tech that drives fan engagement by capturing key moments of events using AI, IoT sensors, and robotic cams.
SKARA The Blade Remins
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SKARA is the next generation of eSports with versus fighting mechanics and RPG elements.
Fan360
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Fan360 is a blockchain-based platform for sports fans, that covers the complete fan experience.
Every Second Counts
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Every Second Counts offers an activewear brand designed to go from the gym/running/pilates/yoga/spin class to daily life in a second.
Dugout FC
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Dugout FC is the ultimate fantasy football experience.
Fanpass
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Fanpass is a marketplace acting in the secondary ticket market
Oddslife
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Oddslife is a social sports and a gaming network that provides a range of sporting and gaming opportunities for local sports fans.
upmysport
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upmysport helps people meet sports and fitness instructors.
PS Ventures Limited
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PS Ventures Limited is a mobile application and games developer company and has developed apps like Music Syn
Esports Gold
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Esports data creator and provider, globally and across multiple titles
Channel Fight
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The best Martial Arts films and documentaries of all time
Level Up Media
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Level Up Media is a technology company that creates online destination for gaming and eSports fans to watch on demand video.
Sponsorlytix
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Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Analytics company. Part of Dantani Sports Group
Live For Football
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Live For Football is a vertical social network co-owned by the people that make the content that matters most to fans
Bike.Rent
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Bike.Rent is a bike rental platform to provide a consistent, high-quality booking experience.
Rough Runner
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Rough Runner: a fun outdoor obstacle race inspired by the great game shows like Takeshi’s Castle & Total Wipeout.
Ball Street
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Ball Street is a group of sports fans that wanted to club together to create an independent, alternative to the mainstream sports media.
Sky Sports
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Sky Sports is a group of sports television channels operated Sky PLC.
Pundit Club Ltd
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The new chat and predictions app for football fans and fan clubs. Chat, predict results, set forfeits, track scores from within the chat.
Factory Media Limited
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Factory Media operates as an agency that integrates and leverages brands within the action sports and lifestyle market.
Haymarket
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Haymarket is a media and information company that creates award-winning specialist content for international audiences.
GAME
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Game.co.uk is a games retailer with many deals on video games, consoles, accessories, and the latest preorder games.
Starlizard
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Starlizard, they provide their clients with the most accurate predictions of football matches in the world.
Sportech
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Sportech plc is one of the gaming companies, providing a variety of gaming opportunities.
Vensy
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Vensy is a sports marketing platform that provides a simple way for brands to discover the best athletes to sponsor.
WOOOBA (World One On One Ball Association)
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WOOOBA is a free sports Platform as a Service that connects and rewards people globally, helping them manage their sports life.
Eleven Sports
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Eleven Sports is a new global sports provider dedicated to delivering world class international sports.
PledgeSports
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PLEDGESPORTS is a revolutionary new crowdfunding platform for sports people, teams, clubs, and brands.
Gaming Battleground
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They are bringing competitive gaming to everyone!
DNAFit
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DNAFit focuses on testing for health, fitness and nutrition on the most personal level possible.
Kidrated
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KidRated.com is a website where kids reviews days out, attractions, places and experiences in London and beyond.
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ShareThe are building the largest, most active and most valuable social network for football.
WhoScored.com
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One of the largest football statistics website with unique player and team performance analysis.
Huez
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Huez uses advanced sportswear fabrics to create a truly stylish range of cycling clothing.
Elite Training Experience
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ETE aims to become the leading provider of warm weather triathlon training camps.
Teamer
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Teamer is a sports team management app that takes the hassle out of organizing any sports team, club, or group.
