Top 35 Football Tech Startups

September 16, 2024 | By Paul Schäfer

These startups develop advanced wearable devices and sensors that monitor players' vital signs, movements, and physical exertion in real-time, providing coaches with critical data to optimize training and reduce injury risks. They also leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze match footage, offering deep insights into team dynamics, player efficiency, and tactical adjustments.
1
Country: Germany | Funding: $442M
Football media platform for mobile-first fans, with breaking news, highlight clips, live streaming through its owned and operated platforms,
2
Country: USA | Funding: $145M
TOCA is a soccer technology company that aims to disrupt and elevate the soccer experience through user-centered technology.
3
Country: USA | Funding: $68M
Trace is a sports camera + software platform that automatically edits and delivers personalized moments for each player.
4
Country: UK | Funding: $40M
Playermaker is a football tech startup that provides coaching enhancement solutions for football academies.
5
Country: Denmark | Funding: €9.8M
#1 platform and performance app for youth footballers
6
Country: Switzerland | Funding: $6.5M
Dartfish develops online and offline video solutions for coaches, athletes, pros, students, teachers, healthcare, and sports organizations.
7
Country: Netherlands | Funding: €4.7M
Mingle Sport is a sportstech startup focussed on grassroots ball sports.
8
Country: Israel | Funding: $5M
Track160 is quantifies performance and tactics metrics in team sports.
9
Country: Netherlands | Funding: €4.2M
Data-driven actionable insights improving football performance
10
Country: Germany | Funding: €4.1M
Prematch is building the European super-platform for the real football.
Editor: Paul Schäfer
Paul is a sport journalist for more than 11 years. He specializes in writing match previews across several leagues and competitions around the world, and his insightful tips have amassed a total readership in excess of 5.2 million till date. He graduated from the Universität Hamburg (Institute of Human Movement Science). He is a huge fan of Bayern Munich. In his free time, Paul enjoys playing tennis and padel with his collegues. You can contact Paul at paulschafer(at)sportstartups(dot)com