Venture capital firms investing in sports

2,084 investors have made two or more investments in sports and fitness companies: 1,567 funds and 517 angels. SOSV, Alumni Ventures and Right Side Capital Management lead by sports deal count, and seed is the most crowded stage.

2,084investors with two or more sports deals

1,567VC firms

517Angel investors

Active at stage

Pre-seed1,522

Seed1,990

Series A1,952

Series B+1,731

By investor type

VC firms1,160

Angels517

Family offices25

Private equity274

Other108

An investor counts as a sports investor with at least two portfolio companies tagged sports and fitness. One deal does not make a thesis. In the table, deals are the investor's sports investments, while Last 12 mo counts all of its deals in the past year. Source: Fundraisly investor database, September 2026.

The most active investors in sports

Investor	Type	Deals in sports	Last 12 mo	Leads	HQ
SOSVsosv.com	VC	90	81	Yes	Princeton, NJ
Alumni Venturesav.vc	Syndicate	83	187	No	Manchester, NH
Right Side Capital Managementrightsidecapital.com	VC	67	53	Yes	San Francisco, CA
FJ Labsfjlabs.com	VC	61	106	Yes	New York, NY
Courtside Venturescourtsidevc.com	VC	58	3	Yes	New York, NY
Bossa Investbossainvest.com	VC	57	41	Yes	São Paulo
Antlerantler.co	VC	55	316	Yes	Singapore
Accelaccel.com	VC	52	148	Yes	Palo Alto, CA
Gaingelsgaingels.com	Syndicate	52	107	No	Burlington, VT
General Catalystgeneralcatalyst.com	VC	45	199	Yes	San Francisco, CA

What the numbers say about sports

2,084 investors with two or more sports deals. 1,567 funds and 517 angels

Family offices are rare here. 25 against 274 private-equity firms

SOSV leads by sports deal count. 90 investments in sports

1,021 of the 1,567 funds have led at least one sports round. The rest only follow

Frequently asked

Does a sports startup need a sports-focused investor?

No. Most of the 2,084 are generalist funds with a handful of sports deals; a focused thesis matters mainly at pre-seed and in capital-intensive sub-sectors. Look for the partner who led the fund's last sports deal, not for the word in the fund's name.

How many investors do founders contact to get meetings?

Founders in our Raise Benchmarks reached 45 to 900 investors per round. Besample reached 900 investors for 55 first meetings. Sports rounds are crowded on both sides, so targeting matters more than volume.

How do I get a warm intro to a sports investor?

Fundraisly's Warm Intro maps your team's LinkedIn connections against every investor in this database and shows which of these funds and angels a colleague can introduce you to.

Updated Sep 11, 2026