Sports startup funding in Europe
European funding attributed to this sector (companies tagged with it).
460 European Sports companies have closed 731 funding rounds and raised €4.7B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €166M. Germany leads by capital raised, and Bpifrance is the most active investor. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.
#28 sector by equity raised — 0.7% of European sector equity funding.
Equity funding
€4.7B
excl. debt & grants · +€166M debt
Funding rounds
731
Companies
460
Avg round
€7.7M
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — equity € raised vs roundsSports — funding over time — interactive chart.
Data table
| Equity | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €361k | 1 |
| 2011 | €6.7M | 7 |
| 2012 | €54M | 18 |
| 2013 | €47M | 29 |
| 2014 | €127M | 39 |
| 2015 | €491M | 56 |
| 2016 | €179M | 97 |
| 2017 | €132M | 86 |
| 2018 | €347M | 66 |
| 2019 | €141M | 35 |
| 2020 | €327M | 33 |
| 2021 | €1.1B | 54 |
| 2022 | €475M | 58 |
| 2023 | €511M | 58 |
| 2024 | €308M | 34 |
| 2025 | €209M | 26 |
| 2026 | €228M | 27 |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds| Company | Country | Stage | Amount | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorare | France | Series B | €579M | 2021-09-21 | View → |
| Onefootball | Germany | Series D+ | €286M | 2022-04-28 | View → |
| FanDuel | UK | Series D+ | €246M | 2015-07-01 | View → |
| eGym | Germany | Series D+ | €207M | 2023-07-05 | View → |
| eGym | Germany | Other | €179M | 2024-09-25 | View → |
| GoByBike | Finland | Debt | €125M | 2025-03-11 | View → |
| Bike24 | Germany | Other | €120M | 2020-06-29 | View → |
| Sport Alliance | Germany | Other | €100M | 2023-11-27 | View → |
| Urban Sports Club | Germany | Other | €95M | 2023-12-14 | View → |
| Virtus.pro | Russia | Seed | €89M | 2015-10-01 | View → |
| Urban Sports Club | Germany | Other | €80M | 2021-07-01 | View → |
| Playtomic | Spain | Other | €65M | 2025-03-19 | View → |
Top investors
named, by deal count- Bpifrance16 deals
- Almi Invest8 deals
- Crowdcube8 deals
- SEED Capital8 deals
- Battery Ventures6 deals
- High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)6 deals
- Partech Ventures6 deals
- Dawn Capital5 deals
- Gemini Israel Ventures5 deals
- GP Bullhound5 deals
Top countries
total € raised · click a bar to openSports — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sports — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €1.6B |
| France | €888M |
| UK | €821M |
| Sweden | €370M |
| Spain | €247M |
| Finland | €168M |
| Israel | €150M |
| Russia | €98M |
| Ireland | €80M |
| Switzerland | €74M |
Stage mix
share of disclosed €Sports — stage mix — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sports — stage mix | |
|---|---|
| Other | €2.1B |
| Series D+ | €836M |
| Series B | €764M |
| Series A | €350M |
| Seed | €246M |
| Growth/Late | €189M |
| Debt | €166M |
| Series C | €129M |
| Early VC | €69M |
| Crowdfunding | €16M |
| Pre-Seed | €13M |
| ICO | €338k |
| Grant | €162k |