Sports Tech Startups funded by Y Combinator (YC) 2026

PlayVision is the AI Moneyball for Sports: the future for scouting, recruiting, and playing the game. Basketball teams upload their practices or games, and PlayVision uses AI and computer vision to automatically tag and analyze the film, giving coaches and scouts 10 times the information on their players and their opponents. PlayVision also uses algorithms to rank every single college and professional basketball player in the country with over 40 different metrics from tracking and play-by-play data. Check out our website at withplayvision.ai, and follow our instagram @playvisionai!

Narrative automates the creation and distribution of high-quality sports highlight videos for broadcasters, teams, and leagues.

OddsView is the one-stop-shop for sports betting tools and media. The OddsView terminal allows users to browse millions of odds updated in real time to find the best bets. Users can access familiar features like positive expected value and arbitrage finders, as well as exclusive tools such as historical odds charts, all within a single platform.

Trendex.gg is a next-gen fan engagement platform built at the intersection of sports, entertainment, and applied technology. We partner directly with world-class athletes and celebrities to create official digital fan passes, backed by real stars—then use technology to automate and personalize the fan-talent relationship at scale. Fans can get and use these official passes across Trendex’s growing ecosystem: from IRL rewards like signed memorabilia and meet-and-greets, to online experiences to smart, automated fan journeys (content, perks, access, loyalty) powered by tech—so every supporter feels recognized, rewarded, and closer to the athlete they follow. With Trendex, fans don’t just watch the game—they participate in it. Join us in building a fair, transparent, and athlete-first future for sports and entertainment.

Novig is building America's #1 sports prediction market. Founded by Jacob Fortinsky and Kelechi Ukah, we are the only platform to offer commission-free sports trading. We deliver better pricing, full transparency, and a more efficient market structure for users by eliminating the traditional sportsbook model. Backed by the best - Novig has raised over $100M from some of Silicon Valley’s top investors including Pantera, Forerunner, Lux, NFX, Paul Graham, and Joe Montana.

Courtyard.io (YC W’22) is a marketplace and tokenization service that enables anyone to easily own and trade physical collectibles on the blockchain, unlocking greater transparency, liquidity, and a powerful new form of ownership. For vaulting, we’re partnered with Brink’s – one of the global leaders in security and logistics. We’re currently focused on graded cards, and offer a variety of slab Vending Machines along with curated mystery pack Drops to provide a fun, fair, and transparent way for enthusiasts and new collectors alike to grow their collections.

Aviron, a Y Combinator-backed company, reimagines fitness with connected exercise machines powered by an immersive gaming platform. We're on a mission to build the leading fitness entertainment experience, motivating our community through game psychology, engaging content, and innovative technology.

Marketplace for experiences starting with mass participation sports events

Livement (Boletomóvil in Latin America) transforms event ticketing with effortless and secure transactions. Our solution relies on controlling both the primary and secondary market, putting an end to ticket fraud and scalping. We empower event organizers with exclusive control over the secondary market, preventing ticket reselling on other web platforms. This prioritizes genuine fans and ensures fair revenue sharing among stakeholders.

Revl is an experience technology company and Y Combinator 2016 Winter Batch member launching the Revl Arc smart action camera. Designed in coordination with frogVentures, Sony, Ambarella and leading engineers with backgrounds at NASA, HP and Sikorsky Aircraft, the Revl Arc is available for preorder and will begin shipping in December. Revl was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco. For more information, please visit www.revl.com

Our product significantly reduces the amount of time and manual labor necessary for those that are tasked with managing these contests. We give them the easiest tools to manage, track, and communicate with 100s or 1,000s of players.