# Series A sports investors (2026 list)

> 42 series A sports investors, 98% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Gaingels. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-sports-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Series A sports investors

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a Series A round raised by a sports company in the last two years. Both the stage and the sector are what they did, not what their website says.

[See all 42 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fseries-a-sports-investors)The top 25

**42** investors on the list No change this week

**2,102** cheques in 12 months *-14%* against the market

**$12M** median round they joined *+46%* against the market median

**98%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**60%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,598** **$12M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 5 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **658** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **566** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Hill House Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hill-house-capital) *Deploying now* Family office · Singapore **248** **$60M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 9 [Blume Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blume-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **225** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 10 [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **225** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [NFX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfx) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **191** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 12 [Pelion Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pelion-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **186** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 13 [HV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **166** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 14 [EQT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eqt-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Sweden **152** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Genesia Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/genesia-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **125** **$1.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [Left Lane Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/left-lane-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **102** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Seven Seven Six](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seven-seven-six) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **83** **$9M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 18 [Sorenson Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sorenson-capital) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **74** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Ares Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ares-management) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **68** **$162M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 20 [Courtside Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/courtside-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **65** **$4M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 21 [Will Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/will-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **39** **$7M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 22 [Fireside Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fireside-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **33** **$6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 23 [KB Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kb-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **15** **$4.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 24 [Lets Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lets-venture) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **15** **$1.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 25 [Joe Montana](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joe-montana) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **15** **$14M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen

**17 more on this list**

All 42 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. A free account shows 10 per search, Pro up to 1,000.

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[firmly](https://millionrounds.com/company/firmly)** Series A · $15M *With* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)
- **5** Nov **[RadianX](https://millionrounds.com/company/radianx)** Seed · $9M *With* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)
- **4** Nov **[Shackleton AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/shackleton-ai)** Seed · $5M *Led by* [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures)
- **3** Nov **[AQQI](https://millionrounds.com/company/aqqi)** Seed · $4.5M *With* [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures)
- **3** Nov **[Archiboost AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/archiboost-ai)** Pre-seed · $6.2M *With* [Perceptive Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/perceptive-ventures)
- **3** Nov **[Traversal](https://millionrounds.com/company/traversal)** Series B · $120M *With* [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures)

## Stages This Year

1,878 rounds

- Venture **25%**
- Seed **17%**
- Series A **16%**
- Pre-seed **15%**
- Series B **7%**
- Other **21%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **877**
- Fintech **125**
- Big Data & Analytics **96**
- Healthcare **87**
- Financial Services **83**
- Aerospace & Space **75**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

640 Q1 25

591 Q2 25

716 Q3 25

723 Q4 25

672 Q1 26

595 Q2 26

438 Q3 26

102 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

## Lists Like This

- [Seed AI investors 2,922](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-ai-investors)
- [Series A AI investors 2,490](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-ai-investors)
- [Series B AI investors 1,557](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-ai-investors)
- [Pre-seed AI investors 1,286](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-ai-investors)
- [Growth AI investors 1,186](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-ai-investors)
- [Series A fintech investors 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-fintech-investors)
- [Series C AI investors 930](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-c-ai-investors)
- [Seed fintech investors 925](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-fintech-investors)
- [Series A biotech investors 650](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-biotech-investors)

[All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists)

## Reading for founders at Series A

- Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies Reid Hoffman · 2018 3.95 from 7,118 ratings on Goodreads Scaling and operations Leading and managing Moats and competition About the book Foreword by Bill Gates LinkedIn cofounder, legendary investor, and host of the award-winning Masters of Scale podcast reveals the secret to starting and scaling massively valuable companies. What entrepreneur or founder doesn’t aspire to build the next Amazon, Facebook, or… On AmazonListen on Audible
- One Page Talent Management: Eliminating Complexity, Adding Value Marc Effron · 2010 4.00 from 311 ratings on Goodreads Leading and managing Hiring and culture Scaling and operations About the book A Revolutionary Approach to Talent Management You know that winning in today’s marketplace requires top quality talent. You also know what it takes to build that talent, and you spend significant financial and human resources to make it happen. Yet somehow, your company’s… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Sales Development Playbook: Build Repeatable Pipeline and Accelerate Growth with Inside Sales Trish Bertuzzi · 2016 4.18 from 696 ratings on Goodreads First sales Hiring and culture About the book Raise your hand if your company needs more new customers. I suspect your hand is (figuratively) up. This book is about not just growth, but high-growth, explosive-growth, the kind of growth that weather satellites can see from space. The success of any business-to-business… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups Daniel Coyle · 2017 4.24 from 37,412 ratings on Goodreads Hiring and culture Leading and managing About the book What do Pixar, Google and the San Antonio Spurs basketball team have in common?The answer is that they all owe their extraordinary success to their team-building skills. In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the most effective organisations in the world and… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&stage=series_a).

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## Quick answers about series A sports investors

### Who are the most active series A sports investors?

By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Gaingels, Kima Ventures and FJ Labs.

### How many series A sports investors are there?

42 are on record. 98% made an investment in the last 12 months and 60% have led a round.

### Which stages do series A sports investors back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (24%) and Series A (22%).

### How big are the rounds series A sports investors join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $11M.

### Which sectors do series A sports investors back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics.

### Which series A sports investors lead the most rounds?

Battery Ventures (29 led), EQT Ventures (20 led) and Forerunner Ventures (17 led).

### Where are series A sports investors based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (17), India (3) and France (1).

### What have series A sports investors invested in recently?

Recent rounds include firmly (Series A, Nov 2026, with Alumni Ventures), RadianX (Seed, Nov 2026, with Alumni Ventures) and Shackleton AI (Seed, Nov 2026, with Battery Ventures).

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