# Sports investors (2026 list) > 180 sports investors, 94% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, Techstars, Alumni Ventures. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/sports-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Sports investors Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed backing a sports company in the last two years, taken from what they funded rather than from what their website says they like. [See all 180 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fsports-investors)The top 25 **180** investors on the list *+4* this week **4,689** cheques in 12 months *-17%* against the market **$7M** median round they joined *-12%* against the market median **94%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **52%** 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 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [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 - 4 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,128** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,038** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 7 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **1,010** **$8M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **984** **$1.8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 9 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 12 [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **742** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 13 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 14 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **704** **$1.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **658** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 16 [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **657** **$6.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **566** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [Flybridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **534** **$5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 19 [EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) *Deploying now* Investment firm **524** **$2.2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 20 [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **471** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 21 [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **456** **$4.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) *Deploying now* Government · Ireland **447** **$1.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 23 [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **419** **$9.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 24 [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United Kingdom **332** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **328** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen **155 more on this list** All 180 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fsports-investors) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[Physicl](https://millionrounds.com/company/physicl)** Seed · $10M *Led by* [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital) - **5** Nov **[ArrayPatch](https://millionrounds.com/company/arraypatch)** Seed · $1.8M *With* [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) - **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 **[Shinka](https://millionrounds.com/company/shinka)** Seed · $2.1M *With* [Enterprise Ireland](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ireland) - **5** Nov **[Return](https://millionrounds.com/company/return)** Debt · $936M *With* [Deutsche Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deutsche-bank) - **5** Nov **[Mindmax](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindmax)** Seed · $3.3M *With* [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) ## Stages This Year 3,758 rounds - Venture **22%** - Seed **19%** - Series A **15%** - Pre-seed **11%** - Series B **7%** - Other **26%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **1,537** - Healthcare **212** - Fintech **209** - Big Data & Analytics **207** - Biotech **191** - Financial Services **148** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 1,465 Q1 25 1,434 Q2 25 1,595 Q3 25 1,603 Q4 25 1,527 Q1 26 1,276 Q2 26 998 Q3 26 276 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI investors 7,040](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors) - [Fintech investors 2,997](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors) - [Big Data & Analytics investors 1,954](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors) - [Biotech investors 1,901](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors) - [Robotics investors 1,714](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors) - [Energy investors 1,707](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors) - [Construction investors 1,609](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors) - [Manufacturing investors 1,385](https://millionrounds.com/lists/manufacturing-investors) - [Cybersecurity investors 1,380](https://millionrounds.com/lists/cybersecurity-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about sports investors ### Who are the most active sports investors? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, Techstars, Alumni Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Founders Fund. ### How many sports investors are there? 180 are on record. 94% made an investment in the last 12 months and 52% have led a round. ### Which stages do sports investors back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (27%) and Series A (21%). ### How big are the rounds sports investors join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $6.7M. ### Which sectors do sports investors back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Healthcare and Fintech. ### Which sports investors lead the most rounds? Khosla Ventures (57 led), Bessemer Venture Partners (51 led) and Founders Fund (42 led). ### Where are sports investors based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (17), the United Kingdom (3) and France (1). ### What have sports investors invested in recently? Recent rounds include Physicl (Seed, Nov 2026, with Inovia Capital), ArrayPatch (Seed, Nov 2026, with Enterprise Ireland) and firmly (Series A, Nov 2026, with Alumni Ventures). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)