# Sports lead investors (2026 list) > 27 sports lead investors, 93% active in the last 12 months. Led by Spark Capital, Inovia Capital, Forerunner Ventures. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/sports-lead-investors (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Sports lead investors Updated 7 November 2026 Firms we have watched lead a round raised by a sports company in the last two years. Leading is rarer than taking part, and it is the role a founder most needs filled. [See all 27 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fsports-lead-investors)The top 25 **27** investors on the list No change this week **214** cheques in 12 months *+5%* against the market **$15M** median round they joined *+88%* against the market median **93%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **100%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (23) - 1 [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **471** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **328** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 3 [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **225** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 4 [Blackbird Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird-ventures-2) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **177** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [Seven Seven Six](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seven-seven-six) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **83** **$9M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 6 [Eldridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eldridge) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **53** **$50M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Data Point Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-point-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **16** **$20M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 8 [IAN Alpha Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ian-alpha-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm **10** **$3.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Elysian Park Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elysian-park-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **8** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [domo.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/domo-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **8** **$650K** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 11 [Init 6](https://millionrounds.com/fund/init-6) quiet VC firm · Indonesia **5** **$2.3M** median round **May 2025** last seen - 12 [Oregon Sports Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oregon-sports-angels) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **4** **$2M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 13 [Buenavista Equity Partners (formerly GED Capital)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buenavista-equity-partners) *Deploying now* Private equity · Spain **3** **$50M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 14 [Bharat Value Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bharat-value-fund) *Deploying now* Growth equity **3** **$42M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Centre Court Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/centre-court-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **2** **$6.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Deloitte Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deloitte-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Australia **2** **$53M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 17 [Jinqiu Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jinqiu-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **2** **$1.6B** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 18 [Mixi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mixi) *Deploying now* Growth equity · Japan **2** **$2.7M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 19 [Parlay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parlay-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2** **$21M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 20 [Deepinder Goyal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deepinder-goyal) *Deploying now* Angel · India **2** **$54M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 21 [OutField](https://millionrounds.com/fund/outfield) quiet Corporate VC · Brazil **1** **$920K** median round **Aug 2025** last seen - 22 [Arthur Blank's family office](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arthur-blank-s-family-office) *Deploying now* Growth equity **1** **$24M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Founders of Sentia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-of-sentia) *Deploying now* VC firm **1** **$1.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [Rick Schnall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rick-schnall) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$15M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 25 [SSCILF](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sscilf) *Deploying now* Growth equity **1** **-** median round **Oct 2026** last seen **2 more on this list** All 27 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-lead-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) - **30** Oct **[Wabi](https://millionrounds.com/company/wabi)** Other · $55M *With* [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) - **29** Oct **[SuperMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/superme)** Series A · $20M *Led by* [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) - **29** Oct **[Cohere](https://millionrounds.com/company/cohere)** $5B *With* [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital) - **28** Oct **[IREN](https://millionrounds.com/company/iren)** Debt · $363M *Led by* [Eldridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eldridge) - **28** Oct **[Wealthsimple](https://millionrounds.com/company/wealthsimple)** Growth · $425M *With* [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital) ## Stages This Year 209 rounds - Seed **21%** - Series A **21%** - Venture **14%** - Series B **13%** - Other **7%** - Other **24%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **114** - Fintech **22** - Sports **19** - Big Data & Analytics **15** - Hardware & Electronics **13** - Robotics **12** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 59 Q1 25 39 Q2 25 66 Q3 25 50 Q4 25 55 Q1 26 58 Q2 26 59 Q3 26 24 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI lead investors 1,723](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-lead-investors) - [Lead investors in United States 1,370](https://millionrounds.com/lists/lead-investors-in-united-states) - [Seed lead investors 1,091](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-lead-investors) - [Series A lead investors 920](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-a-lead-investors) - [Fintech lead investors 763](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-lead-investors) - [Series B lead investors 579](https://millionrounds.com/lists/series-b-lead-investors) - [Growth lead investors 555](https://millionrounds.com/lists/growth-lead-investors) - [Robotics lead investors 397](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-lead-investors) - [Pre-seed lead investors 396](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pre-seed-lead-investors) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about sports lead investors ### Who are the most active sports lead investors? By cheques observed, the most active are Spark Capital, Inovia Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Blackbird Ventures and Seven Seven Six. ### How many sports lead investors are there? 27 are on record. 93% made an investment in the last 12 months and 100% have led a round. ### Which stages do sports lead investors back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (27%) and Series A (27%). ### How big are the rounds sports lead investors join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $15M. ### Which sectors do sports lead investors back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Sports. ### Which sports lead investors lead the most rounds? Spark Capital (26 led), Forerunner Ventures (17 led) and Blackbird Ventures (13 led). ### Where are sports lead investors based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (9), Brazil (2) and India (2). ### What have sports lead investors invested in recently? Recent rounds include Physicl (Seed, Nov 2026, with Inovia Capital), Wabi (Other, Oct 2026, with Forerunner Ventures) and SuperMe (Series A, Oct 2026, with Forerunner Ventures). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)