# VC firms backing Sports (2026 list) > 120 VC firms backing Sports, 96% active in the last 12 months. Led by Techstars, Alumni Ventures, Khosla Ventures. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-sports (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # VC firms backing Sports Updated 7 November 2026 VC firms we have observed in a sports round in the last two years. [See all 120 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fvc-firms-sports)The top 25 **120** investors on the list No change this week **2,791** cheques in 12 months *-18%* against the market **$7M** median round they joined *-12%* against the market median **96%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **55%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2,989** **$1.2M** median round **Nov 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 [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,128** **$26M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [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 - 6 [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **859** **$4.2M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 7 [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **849** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **742** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 9 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **729** **$1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **704** **$1.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **658** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 12 [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Brazil **657** **$6.7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [Flybridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **534** **$5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 14 [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **471** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **456** **$4.2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **419** **$9.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 17 [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Canada **328** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 18 [FirstMark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstmark) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **319** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Peak XV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **317** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 20 [Nexus Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **294** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 21 [Craft Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/craft-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **283** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 22 [LD Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xie) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **271** **$4.7M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 23 [CDP Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdp-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Italy **227** **$3.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 24 [Blume Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blume-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **225** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 25 [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **225** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen **95 more on this list** All 120 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%2Fvc-firms-sports) ## 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 **[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 **[Mindmax](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindmax)** Seed · $3.3M *With* [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) - **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) - **5** Nov **[altM](https://millionrounds.com/company/altm)** Series A · $10M *Led by* [Rainmatter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rainmatter) - **4** Nov **[Shackleton AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/shackleton-ai)** Seed · $5M *Led by* [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) ## Stages This Year 2,381 rounds - Seed **21%** - Venture **19%** - Series A **18%** - Series B **9%** - Pre-seed **7%** - Other **25%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **969** - Healthcare **142** - Fintech **139** - Big Data & Analytics **126** - Biotech **107** - Cybersecurity **98** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 880 Q1 25 859 Q2 25 947 Q3 25 944 Q4 25 920 Q1 26 714 Q2 26 623 Q3 26 195 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [VC firms backing AI 4,329](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Fintech 1,856](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-fintech) - [VC firms backing Big Data & Analytics 1,248](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-big-data) - [VC firms backing Biotech 1,207](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-biotech) - [VC firms backing Robotics 1,098](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-robotics) - [VC firms backing Construction 1,025](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-construction) - [VC firms backing Energy 998](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-energy) - [PE firms backing AI 956](https://millionrounds.com/lists/pe-firms-ai) - [VC firms backing Cybersecurity 950](https://millionrounds.com/lists/vc-firms-cybersecurity) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about VC firms backing Sports ### Who are the most active VC firms backing Sports? By cheques observed, the most active are Techstars, Alumni Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund and Bessemer Venture Partners. ### How many VC firms backing Sports are there? 120 are on record. 96% made an investment in the last 12 months and 55% have led a round. ### Which stages do VC firms backing Sports back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (28%) and Series A (25%). ### How big are the rounds VC firms backing Sports join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $11M. ### Which sectors do VC firms backing Sports back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Healthcare and Fintech. ### Which VC firms backing Sports lead the most rounds? Khosla Ventures (57 led), Bessemer Venture Partners (51 led) and Founders Fund (42 led). ### Where are VC firms backing Sports based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (17), the United Kingdom (2) and France (1). ### What have VC firms backing Sports invested in recently? Recent rounds include Physicl (Seed, Nov 2026, with Inovia Capital), firmly (Series A, Nov 2026, with Alumni Ventures) and Mindmax (Seed, Nov 2026, with Lerer Hippeau). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)