# Sportvision: Media production, Chicago, United States

> Sportvision: Sportvision was a Chicago-based company founded in January 1998, known for its innovative sports entertainment products and real-time data...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/sportvision (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Sportvision

Sportvision was a Chicago-based company founded in January 1998, known for its innovative sports entertainment products and real-time data solutions.

Funding reported Last round: Debt financing

Media production Chicago, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 1998 28 years old
- **Team:** 130 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $49M in dollars
- **Last round:** Debt financing May 2010

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Sportvision has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Sportvision

Sportvision was a Chicago-based company founded in January 1998, known for its innovative sports entertainment products and real-time data solutions.

The company enhanced the viewing experience of professional sporting events for fans, media companies, and marketers. With a team of over 200 employees, Sportvision became recognized for integrating advanced navigation and broadcast technologies into live television and electronic media. It was acquired by SportsMEDIA Technology in September 2016. Sportvision developed several landmark products, including the Yellow 1st & Ten® Line, which displays the line of scrimmage in American football, and KZoneTM, a real-time graphic for baseball that shows pitch locations. Other notable innovations included RaceView, a 3D NASCAR webcast, and various broadcast enhancements that earned multiple Emmy Awards. The company provided solutions for major U.S. networks like ESPN, ABC, Fox, CBS, and NBC, and its technology supported a wide range of sports organizations, including the NFL, MLB, and the Olympic Games.

## What company datasets say Sportvision raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$49M** in dollars

Rounds **6**

Last round **Debt financing**

Last round date **May 2010**

Investors listed **16**

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [Escalate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/escalate-capital)

Each firm lists Sportvision on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

consumers information technology & services information technology services tracking analytics media computer games internet broadcasting mobile computer software b2b broadcast media production & distribution mobile games broadcast media

Built with from their website

Microsoft Exchange Microsoft 365 Apps & Services Amazon Route 53 Amazon AWS Microsoft Exchange Online Microsoft 365 AWS Cloud Outlook Microsoft Email Providers

- **Sector:** Media production
- **Industry code:** NAICS 51321, SIC 7372
- **Region:** Illinois
- **Part of:** SMT (SportsMEDIA Technology)
- **Revenue:** $3.2M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/sportvision)

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