Top Fantasy Sports Startups in 2027

DraftKings is a sports oriented skill gaming company based in Boston, MA. Our core products are currently in the short-format Fantasy Sports space: DraftKings.com, the leading Daily Fantasy Sports for Cash site, and Fantasy Sports for Coins, a top rated fantasy sports app with versions for the iPhone, Android and Facebook Canvas.

Sorare is at the intersection of sports, gaming, and NFT collectibles. Through tradable digital cards, Sorare is designing a collective fantasy sports experience where you can manage your favorite players, hone your passion to earn prizes, and be part of a thriving community. Anyone, anywhere, can connect with the game on Sorare. The company’s mission is to build “the game within the game” and to give fans, players and clubs the platform to celebrate, share, and own your game. Founded in 2018, Sorare has seen tremendous growth. The platform has a card sales volume of over $400M since January 2021 (up from $8M in sales in 2020) and now has exclusive partnerships with over 250 football (soccer) clubs, the MLB & MLBPA, and the NBA & NBPA. Sorare is trusted by a world-class team of investors including Softbank, Benchmark, Accel Partners, athletes such as Serena Williams and Kylian Mbappé, and key tech investors such as Alexis Ohania - all who believe in the future of integrating NFTs with Gameplay.

Fully automated micro-markets, odds origination, and risk management.

Cricketpedia is owned and operated by Elysium Labs, which runs newsbytesapp.com, an AI-driven digital media platform. Cricketpedia is Fantasy Cricket meets AI. Its proprietary tool helps users select a winning XI for each match, based on the performance of a player across hundreds of parameters. The platform’s search engine helps fans find out amazing, yet unknown stats by just typing in their queries.

Vettor is building a live fantasy sports marketplace where fans can buy, sell and trade player performance like stocks. Traditional fantasy sports largely become passive once a lineup or entry is submitted. Vettor is designed to make the experience active throughout the game. Player-stat markets have live prices that move with performance, giving users the ability to buy, hold or sell positions before settlement. We’re solving three core problems in fantasy sports: static gameplay, slow engagement cycles and limited flexibility once an entry is placed. Vettor combines the familiarity of fantasy sports with the mechanics of a trading platform to create a more dynamic, repeatable experience. The product is currently pre-launch and in development, with an initial focus on building a production-ready platform, live sports data integrations, trading and settlement systems, payments and scalable architecture across multiple sports and markets.

Born from the idea that the best sports moments are shared—not bet against the house—we’re building a new kind of sports gaming platform where friends, communities, and creators can run their own contests, set their own rules, and play for pride, bragging rights, or prize pools. Founded by two lifelong friends and sports lovers, Splash was created to bring people closer together through the gamification of live sports. Instead of traditional sportsbooks, we empower commissioners, influencers, and brands to launch contests in minutes, automate payouts, and even earn a cut of the action. Think fantasy, pick‘ems, and brackets—done better, faster, and built for connection. We’re proudly venture-backed by some of the most respected names in sports and gaming, including Elysian Park Ventures, Acies Investments, and owners from the NFL, NHL, MLB, and Premier League. Their support helps us go further, faster—and validates the massive opportunity we’re tackling. As a remote-first team of fewer than 50, we operate like a true startup: fast, focused, and collaborative. Our employees work closely with leadership, own major initiatives, and get real opportunities to grow their careers. And yes—we run a lot of sports contests internally, too. We work hard, play hard, and have a darn good time doing it. If you’re looking to help shape the future of sports gaming while building meaningful connections along the way, Splash Sports is your next big play.

Fantasy sports experiences are flat. We're adding a thrilling new dimension that gives players a role beyond just picking a team.

Dynarii is a skill-based stock market gaming platform where players compete using real stocks. Pick'Em contests, 1v1 PvP battles, real performance, real winners. We're building the intersection of fantasy sports and the stock market — a pure competition platform that makes the market the playing field. Problem We're Solving: The stock market is one of the most compelling competitive arenas in the world — but nobody's built a good game around it. Trading apps are too complex and too risky for most people to engage with. Finance education platforms are boring. Fantasy sports platforms ignore the market entirely. Dynarii closes that gap. We give players a way to compete using their market knowledge without any of the financial risk — skill-based, social, and built for competition from the ground up.

PrizePicks is the largest independently owned Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) platform in North America. Centered around real-money over/under predictions, PrizePicks allows sports fans to play against the numbers rather than each other, and it is the simplest variety of daily fantasy sports with the widest breadth of sports coverage of any DFS operator. Boasting partnerships to date with the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins, among others, PrizePicks is currently the closest legal alternative to legal mobile sports betting in the majority of the United States including Top 10 markets like California, Texas, Florida, and Georgia. With an existing digital footprint covering more than 60 percent of the U.S. population, PrizePicks is the most accessible type of game for the masses. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, and PrizePicks is the third product from Performance Predictions, a suite of fan engagement solutions including SidePrize, the 2016 Fantasy Sports and Gaming Association's ''Rookie of the Year'' award recipient. PrizePicks is available in the App Store and Google Play or at prizepicks.com.

GSL has long-term real estate holdings in properties developed by GSL, including Planet Ice recreational facilities, multi-use arenas, hotels and shopping centres, residential mixed-use developments, and major industrial buildings. Additionally, the operational divisions of GSL include the Victoria Royals WHL hockey team, a private airplane charter business, blueberry farming, food and beverage, concert production, ticketing, ice arena operations, outdoor music festivals, and an online fantasy sports website (officepools.com).