Top Illinois Sports Startups (28)

Swing King is golf’s first fully digital gaming platform designed for everyday play. The current iteration of our proprietary technology solution is a cash entry fee hole-in-one contest that adds entertainment and new revenue streams to golf courses of any type and provides golfers with added excitement, meaningful cash payouts and an HD video of their ultimate golf experience. We...

Premier USA manufacturer of clinical-strength red & infrared light therapy pads for pain and circulation. Discovered by scientists and prescribed by professionals.

Phenix is the go-to provider for real-time video streaming solutions and the only company that can stream synchronous real-time video to broadcast sized audiences. We offer an end-to-end solution that delivers video with less than ½ second of latency. Real-time is the next frontier for companies to drive interactivity, enabling them to acquire, engage and retain viewers in areas such...

At FastModel Sports, we build game-changing software solutions for the professional, collegiate and thousands of youth coaches around the world. Founded in 2004, FastModel Sports is the industry leader in providing cutting edge software solutions for basketball teams and coaches of all levels. Our mission is to bring innovation to every coach and player in the world. FastModel Products were designed to...

At Catch Co, our purpose is to rescue people from the indoors by connecting them with America’s top outdoor sport: fishing. More than 50 million Americans fish every year and Catch Co is the industry leader in creating products, content, and experiences that modern anglers love. Most importantly, we aim to have the most loyal customers in the outdoors industry....

PromoShare is a fan activation and promotion platform that empowers sports organizations to engage more fans on social media to drive ticket and merchandise sales. By harnessing the power of superfans and their social networks, PromoShare enables teams to amplify their messages authentically to promote events, offers, and sponsor engagements. The platform enables teams to recruit ambassadors based on specific...

Lateral Edge focuses on training athletes in multiple capacities. We have two lines of business. Our on-site B2B contract training which is primarily for youth sports clubs. And our second B2C line which is video classes that are streamed daily. We differentiate ourselves from competitors by our workouts and content.

We apply an analytical mindset to our partner's businesses and help enhance performance in every facet of their operations. We thrive on empowering our partners to manage complexity by harnessing the data they have to gain the insights they need. Services include Data Science, Analytics, Consumer Insights, Data Engineering, and Consulting.

Teton Ridge is the premier Western sports media, lifestyle & entertainment company and home of the Cowboy Channel.

Located in the bustling city of Chicago, Focus Time Escape provides an exhilarating and immersive escape room experience, immersing participants in a world of mystery and time-sensitive challenges. In a mysterious domain, adventurers can experience the thrill of uncovering extraterrestrial secrets in the enigmatic Area 51 room or immerse themselves in the dark and twisted setting of Maniac's Basement. Groups of...

We are a team of young, but experienced entrepreneurs who believe in the future of smart urban mobility, and also in the advance of science in integrating the brain and body’s biomarkers with the mechanics and electronics of the most beloved mode of green transportation – the bicycle.

Travelsports aggregates, organizes & publishes fragmented information around the competitive youth and adult sports market to facilitate interactions and transactions amongst parents & participants, clubs, leagues, facilities, tournament organizers and related businesses.

Our History Founded in 2003 in a small garage in Lisbon, Illinois by Owner and Founder, Rick Tollefson, Boombah Inc. has grown into a 250,000 square foot facility headquartered in Yorkville, Illinois with additional offices in St. Louis, Missouri and Melbourne, Florida. In 2016, Boombah Inc. opened two factories in the Dominican Republic, moving its apparel and uniform production from Asia to...

Sprocket Sports is a rapidly growing technology company based in Chicago that is quickly emerging as a national leader in the youth sports marketplace. Our software and services help clubs streamline operations, reduce expenses and accelerate growth – freeing them up from the business of running a club so they can focus on what really matters: kids playing sports!

The company history began in 1972 creating helmet decals and growing to other custom vinyl products, then custom screen printed apparel and primarily using mailed catalogs. The company is heading in a new direction. Putting the website first as a mode of communication and focusing sales to high school teams.

We’re inventors, marketers, sports enthusiasts, creatives and strategists who like to go BIG. We work with properties large and small to generate the solutions that drive results and revenue. Corporate Sponsorships. Digital Executions. Innovative Strategies.

Volley is on a mission to revolutionize racquet sports. We are the world’s first digitally enabled robotics as a service (RaaS) training platform focused on sports such as platform tennis, pickleball, tennis and padel. Combining a digitally controlled ball trainer with an AI vision network, Volley creates opportunities for players, pros and clubs. Players experience workouts that provide tailored live-play scenarios,...

We’re Zcruit, a Chicago-based startup that helps college sports teams recruit more efficiently. While we currently work with over 50 Division 1 football programs (including every National Champion since 2002), we now have our sights set on expanding to help coaches across all sports and divisions discover prospective student-athletes.

Honest Game is reimagining a world where access to college sports is fair, equitable, anchored by data and grounded in integrity. Honest Game's SaaS product builds individualized academic roadmaps to provide real-time strategic eligibility guidance so everyone has a clear pathway to college sports and beyond. Founded in Chicago in 2019, Honest Game is seeking a Principal Engineer to support...

StreamLayer is a stealth B2B technology company focused exclusively on audience engagement around live OTT video content.