92 Top Sports Startups and Companies in Toronto (2021)

This article showcases our top picks for the best Toronto based Sports companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Sports industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

• Innovation
  • Innovative ideas
  • Innovative route to market
  • Innovative product
• Growth
  • Exceptional growth
  • Exceptional growth strategy
• Management
• Societal impact

Top Toronto Sports Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Engine Media

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Engine Media focuses on accelerating new, live, immersive esports, and interactive gaming experiences.

theScore

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TheScore creates mobile-first sports experiences through real-time news, scores, fantasy information, and alerts.

OverActive Media Group

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OverActive Media Group is an integrated global esports and entertainment organization focused on multiple esports titles.

The GIST

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The GIST is a company which provides sports content, experiences, and community for women.

OwnersBox

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OwnersBox is an innovative sports-tech company disrupting the way consumers play Fantasy Sports. ‍

TritonWear

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TritonWear redefines athlete limits with a wearable and app that actually guides consistently better training.

Brizi

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Brizi lets anyone tap into nearby cameras to capture group memories at iconic places.

Stadium Live

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The digital world for Gen Z sports & eSports fans to create and play together.

PUSH

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We build exceptional sport technology solutions that help athletes perform at their best.

Bitspawn

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Bitspawn is a leader in esports software innovation.

Rover

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Rover iBeacon platform helps retailers deliver a better customer experience by transforming their mobile apps.

Beam.gg

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Beam.gg is an online community management software for the esports and gaming space.

ICEBERG

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ICEBERG is an IT company that provides enhanced sports analytics.

BATL (batlgrounds.com)

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The world’s original and largest urban axe throwing organization with with over 200,000 annual visitors and 325 employees.

20/20 Armor

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20/20 Armor makes an electronic chestguard for martial arts that removes the guessing from scoring.

VIKTRE

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VIKTRE (“vik’tr’ee”) is a content publishing platform and private network for pro, Olympic and National Team Athletes.

Rogers Communications

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Rogers Communications is a communications and media company that specializes in telecommunications and internet.

Domio

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Revolutionary audio for your sports helmet!

TeamKraft

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Networking sports app – where recreational athletes team up & get rewarded to play the sports they love.

Stathletes

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Stathletes is a Canadian company.

Pro Angler

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Pro Angler Fishing App brings GPS hot spots, pro reports, regulations, weather and tide data, fish ID, and more.

Versus Reward

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Play along with your favourite sports, compete and win! Versus rewards you for being a great sports fan!

Amuka Esports

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Amuka Esports creates localized esports hubs in cities across North America.

Hearshot

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Hearshot develops wearable technology solutions that enable its users to communicate and interact with the environment around them.

Fit Factory Fitness

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Fit Factory is a personal training and boot camp fitness service in Toronto, Ontario.

Fantasy Feud

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Fantasy Feud allows users to play daily fantasy sports and offers fantasy sports contests, and daily and weekly leagues.

Toronto Sun

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Toronto Sun is an English-language tabloid newspaper that features the latest local and international news.

GmeSide

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A sports media app connecting users to venues airing demand generated sporting events from all leagues as well as Olympic style sports

Award Pool

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Award Gamers with Engaging Challenges

Propel

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A learn-to-swim marketplace connecting clients, instructors, and places for them to have lessons.

NGTronix Industries

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Their mission is to develop cutting edge biomedical sensors that enhance fitness, athletics and healthcare.

Cadee

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Cadee enables users to build their own golf profile and share golf activities, stats, and favorite courses with other Cadee users.

GameSquare Esports

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GameSquare is an international esports company.

Rival.ai

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Rival-ai is an Esports company that provides industry standard scouting reports for teams & the betting community through the use of AI

OpenSports

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OpenSports enables sports and recreation organizers to build amazing groups

Comic Reply

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Comic Reply is an online contest platform that enables their fans to create ‘fan art.’

ENDLESS Esports

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ENDLESS is a professional North American esports organization focused on gaming content, lifestyle, and apparel

Bump Worldwide

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Bump Worldwide is a provider of electronic charitable raffles conducted during professional sporting events known as ’50/50 raffles.’

PlayLine

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Daily Fantasy Sports company founded by UFC Champion Michael Bisping.

DraftFuel

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DraftFuel is a powerful analytics dashboard for users to successfully manage their daily fantasy sports lineups and contests.

Reciprocity

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Reciprocity is a premier professional esports team franchise and content creator with the goal to become an industry brand.

Tiidal Gaming

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Tiidal Gaming is a professional esports and entertainment organization.

PMML

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Pmml is a internet sports company located in Toronto.

FUN Technologies

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FUN Technologies, Inc. provides online and interactive casual and fantasy sports games and sports information. It offers a range of skill

The Star

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The Star is a Canadian broadsheet daily newspaper owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited.

Fantrax

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Fantrax offers the most powerful League Manager, Commissioner Product on the web.

Eon Media

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Empowers content providers and sponsors with accurate ROI data for sponsorship “EVERY LOGO EVERY TIME”.

PowerUp Sports

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PowerUp Sports provides online sports registration and club management services.

Fun Time Games

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Fun Time Games is a gaming company which has developed various gaming applications for the iOS users.

NHLPA

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NHLPA is the labour union for the professional hockey players in the National Hockey League.

Sponsor Circle

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Corporate sponsorship on a platform

Performance Phenomics

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Performance Phenomics is a sports performance analytics platform.

FansPlay

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FansPlay is a live sports platform to get tickets to your favorite events.

Canadian Football League

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The Canadian Football League is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football,

Lemeister

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Sports Analytics, Algorithms, IoT Wearables & Broadcasting Rights

etickets.ca

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etickets, concerts, music, sports, theatre, broadway, musicals

Onyx Motion

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Onyx Motion is a developer of sports coaching applications for apple and android smartwatches.

The Vancouver Sun – VS

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The Vancouver Sun is one of the major daily papers in British Columbia, which covers news related to sports, business, lifestyle, and more.

Deal Frenzy Corporation

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Dealfrenzy takes pride in delivering great services to both their merchants and their consumers.

Major Sports Analysis

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MSA delivers high quality professional grade sports statistical analysis and reporting services

Drafters Fantasy Sports

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Drafters Fantasy Sports is an app for earning money by playing games.

Bauer Performance Sports

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The competitive strengths that have driven Bauer Performance Sports’ success in the ice hockey equipment market are core elements of what

Game On Mobile

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Game on Mobile is a cloud-based free sports league and tournament management solution provider.

Barcraft United

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Barcraft United brings competitive gaming broadcasts to venues all around the globe.

Fraction/al

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Fan Ownership Platform that empower fans to own a piece of their favorite sports team.

Maple Leafs Hot Stove

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The Leading Independent Toronto Maple Leafs website – Maple Leafs Hot Stove (MLHS)

Tattlenews

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Tattlenews is a platform that allows you to tailor news to your interests, and receive all your updates in one place.

BEAT esports

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BEAT esports is one of the leader’s in candian esports with internationally recognized events such as the Dota 2, Overwatch, Quake and PUBG.

Canadian Olympic Committee

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The Canadian Olympic Committee leads the achievement of the Canadian Olympic Team’s

Power Kitchen

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Power Kitchen is a meal prep delivery company based out of Toronto. Power Kitchen specializes in healthy food to help achieve fitness goals.

West 49

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West 49 is a Canadian specialty retailer of fashion and apparel, footwear, accessories.

Phiinom, Inc.

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Phiinom Adventure Sports sells watersports gear for living the Lake Life.

Viigo

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Viigo offers a gateway to a vast array of up-to-the-minute content and useful services on user requests.

Even Matchup Gaming

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Even Matchup Gaming is an esports events production and broadcast company.

SponsorPulse by IMI

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SponsorPulse offers a suite of products to brands, properties, and agencies that provide access to real-time sponsorship intelligence.

Sporting Life

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Sporting Life is a sporting goods retailer.

Sport Testing

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Sport Testing is an athlete testing service provider.

FitFriend

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FitFriend is a startup company for mobile app development.

Imaginix Games

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We are building a competitive social gaming / eSports platform.

Checklick

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Checklick is a web platform for creating evaluation checklists and capturing data on evaluated people.

ELITE SPORTS TOURS

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ELITE SPORTS TOURS is a travel agent offers sports travel packages and tickets for concerts and sports events.

Stagename Inc.

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Stagename is an Infotainment company for Millennials.

emall.ca, Inc.

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domain names, domain investment, tickets, travel, concerts, sports, theatre, broadway, development

Ajuvia Life Sciences

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Ajuvia helps people rejuvenate their passions through a stronger body. We are to introduce a revolutionary health wearable at CES 2017.

High-Five

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Parent-child sports education firm.

Puck App

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Puck App allows recreational hockey players to quickly find and rent a goalie. Uber for Hockey Goalies.

Pacific Links

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Pacific Links – Pacific Links International is focused on offering unique golf experiences at nearly 100 signature golf courses.

Skate To Great

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Skate to Great initiates to collect new & used hockey/figure skates along with equipment for organizations that need them.

Hart Entertainment

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Specializing in corporate events, picnics, Christmas parties, trade shows, schools, promotions, and social occasions.

Lightning Rod Games

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Lightning Rod games are designed to elicit strong emotional responses and encourage players to think creatively.

Public Health Ontario

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PHO is a Crown corporation dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of all Ontarians and reducing inequities in health.

Refcam

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RefCam is specifically designed to be worn with or integrated into a sports helmet.