📣 AVAILABLE NOW: PEAK’s 2026 Future of USA SportsTech Report has just been published.
This year's edition was built differently: from inside the room. Every insight is grounded in what was said, debated, & decided across 3 days at PEAK 2026 in Las Vegas, by the executives, rights holders, investors & founders actually doing the work.
We've compiled a 60+ page deep dive into the biggest challenges facing sports orgs, the startups to watch & where the industry is heading next. If 2025 was the year sportstech proved the thesis, 2026 is the year the market decided which businesses get to scale.
This is your glimpse into the future, so you can stay one step ahead.
Key Insights:
💰 $117B+ in global sportstech transaction value in 2025, across 1,000+ deals
🤝 87% of 2025 acquisitions were made by SportsTech companies, up from 47% in 2020, as the market enters the consolidation era
🤖 AI has split into 4 distinct layers: Perception, Generative, Agentic, & the new frontier, Physical AI
🏟️ The stadium is becoming a full-stack platform for AI agents, biometric experiences, & edge-deployed fan engagement
📈 39% CAGR in M&A between 2023 & 2025
Where the momentum is building:
🚀 $12B in new sportstech-focused funds raised in 2025, deployable from early stage to growth
🏆 $1.2B+ raised by emerging leagues & new formats, up from $800M last year
👟 $70B projected global youth sports market by 2030, up from $40B today
⚡ 342 teams now sit inside multi-club ownership groups, up from fewer than 60 a decade ago
The report breaks down:
• The State of SportsTech & the consolidation cycle
• Comprehensive USA SportsTech & League Market Map
• Top 5 SportsTech Innovation Challenges for sports orgs (ft case studies from Tixr, Jump, Reboot Motion, ScorePlay, & Teamworks)
• Sports Innovation Trends
• Investor and Industry Predictions from leading innovators
• The Startup World Cup & GSIC Groundbreakers Challenge
• A giant list of global investors, accelerators, & innovation programs
A big thank you to our speakers and contributors who made this report possible:
Gene Tinner Jr., UFC
Robin Austermann, Bundesliga
Danny Reyes, NBA
Abhijit Shome, MLS
Johnny Grave, MLC
Phil Andrews, USA Fencing
Marc Riccio, USA Lacrosse
Sameer Patel, FIFA
Qiava Martinez, LV Raiders
Keith D'Amelio, PhD, NY Liberty
Jason Andrea, LV Aces
David Balog, Vegas Golden Knights
Christian Lau, LA Football Club & BMO Stadium
Juan Esteban Gomez Llamas, Sevilla FC
Mike Buckley, US SailGP Team
Sepi Motamedi, NVIDIA
Mitch Heath, Teamworks
Stephen Denton, Opendorse
Rohn Malhotra, SportsTechX
Sebastián Lancestremère, Microsoft
Iris Cordoba Mondejar, GSIC
Andrew Petcash, Profluence Sports
Peter Frintzilas, TeamSnap
Victorien Tixier, Scoreplay
Aadit Parikh, Sony Ventures
Laurie Pinto, Pinto Capital
Danny Cortenraede, Instudio Ventures
Dustin Drees, Profluence Capital
Jason Syversen, SportsVisio
Meghan Chayka, Stathletes
Jeffrey Hintz, Sports Tech HQ
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