This article showcases our top picks for the best Kentucky 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 Kentucky Sports Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
EQL Games
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EquiLottery Games is pioneering a new category in lottery, games of chance based on live sports.
SuperFan
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SuperFan is a developer of a fan loyalty and engagement platform used to help teams connect with their fans.
EdjSports
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EdjSports is a data science and prescriptive analytics sports firm.
Hillerich & Bradsby
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Hillerich & Bradsby produces the ‘Louisville Slugger’ baseball bat.
Fanvester
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Fanvester provides a platform to bring your favorite events to your city through crowdfunding.
Tixers
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Ticket exchange company with flexible name-your-price buying and risk-free selling. No wasted time, no wasted tickets.
Flying Axes
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Flying Axes is an axe-throwing venue for team building, birthdays, bachelor/bachelorette parties, and divorce celebrations.
Horse Races Now, LLC
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Mobile application that provides live racing video and comprehensive news/data for horse racing enthusiasts
Spalding
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Spalding is a sporting goods company providing basketballs, footballs, volleyballs, and soccer balls.
Poplar Level Player’s Plaza
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Poplar Level Player’s Plaza is a sports bar and restaurant.
Altitude Trampoline Park
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recreation center, amusement park, trampoline park
Horse Racing Nation
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Horse Racing Nation is a sports company specializing in Kentucky Derby.
Exposure Events
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Exposure Basketball is a tournament and league management and scheduling platform
PatienTech
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Smart Fabric Technology focused on healthcare, wellness and sports applications
Team Travel Source
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Team Travel Source renders hotel accommodations to sports event planners, teams and sports commission partners.
Fishing League Worldwide
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Fishing League Worldwide is the premier tournament fishing organization.
Football Outsiders
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Football Outsiders has created in-depth NFL and NCAA advanced statistics including their proprietary DVOA and DYAR ratings.
Bowling Green Daily News
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Bowling Green Daily News is a newspapers company providing news, sports, and features in Kentucky.
Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
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Hillerich & Bradsby Co. is a sporting goods company that offers baseball bat and technology gloves.
Athletx Sports Group
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Athletx Sports Group is a sports event management and media company that offers youth baseball and softball event services.
United States Equestrian Federation
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USEF is dedicated to uniting the equestrian community, honoring achievement and serving as guardians of equestrian sport.
ECoach
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ECoach is a digital platform that provides access to sports coaches.
TrackMaster
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TrackMaster provides enhanced and value-added statistics for horse racing.
All Pro Championships
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All Pro Championships is a sports merchandising company.
Keeneland Association
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Keeneland Association is a sports company providing horse racing and auctions.
Lexington Sports & Social Club
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Lexington Sports & Social Club offers sports leagues and social events for adults 21 years old and up.
sport.io
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A cloud-based hub for amateur fitness and event data
Silverlake The Family Place””
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Silverlake The Family Place”” is a firm that provides gymming, fitness, sports and water park facilities.
CrossFit Maximus
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CrossFit is a fitness and conditioning system developed by Coach Greg Glassman.
Kentucky National Guard
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Kentucky Guard athletic jerseys prove a winning combination
The Yoak
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The Yoak is a beautifully designed stability training system.
Mid-Ohio
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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course provides professional driving and riding instruction to drivers and motorcyclists.
Red Mile Entertainment
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Red Mile Entertainment dedicates its services in bet and wagering online platform for bettors for horse betting and horse races.
Soccer Referee
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Soccer Referee is a sports company offering referee in Kentucky.
The Voice-Tribune
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The Voice-Tribune offers local events, news, information, business, sports, entertainment, advertising and social media marketing services.
Louisville Cardinals
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Louisville Cardinals is a official athletics website for the university of louisville cardinals.
Bardstown City Schools
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Bardstown City School provides education from preschool through 12th grade with a strong academic and athletic tradition.
DerbyWars
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DerbyWars lets you play horse racing fantasy contests of skill against other opponents in a fun and easy tournament setting.
Florence Freedom
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Florence Freedom is a sports team that plays Frontier League in Florence, KY.
Smart Rotation
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Smart Rotation provides rotational scheduling software for gymnastics and other sports facilities.
CarbonTek
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CarbonTek provides shoulder pad system, designed for speed, built for power, and engineered for performance.
Fasig-Tipton
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Fasig-Tipton specialized in high-class road and carriage horses in addition to Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing stock.
Chuck Hildebrant Florence Freedom Fan
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Chuck Hildebrant Florence Freedom is the biggest fan of the florence freedom team.
Seke
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Saw me is the creators of reflective & LED safety products with one-mile visibility.
Monster Rings and Cages
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Monster Rings and Cages manufactures and supplies boxing rings, punching bag racks, MMA cages, strongman equipment, and gym equipment.
EQSportsNet
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EQSportsNet is an innovative platform delivering the next generation of comprehensive high-definition live streaming.
Golf Ledger
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Golf Ledger is a community for golf enthusiasts to share, discover, and discuss the most interesting golf-related links from around the web.
Wanamaker’s
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Wanamaker’s offers online Thoroughbred auctions every month, and they are the owners and sellers of the horses.
AmWest Entertainment
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AmWest Entertainment specializes in the horse racing industry and offers account wagering, simulcast distribution, and training.
Ump-Attire
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Ump-Attire os e-shop that retail gloves, jackets, shirts, shorts, wristbands, bracelets, insoles shoes, and communication systems.
Jokpeme News
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Jokpeme News is a database that provides trending viral topics and breaking news around the world on entertainment, politics, and sports.
Rally78
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Tennis is a great uniter of friends and fans across the world and Rally78 was built to extend that community.