ScorePlay
ScorePlay is a sports media asset management software company founded in France in 2021 by Victorien Tixier and Xavier Green and headquartered in New York, United States; it uses artificial intelligence to help sports clubs, leagues, and events organize, search, and distribute photo and video content. On February 11, 2025, the company announced a $13 million Series A round led by 20VC, bringing its total funding to about $20 million.
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Key facts
2021Founded in France
2022Incorporation in the United States
In 2022, Scoreplay Inc. was incorporated in Delaware, with its principal place of business in New York; Tixier and Green served as executive officers and directors.[3]
July 26, 2023$5 Million Seed Round
On July 26, 2023, ScorePlay announced a $5 million seed round led by Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six, bringing its total funding to $6.5 million. At the time, the company had signed up more than 120 sports organizations, including the Swiss Football League, Sacramento KingsSacramento KingsThe Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, competing in the Pacific Division of the NBA’s Western Conference. Their home arena is the Golden 1 Center. The franchise’s history spans Rochester, Cincinnati, Kansas City and Sacramento.Open the full entry, West Ham United, Wolves, Atlético de Madrid, and 16 MLSMLSMajor League Soccer (MLS) is a top-flight professional soccer league comprising clubs in the United States and Canada. Play began in 1996, and the league has 30 clubs divided between Eastern and Western Conferences in 2026.Open the full entry and NWSLNWSLThe National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women’s soccer league in the United States with 16 clubs in 2026. It stages a regular season, playoffs and the Challenge Cup, while a collective bargaining agreement governs employment relations between clubs and players.Open the full entry teams; the new funds were used to expand its New York office and open a Paris office.[4][4][3]
February 11, 2025$13 Million Series A
On February 11, 2025, ScorePlay announced a $13 million Series A round led by Harry Stebbings’ 20VC, with participation from Seven Seven Six and APEX Capital; strategic investors included Giannis AntetokounmpoGiannis AntetokounmpoGiannis Antetokounmpo is a professional basketball player, entrepreneur and investor. A two-time NBA regular-season MVP, he led the Milwaukee Bucks to the 2021 championship and won Finals MVP. He is co-founder and chairman of Ante, Inc. and founder and general partner of Build Your Legacy Ventures, with business interests in sports clubs, consumer brands, media production and prediction markets. He joined the Miami Heat in July 2026.Open the full entry’s BYL Ventures, Alex Morgan’s Trybe VenturesTrybe VenturesTrybe Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Alex Morgan and Servando Carrasco that focuses on early-stage health tech, sports tech, media, consumer goods, and emerging sports assets. It has invested in ScorePlay, Unrivaled, TMRW Sports, and Los Angeles Golf Club, among others, and in 2026 became the lead capital partner of WTGL, a women’s team golf competition.Open the full entry, and FIBA (the International Basketball Federation), along with a number of athletes. The company’s total funding reached about $20 million; at the time it served more than 200 sports organizations, had grown 3x year over year, and was already profitable at the time of the funding.[5][5][5]
January 2026Expanding NBA Partnerships
In January 2026, ScorePlay signed with the Utah JazzUtah JazzThe Utah Jazz are an NBA team based at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.Open the full entry, Phoenix SunsPhoenix SunsThe Phoenix Suns are an NBA basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing at Mortgage Matchup Center.Open the full entry, Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City ThunderThe Oklahoma City Thunder are an American NBA basketball team based at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.Open the full entry, and Detroit PistonsDetroit PistonsThe Detroit Pistons are an NBA team in Detroit, Michigan, playing at Little Caesars Arena.Open the full entry, bringing the number of NBANBAThe National Basketball Association (NBA) is a North American professional basketball league with 30 teams.Open the full entry teams on the platform to seven, including the Brooklyn NetsBrooklyn NetsThe Brooklyn Nets are an NBA basketball team based in Brooklyn, New York City, playing at Barclays Center.Open the full entry. That same month, Tennis Australia used ScorePlay during the 2026 Australian Open to ingest, manage, and distribute event videos and photos.[6][7][8]
April 2026Launching ScorePlay Connect
In April 2026, ScorePlay launched ScorePlay Connect, an open marketplace that lets technology builders integrate their products directly into its platform; at the time, the platform’s users comprised more than 300 sports organizations.[9]
August 19, 2026Partnership with Telestream
On August 19, 2026, Telestream and ScorePlay announced a joint solution for live content capture and management, and showcased it at the IBC2026 show in Amsterdam.[10]
September 10, 2026Three-Year Partnership with Infront
On September 10, 2026, ScorePlay announced a three-year partnership with Infront covering the media operations of Italy’s second-tier soccer league (Lega Serie B) and top-tier basketball league (Lega Basket Serie A).[11]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
ScorePlay: Official website: https://www.scoreplay.io/ (opens in a new window).[12]
X: Official account: https://x.com/ScorePlayHQ (opens in a new window).[12]
LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry: Official account: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scoreplay/ (opens in a new window).[1]
YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: Official channel: https://www.youtube.com/@scoreplayio (opens in a new window).[1]
Sources
- About ScorePlay (opens in a new window)
- Sports Media Startup ScorePlay Closes $13 Million Series A (opens in a new window)
- Form D: Scoreplay Inc. (opens in a new window)
- ScorePlay closes $5M seed round with Seven Seven Six (opens in a new window)
- AI-Powered Sports Media Company ScorePlay Raises $13M Series A (opens in a new window)
- ScorePlay expands NBA footprint with 4 new teams (opens in a new window)
- Nets Leveraging Viral Videos as ScorePlay Grows in U.S. (opens in a new window)
- Tennis Australia deploys ScorePlay to innovate media distribution at the AO (opens in a new window)
- ScorePlay Connect: Open Ecosystem for Sports Media (opens in a new window)
- Telestream and ScorePlay Turn Live Sports into Immediate Fan Engagement and Monetization (opens in a new window)
- Infront brings media rights portfolio onto ScorePlay in 3 year partnership (opens in a new window)
- ScorePlay (@ScorePlayHQ) / X (opens in a new window)