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Whoosh wants the golf pro back on the first tee
A golf club runs on small courtesies and surprisingly complicated rules. Whoosh puts the bookings, messages and operational details on a tablet, so staff can spend more time with the people holding the clubs.
TeamFeePay wants the coach back on the pitch
A Belfast company turned the chore of collecting football subs into a club management business. With £9 million in fresh backing, it is selling volunteers something scarce: time to get on with the game.
PlayMetrics Wants to Make Youth Sports Boring - In the Best Possible Way
Youth sports runs on volunteers, weather alerts and too many spreadsheets. PlayMetrics built one operating system for the whole unruly machine - then used a merger, an acquisition and a sharp round of divestitures to make that bet bigger.
OTTO SPORT AI
OTTO SPORT AI is a Minneapolis-based startup building an AI-powered operating system for youth sports. Founded by veterans of SportsEngine, TeamSnap, NCSA, and FloSports and led by CEO Luke Zaientz, it consolidates fragmented tools for club management, league and tournament operations, ticketing, and athlete recruitment into one platform. Its flagship AI product, OTTO PILOT, answers parent and athlete questions from an organization's own knowledge base to cut administrative workload. The company launched publicly in January 2026 with $16.5M in seed funding and three strategic acquisitions.