Fanatix is a mobile-first social network for sports fans with an iOS app that provides a second-screen experience. Its core features include event check-ins, a personalised stream of news, Tweets, video clips, live scores and statistics, and "huddles"—group chats dedicated to specific sporting events. The company reports 250,000 downloads since launching in October 2011, a daily active user base of more than 35,000, and that the average user opens the app four times a day. Fanatix faces competition from dedicated mobile sports social apps such as PlayUp, SportsYapper and SportStream, as well as general second-screen apps like Zeebox and GetGlue. The new funding is earmarked to fuel expansion into the U.S., with the launch timed to coincide with major American sports events including the World Series, the NFL midseason, the NBA season and college football bowl season. Financially, the company has completed a second financing round of $1M from angel investors, bringing total funding to around $2M.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Oct 2012