numberFire provides proprietary, statistical algorithms that generate predictions and projections for fantasy sports; users can import teams from Yahoo or ESPN and receive customized updates, projections and news. The product also powers embeddable widgets and analytics for sports writers and sites, and the team has partnerships with ESPN, Bleacher Report and SB Nation and contributions to Sports Illustrated. numberFire initially targeted football, expanded to basketball and launched a statistical NERD category measuring NBA player efficiency and value. The service is free and the company reports roughly 20,000 registered users and steadily growing traffic. The team tested the product at TechCrunch Disrupt, graduated from the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator and relaunched as it scaled. Ahead of March Madness the startup plans to pursue additional partnerships to expand reach.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jan 2012