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Fanatics

New York, NY

Fanatics is an operator of a multi-channel sports merchandise retail platform intended to maximize presence and reach for partners. The company's channels operate the e-commerce business for professional sports leagues, media brands, and collegiate and professional team properties, enabling sports fans to fulfill their growing real-time expectations with different products readily available across retail platforms.

https://www.fanatics.com/
Founded Year
1995
Est. Valuation
$31B
Total Raised
$10.20B
Last Raised
$700M
Stage
-

Company Profile

Fanatics is a leading global digital sports platform that provides officially licensed sports apparel, jerseys, and merchandise. It acts as a major retailer and manufacturer, partnering with over 900 sports properties—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL—to serve over 100 million fans globally.

Latest Funding Rounds

30-Sep-2025 $700.00M General Corporate Purpose PE Growth/Expansion

13-Dec-2024 $600.00M General Corporate Purpose

01-Aug-2024 PE Growth/Expansion

01-Jun-2024 Angel (individual)

04-May-2023 $400.00M Debt Refinancing

01-Apr-2023 Secondary Transaction - Private

06-Dec-2022 $700.00M PE Growth/Expansion

22-Sep-2022 $2.50B Debt - Acquisition PE Growth/Expansion

Key Management

Michael Rubin Co-Founder, Co-Owner, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman

Matthew King Chief Executive Officer, Betting & Gaming

Kelly Guo Chief Executive Officer, China

Nicholas Bell Chief Executive Officer, Collect

Mike Mahan Chief Executive Officer, Collectibles

Andrew Low Ah Kee Chief Executive Officer, Commerce

Joseph Monahan Global President, Brands & Commerce

Jack Boyle President, Buying and North America

Gary Gertzog President of Business Affairs, Commerce

Zohar Ravid President of Specialty Business and New Ventures, Commerce

Investors

Darco Capital, G Squared, MicroVentures, Prysm Capital, Rosecliff Venture Partners, Scenic Management, Dhruvil Sanghvi, Clearlake Capital Group, LionTree, BlackRock

Information provided is from the Pitchbook database as of 26/3/2026.

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