San Francisco-based startup Snapp has secured $4.6 million in funding led by a16z Speedrun. Other investors include Dorm Room Fund, Gold House Ventures, House Fund, and Valia Ventures, along with various angel investors.
The company, co-founded by former Caviar executive Shawn Tsao, focuses on real-time sports intelligence. Its platform integrates over 30 live data pipelines and supports more than 100 sports leagues, including partnerships with ESPN, Yahoo Sports, and Polymarket.
Snapp claims its AI model is 44 percent more accurate and up to 3.2 times faster than general-purpose models like ChatGPT and Claude in sports-specific tasks. The system processes billions of data points to assist with betting, fantasy lineups, and injury tracking.
The startup offers a consumer mobile app with over 20,000 downloads and an enterprise platform for professional teams. The enterprise solution is currently being piloted by the football program at UC Berkeley for scouting and in-game decision-making.
