Snapp Emerges with $4.6M to Build the World’s Most Intelligent Sports AI for Teams & Fans
Snapp, a startup building the most intelligent sports AI, led by Shawn Tsao, Min Park, Andrew Tamura, and Alex Marshall, has announced $4.6M in funding from a16z Speedrun, Dorm Room Fund, Gold House Ventures, House Fund, and Valia Ventures. Snapp has an enterprise platform to help professional sports teams make better decisions, along with consumer apps that have more than 20,000 users. The funding round also included Jason Wang and Andy Zhang (Caviar founders), Prakash Janakiraman (founder and CTO of Nextdoor), Jeff Wang (CEO of Windsurf / Cognition), Bling Capital, Danny Conway, Bridge Ventures, Great Oaks, Operator Stack, Entrepreneur VC, and 20 other funds and angels.
The Sports AI Dilemma: Hours of Research, Inaccurate Answers.
Despite rapid AI advances, general-purpose chatbots remain unreliable for sports, where statistics, injuries, and market odds change constantly. Outdated data and delayed updates often produce inaccurate answers, forcing sports professionals and fans to navigate multiple platforms to verify information and make informed decisions.
Snapp’s Solution: Real-Time Sports Intelligence for Teams and Fans.
Snapp addresses sports data fragmentation with a real-time AI platform powered by 30+ live feeds and billions of data points. Its intelligence engine delivers fast, data-backed insights for professional teams, analytics and scouting operations, while helping fans with roster optimization and market analysis. By unifying sports data and AI-driven reasoning, Snapp reduces manual research and enables faster, informed decisions.
Key Capabilities.
Unified AI Reasoning: Covers 100+ global sports leagues, answering complex tactical questions using live game metrics and historical data.
Market Intelligence: Integrates 30+ sportsbooks and prediction markets, including Kalshi and Polymarket, to identify pricing discrepancies, arbitrage opportunities, and market trends.
Scouting & Telemetry: Generates automated opponent scouting reports and tactical analysis for professional teams and front offices.
Fantasy Optimization: Connects with ESPN, Yahoo Sports, and Sleeper to analyze rosters, schedules, and waiver opportunities, helping users optimize lineups and counter opponents.
Predictive Modeling: Allows users to build, backtest, and automate custom prediction models using live data, or follow verified models with transparent performance records.
Automated Briefings: Delivers scheduled updates on game plans, odds movements, injuries, and waiver opportunities through email and SMS.
“Winning should be fun. Getting an edge shouldn’t feel like work,” said Shawn Tsao, cofounder of Snapp. “Our AI does the research and connects the dots, using live sports data to help you make smarter calls on your fantasy lineup and bets. You get to focus on enjoying the game.”
Founded by Serial Entrepreneurs with $100M+ in Value Created.
Snapp was founded by a team of experienced entrepreneurs with a track record of building and scaling successful businesses. CEO Shawn Tsao co-founded Caviar, scaling the food delivery platform from inception through its acquisition by Square and subsequent integration with DoorDash. COO and CFO Min Park brings experience in technology banking, angel investing, and operating Michelin-recognized restaurants. CTO Andrew Tamura and Chief AI Officer Alex Marshall complete the leadership team, bringing decades of experience building and leading high-growth technology teams.
How Snapp compares to consumer AI:
#1 Ranked Across Major Leagues: outperforms every major frontier model from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and xAI for sports questions across the NFL, NBA, MLB, and 9 other leagues.
44% Better Sports Intelligence: compared to Claude Opus 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol.
2.8x Better Data Analysis: than frontier models on complex sports analytics and data processing.
Up to 3.2x Faster Accurate Answers: enabling better betting and fantasy outcomes.
"AI models are great at answering static questions, but sports move in real time. Snapp is building the dedicated data and reasoning infrastructure necessary to make conversational AI actually work for sports fans,” explained Josh Lu, General Manager of a16z Speedrun. “Shawn, Min, and the team have the exact operational and marketplace background required to build the central operating system for sports, and we’re thrilled to back them through Speedrun."
