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Fanatics

Sports apparel, collectibles, trading cards and sports betting platform
Ecommerce 📍 Jacksonville, FL Founded 2011
Current Valuation
$31B
as of 2024-Q4
DECACORN

IPO Outlookrumored

Is Fanatics going public in 2027?
An IPO is rumored for 2027, with nothing filed. Fanatics remains private and the date is not the company's.
What is Fanatics' valuation in 2026?
Fanatics is valued at $31B as of 2024-Q4, set by its Secondary tender ($700M, Dec 2022). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Fanatics filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Fanatics as of 08/23/2026; the IPO is rumored.
Who are Fanatics' investors?
Fanatics' investors include SoftBank, Silver Lake, Clearlake Capital, MSD Partners, Fidelity.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Fanatics is Michael Rubin's licensed sports merchandise empire spanning three units: Commerce (apparel), Collectibles (Topps trading cards) and Betting & Gaming (sportsbook). Founded in 2011, the company hit $8.1B revenue in 2024 (+15% YoY) and was last valued at $31B in a December 2022 round led by Clearlake Capital.

Company Profile

CEO
Michael Rubin
Founded
2011
HQ
Jacksonville, FL
Employees
20000+
Total Raised
$4.0B
Est. Revenue
$9.6B (2025)
Growth
~19% YoY (2024 revenue +15% to $8.1B, 2025 estimated ~$9.6B)
Last Round
Secondary tender — $700M (Dec 2022) · Lead: Clearlake Capital
IPO Status
rumored

On the IPO Calendar

Upcoming listing · FIT · Nasdaq
Expected
08/14/2026
Offer
$5
Size
$35M
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Exchange calendar terms from licensed market-data feeds. Expected dates marked est. are news-derived, not exchange-confirmed. Educational only, not a listing prediction.

Fundraising Status

Secondary tender · $700M · 3y 8mo ago
rumoredTotal raised $4.0B

Secondary Market

Implied price / share
$41.6
Last round price / share
$76.17
vs last round
-45.4%
Last round price vs secondary price
Last round vs current secondary price per share$76.17Last round$41.60Current
Secondary price return by period
Secondary market period returns3-month+3.7%6-month+2.4%1-year+8.4%All-time-45.3%
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Secondary tender$700MDec 2022Clearlake Capital

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
First snapshot
trend accrues with monthly sweeps
Open roles
7
via careers page
Product-build share
0%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
go-to-market push — Only 0% of open roles build product — hiring is concentrated in sales/marketing/ops (4 of 7 open roles are marketing).
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month7Aug '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionMarketing4Ops & People3
product-building   go-to-market / G&A
Skip to ContentBrand ProtectionPhilanthropy & Community EngagementCulture & TalentTAlent & Culture[Brand Protection](https://www.fanaticsinc.com/brand-protection) →
Counted from Fanatics's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Michael Rubin

Investors

SoftBank · Silver Lake · Clearlake Capital · MSD Partners · Fidelity

Products

  • Fanatics Commerce (licensed sports apparel)
  • Fanatics Collectibles (Topps trading cards)
  • Fanatics Betting & Gaming (sportsbook)
  • Fanatics Live (streaming auctions)

Competitors

DraftKings (DKNG) · FanDuel · Panini · Dick's Sporting Goods
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2024-Q4. Refreshed quarterly.