Fanatics

About

Fanatics is a sports merchandise retailer that manufactures fan gear and jerseys across retail channels.

Jacksonville,Florida,United States
5001 - 10000
http://www.fanaticsinc.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Private Equity（PE）
Last Funding Money Raised: $700M
Industries: eSports,Manufacturing,Retail,Sporting Goods,Sports
Founded date: Jan 1, 2002
Number Of Employee: 5001 - 10000
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Fanatics Inc.
Also Known As: Football Fanatics

Fanatics designs, manufactures, and distributes high-quality fan gear and jerseys across retail channels, better serving the real-time expectations of leagues, teams, fans, and retailers in today’s mobile-first, on-demand culture.

The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

11

$4.89B

Fanatics has raised a total of $4.89B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 6, 2022 from a Private Equity（PE） round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Dec 6, 2022	Private Equity（PE）	$700M	5	Clearlake Capital Group	—	Detail
Mar 2, 2022	Private Equity（PE）	$1.50B	10	National Football League - (NFL)	—	Detail
Jan 1, 2022	Series Unknown	$9.99M	1	Alameda Research	—	Detail
Aug 10, 2021	Private Equity（PE）	$325M	7	—	—	Detail
Mar 24, 2021	Private Equity（PE）	$320M	7	Silver Lake Blackstone Group Franklin Templeton Investments Major League Baseball - (MLB) Neuberger Berman Group Thrive Capital	—	Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

14

28

Fanatics is funded by 28 investors. Clearlake Capital Group and National Football League - (NFL) are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Clearlake Capital Group	Yes	Private Equity（PE）
National Football League - (NFL)	Yes	Private Equity（PE）
Alameda Research	Yes	Series Unknown
Blackstone Group	Yes	Private Equity（PE）
Franklin Templeton Investments	Yes	Private Equity（PE）
Neuberger Berman Group	Yes	Private Equity（PE）
Thrive Capital	Yes	Private Equity（PE）
Silver Lake	—	Private Equity（PE）
Fidelity	—	Private Equity（PE）
LionTree	—	Private Equity（PE）

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

34

Fanatics has 34 current employee profiles, including Employee Brendan McQuillan

Employee

Executive

Executive

Employee

Executive

Acquisition

Fanatics has acquired 7 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was SportsMemorabilia.com on Aug 1, 2013. They acquired SportsMemorabilia.com for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Aug 1, 2013 SportsMemorabilia.com	E-Commerce	acquisition	—	Detail
Feb 2, 2016 Kitbag	E-Commerce	acquisition	$ 17M	Detail
Jun 3, 2019 Steiner Sports	Advertising	acquisition	—	Detail
Sep 8, 2020 Top of the World Headwear	Consumer Goods	acquisition	—	Detail
Dec 8, 2020 WinCraft	Advertising	acquisition	—	Detail