Top 22 Padel and Pickleball startups

Updated: May 22, 2026
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These startups are developing Padel and Pickleball technologies, such as smart rackets, computer-vision player tracking systems, automated scoring solutions, AI-based training apps, etc.
1
Playtomic
Country: Spain | Funding: €137.5M
Playtomic is the world's leading tennis court booking app for racket sports, aiming to become a social network for players. The app lets you create private matches with friends, make them public to find new partners, or search for active matches nearby to join and then view your stats. Thanks to a player level assessment system, you'll always know your skill level and that of your opponents. The level system also allows you to track your progress and motivate you to improve. For clubs, the service allows you to set up online bookings, manage clients, create social events and increase the occupancy of courts.
2
Fitura Brands
Country: USA | Funding: $20M
Fitura Brands focuses on racquet sports, athletic reformer pilates, and contrast therapy recovery. The startup wants to provide franchisees a turnkey solution by fusing centralized infrastructure with high-end customer experiences. This franchise-first architecture allows the brands to benefit from shared resources in marketing, site selection, and architectural standards while maintaining their individual brand identities. Fitura is placing a large wager on its committed concept, Padel/swt, as padel continues to expand as one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. This brand is intended to be a cutting-edge indoor club that puts community and competition first. Padel/swt aims to become a top social and athletic destination by fusing top-notch courts with hospitality-focused settings and organized leagues.
3
Racquet 360
Country: USA | Funding: $9M
Racquet 360 is trying to build a full ecosystem around the sport of padel as it expands in the US. The company operates four core businesses: the National Padel League, an amateur team competition; RacquetX, a racquet sports festival held in Fort Lauderdale; Racket Central, its digital commerce platform; and Racket Social Club, which develops padel facilities. The idea is that, together, these individual businesses provide all the elements necessary to scale padel stateside.
4
Chicken N Pickle
Country: USA | Funding: $10M
Chicken N Pickle is an indoor/outdoor entertainment complex that features a casual, chef-driven restaurant with pickleball courts.
5
Pro Padel League
Country: USA | Funding: $10M
The Pro Padel League is a team-based professional padel circuit bringing the highest level of competition to major cities around the world.
6
Epic Padel
Country: USA | Funding: $10M
A Padel tennis holding company, operating clubs and leading investments in the North American Padel industry.
7
SwingVision
Country: USA | Funding: $9.5M
SwingVision provides automated stats, highlights and officiating for amateur athletes in ball & racket sports.
8
Pickleheads
Country: USA | Funding: $3.3M
Pickleheads is a pickleball-playing court location-finding software.
9
Michezo Sports
Country: India | Funding: $2.5M
Michezo is a specialized company in sports infrastructure and construction across India.
10
RacketPal
Country: UK | Funding: £1.9M
RacketPal vision is to create the largest and most engaged racket sports community in the world
11
Pala De 7
Country: Saudi Arabia | Funding: $1M
Pala De 7 is a user-friendly platform that offers the Padel community field registration and simple booking using AI technology.
12
Pickler
Country: USA
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13
Nettie
Country: USA
Nettie Pickleball is an outdoor recreation company that manufactures and sells a wide variety of pickleball along with gift sets.
14
Volley
Country: USA
Volley is a state-of-the-art performance center that provides racquet sports training services.
15
Picklezone
Country: USA
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16
MATCHi
Country: Sweden
MATCHi provides the best connections between racket sports facilities and players. We let you know where, when and with whom you can play
17
Clutch
Country: Denmark
Clutch has created an AI-powered padel camera, Clutch Cam, that creates and displays highlights, statistics, and leaderboards in real time on a court. According to company representatives, the camera takes 30 minutes to install, and then operates automatically without any staff intervention. Players install the Clutch mobile app and scan a QR code to start recording a match. Each player can see a personalized analytics and performance screen, along with a history of their matches, highlights, and statistics. Videos can be shared on Instagram, WhatsApp, or saved for later with a single tap. The app also features a club dashboard where you can view what's happening on each court. Admins can track player engagement during matches.
18
GameCam
Country: Sweden
GameCam is transforming sports through innovative solutions like GAMETRAQ AI and The SHOTGUN Ball Machine.
19
Referi
Country: Italy
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20
Proton Sports
Country: USA
Proton Sports manufactures world-class Softball Bats and Pickleball Paddles
Paul Schäfer
Editor: Paul Schäfer
Paul is a sport journalist for more than 11 years. He specializes in writing match previews across several leagues and competitions around the world, and his insightful tips have amassed a total readership in excess of 5.2 million till date. He graduated from the Universität Hamburg (Institute of Human Movement Science). He is a huge fan of Bayern Munich. In his free time, Paul enjoys playing tennis and padel with his friends and collegues. You can contact Paul at paulschafer(at)sportstartups(dot)com