Pickleball

2/12/2025 |  Pickleheads Closes on $2.5M Funding Round to Elevate the Game (SGB UPDATE) Pickleheads, the platform where pickleball players can connect and organize pickleball games, announced the closing of a $2.5 million seed round, which the company will use to enhance the on-court experience for players through technology.
Pickleball has been the fastest-growing sport for three consecutive years; however, it presents challenges with court shortages and long wait times. Pickleheads reports that it has “solved these issues and is now the go-to platform for players” with the following statistics:

• 9 million players visited Pickleheads last year
• No.1 mobile app for pickleball
• 354,000 registered users, growing 405 percent year-over-year
• Official court and game finder of USA Pickleball and the Global Pickleball Federation

2/5/2025 |  Pickleball Kingdom Franchise to Open in Memphis, TN (SGB UPDATE) Pickleball Kingdom plans to open a new franchise location in Memphis, TN, which will span 42,300 square feet and feature 17 professional-grade indoor courts. The target opening is May/June of 2025.
The location, led by franchisees Bappa Mukherji, Anjali Mukherji Doria and Jake Doria, will be located in Southeast Memphis near Germantown.

2/4/2025 |  Pickleball Kingdom Franchise to Open Cincinnati Venue in Spring 2025 (SGB UPDATE) Pickleball Kingdom announced it will open a new franchise facility in Cincinnati, OH, in April/May 2025.
Dhaval Patel and Sanjay Patel, co-leaders of Pickleball X, are the franchisees of the Cincinnati Mason location and bring extensive experience in managing service businesses, franchises and large-scale developments.
The new venue will span 33,000 square feet and feature 12 professional-grade indoor courts, coaching and clinics, youth programs, leagues and tournaments, and community and corporate events when open.

1/30/2025 |  Pickleball Kingdom Franchisee to Open Facility in Centerville, Ohio (SGB UPDATE) Pickleball Kingdom announced that franchisees Dhaval Patel and Sanjay Patel, co-leaders of Pickleball X, will open a new venue in Centerville, OH, on Main Street. The 36,000-square-foot space will include 13 indoor professional-grade pickleball courts with a target opening in April 2025. 

1/29/2025 |  Pickleball Kingdom Partners with Donald Driver for Club Expansion in Wisconsin and Minnesota (SGB UPDATE) Pickleball Kingdom partnered with Donald Driver, a 14-year NFL veteran and Green Bay Packers wide receiver, to spearhead the development of clubs across Wisconsin and Minnesota.

By establishing Pickleball Kingdom clubs across both U.S. states, the partnership will create access to pickleball play while “fostering thriving communities centered around health, activity, and connection,” said the company in a media release.