Overview

• The Series A round led by Sharp Alpha and RHC Group drew about 30 professional athletes, including Andre Agassi, Sloane Stephens, pickleball pro Connor Garnett and co-investor David Blitzer.
• The Philadelphia club’s 55,000-square-foot Turbine Hall site will house six pickleball courts, three padel courts, two squash courts, four golf simulators, a turf field, two bars and a full-service restaurant.
• Monthly memberships from $99 to $499 grant access to luxury locker rooms, members-only recovery spaces and special events alongside pay-per-use court bookings and private rentals.
• Ballers plans to debut an outdoor Boston Seaport location with convertible padel courts and ice rinks in August, followed by indoor venues in Miami and Los Angeles by mid-2026.
• Co-founders from Vero Capital and Good City Studio are leveraging the racket sports boom to pursue over 50 U.S. locations in the next seven to ten years.