What Anybuddy does

Anybuddy SAS operates a mobile-first, two-sided marketplace that connects individual racket sport players with sports clubs in France. Founded in 2017 in Lille, the platform enables users to discover, book, and pay for court time across six racket sports (tennis, padel, badminton, squash, table tennis, and pickleball) without annual membership or license requirements. The consumer product is delivered via iOS and Android apps and a mobile-responsive web platform, with geolocation-based discovery, real-time availability, secure payment processing through Stripe, and a social 'Public Match' feature that lets users organize games and split court costs. By the company's own metrics, the platform serves 600,000+ registered players across 2,000+ partner clubs and 15,000+ courts, with one court booked every 30 seconds and over 1.5 million matches played cumulatively. Geographic reach is primarily French (covering all major metropolitan areas across ten regions), with a smaller Belgian presence established in 2020.

The company operates two business lines: a consumer transaction marketplace and a B2B SaaS offering called Anybuddy PRO (also branded 'Marque Blanche' / Backoffice in white-label form), which gives club operators inventory management, scheduling, and access-control tools (the latter via a 2022 partnership with NEOP). Revenue is generated by taking a commission on each booking; clubs list their public prices and Anybuddy applies no consumer-facing markup. The company is privately held under French SAS structure (RCS Lille Métropole, capital €26,316) and has raised approximately $4.4 million across three funding rounds, the most recent being a ~$2.08 million round from Seventure Partners in February 2025. Co-founders Martial Guermonprez (CEO), Arnaud Tanguy (CTO), and Frédéric Fouco lead a team of 11-50 employees.

Name

Anybuddy

Legal name

ANYBUDDY SAS

Website

https://anybuddyapp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Anybuddy is a France-based mobile marketplace that lets individual players book racket-sport courts (tennis, padel, badminton, squash, pickleball, table tennis) across 2,000+ partner clubs, earning a commission per transaction and offering a SaaS management tool (PRO) for club operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Court Booking Marketplace

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Omnichannel Commerce & Click-and-Collect Platforms (BPAMAGAL)

Keywords

• Court booking platform
• Racket sport venues
• Sports marketplace
• Online court reservation
• Club management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Transaction-based court booking fees: Anybuddy charges a service fee on each court reservation made through the platform. Club partners pay no upfront cost to join; Anybuddy deducts its commission from the booking price at the point of transaction. The platform displays club public pricing without surcharge, and Anybuddy retains a share of each transaction.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Anybuddy operates a mobile-first marketplace platform that lets consumers in France discover, book, and pay in real time for racquet sport courts (tennis, padel, badminton, squash, table tennis, pickleball) hosted by partner clubs, while providing those clubs with the Anybuddy PRO back-office tool to manage inventory and monetize empty slots. The platform processes bookings end-to-end without requiring players to hold annual club memberships.

Product overview

Anybuddy is a two-sided marketplace platform consisting of a consumer mobile app and web platform for booking racquet sport courts (tennis, padel, badminton, squash, table tennis, pickleball) across partner clubs in France, paired with a professional club management solution (Anybuddy PRO) and white-label SaaS offerings (Anybuddy Backoffice and Anybuddy Marque Blanche). The core Anybuddy Platform enables users to discover courts, make instant reservations, and pay online without subscriptions, while the Match Public feature allows users to find playing partners and organize group matches. The Anybuddy PRO module serves club operators with venue management tools, and the white-label solutions allow partners to deploy customized versions of the booking infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Anybuddy PRO: Club management and partner solution for sports facility operators

Products and services

• Anybuddy (consumer booking app)
• Anybuddy PRO (club management back-office)
• Marque Blanche (white-label booking solution)

Quantifiable outcome

• One court is booked every 30 seconds on Anybuddy
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Padel MagazineminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Multiple editorial collaborations in 2022 including articles about Anybuddy's features, partnership announcements, and sport-specific guides. Padel Magazine provided editorial coverage positioning Anybuddy as the go-to padel booking solution in France.
• We Love TennisminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022We Love Tennis published an article about Anybuddy in April 2022, providing editorial coverage of the platform to its tennis-focused readership in France.
• Tennis Vlaanderen (Belgium)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2020Tennis Vlaanderen (the Belgian tennis federation) promoted Anybuddy to its member clubs during summer 2020 as a padel booking option, effectively acting as a channel partner for distribution in Belgium.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe provides the secure payment infrastructure for all court booking transactions on the Anybuddy platform. Payments are processed via Stripe's hosted payment page; Anybuddy does not have access to users' card details. Stripe powers all card-based payments including CB, Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS hosts the Anybuddy platform (both web and application infrastructure), as stated in the legal documents and terms of service. AWS provides the cloud infrastructure underpinning all platform services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MySportSession: French sport venue booking marketplace covering multiple sports including tennis and padel. Operates the same two-sided marketplace model in France with comparable target customers and club partner onboarding.
• Resamania: French sports facility management software serving clubs with online booking, member management, and payments. Directly comparable as a France-headquartered B2B/club-side booking platform serving overlapping club operator customers.
• Playtomic: Global padel and tennis court booking marketplace operating across Europe, Latin America, and beyond. Closest direct competitor to Anybuddy with the same two-sided consumer-to-club model, mobile-first booking flow, and tournament/match organization features.
• OpenSports: Online recreation booking platform with marketplace and management software components for sports facilities. Comparable business model covering venue discovery, real-time booking, and club administration in overlapping customer segments.
• SportEasy: French sports team and club management platform with booking, team organization, and member communication features. Comparable as a French mobile-first sports platform targeting amateur participants with overlapping SMB club customers.
• Bookteq: Sports facility booking and management platform serving UK and European clubs with online scheduling, payment, and member tools. Comparable as a multi-sport booking SaaS targeting the same SMB club operator segment.
• CourtReserve: Tennis-specific court management and online booking software widely used by tennis clubs in North America and expanding internationally. Directly comparable business model focused on court scheduling, member management, and online reservations for tennis facilities.

Broad incumbents

• ClassPass: Multi-vertical fitness and wellness subscription marketplace. Adjacent rather than directly comparable, but illustrates the broader trend of marketplace-driven access to sports and fitness venues, which informs Anybuddy's strategic optionality.
• Decathlon: Global sporting goods retailer that operates its own courts and club facilities and is integrated as a sign-in provider in Anybuddy. Represents a strategic incumbent with the resources to launch proprietary booking infrastructure and disintermediate platforms like Anybuddy.

Emerging players

• ClubRight: UK-based sports and leisure club management software with member management, bookings, and payments. Comparable as a club-facing booking and management platform, though with a UK focus and broader sports club orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/anybuddyme
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCv2xQrSWzNgiz_ohNWh83MQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/anybuddyapp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/anybuddy
• Instagraminstagram.com/anybuddy_app

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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