GotCourts

What GotCourts does

GotCourts AG operates a two-sided racket-sports marketplace headquartered in Zurich with engineering operations in Bratislava, serving recreational and amateur tennis, padel, squash, and badminton players alongside the sports clubs and municipalities that operate courts. The platform combines a player-facing marketplace (search, booking, payment, opponent discovery, and a structured league competition) with a facility-facing SaaS management suite covering scheduling, billing, member administration, and digital championship tools. Mobile-native iOS and Android apps, a web application, on-site touchscreen reservation kiosks, and integrations with Stripe, Fairgate, and facility automation providers (lighting, heating, access control) form the technical spine.

The company monetizes through three layers: per-court subscriptions for clubs (Basic and Marketplace tiers from CHF 179/court/year, Enterprise from CHF 1,900/year), transaction fees on marketplace bookings, and ancillary revenue from touchscreen hardware sales, league participation fees (CHF 69–75/season), coach/sparring partner premium profiles, and professional services. GotCourts has formalized ecosystem positioning through the Swiss Tennis Main Partner Technology agreement, the GotCourts League competitive format, sponsorships (Vaudoise, wefox, NORQAIN, Peugeot), padel integrations with Playtomic, and a Padel Projects advisory vertical. With 413,000+ players, 500 clubs, 3,000 courts, and 2,500+ daily bookings across 8 countries as of 2024/2025, on a single $1M seed round and an 11–50 person team, the company operates as a bootstrapped, capital-efficient SME rather than a venture-scaled platform.

Name

GotCourts

Legal name

GotCourts AG

Website

https://gotcourts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GotCourts operates a two-sided racket-sports marketplace connecting 413,000+ tennis, padel, squash, and badminton players with 500 clubs and 3,000 courts across 8 countries, offering booking, payments, league competition, and club management software via web and mobile apps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Court Booking & Facility Management Platform

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Tennis & Racquet Sports Clubs (Tennis, Padel, Pickleball, Squash) (MPAKABAF)

Keywords

• Court booking platform
• Racket sports marketplace
• Club management software
• Sports facility booking
• Tennis league platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Court Booking Transaction Fees: GotCourts charges transaction fees per reservation for facilities that rent out courts against payment. Players book courts directly (not via club administrator) and GotCourts takes a commission on each completed booking.
2. Club/Facility Subscriptions: Sports facilities pay annual subscription fees for access to the GotCourts platform. Three tiers: Basic (from CHF 179/court/year), Marketplace (from CHF 179/court/year + service fee), and Enterprise (from CHF 1900/year for custom solutions).
3. Coaches/Sparring Partners Subscriptions: Coaches and sparring partners can subscribe to premium profile features (Pro Coach or Sparring Partner designation) for a fee. Subscription prices are published on the platform.
4. GotCourts League Participation Fees: Players pay a one-time seasonal fee to participate in the GotCourts League competitive format. Initially 75 CHF per season, later 69 CHF, including court fees, match balls, starter prizes, and drinks.
5. Touchscreen Hardware Sales: Sale of physical touchscreen reservation stations for club facilities in sizes from 14 to 32 inches (EUR 626-1686 per unit).
6. Support Services: Additional support services including urgent requests outside standard service hours or on-site support at facilities, billed at hourly rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

GotCourts is an internet-based marketplace that connects individual racket sport players (tennis, padel, squash, badminton) with sports clubs and facilities for real-time court discovery, booking, and payment via iOS, Android, and web apps. For clubs, centers, and municipalities, it provides a SaaS club management software (Basic, Marketplace, and Enterprise tiers) for reservation management, member administration, invoicing, and venue automation, supplemented by the GotCourts League championship format, touchscreen reservation kiosks, and a Padel Projects consultancy service.

Product overview

GotCourts operates as a unified racket sports platform comprising two integrated core layers: a player-facing marketplace (for searching, booking, and paying for courts across tennis, padel, squash, and badminton) and a facility-facing SaaS management software (for clubs and centers to manage scheduling, bookings, invoicing, and member communication). These are complemented by the GotCourts League — a structured tennis competition format with a rating system, seven leagues, and tournament events — and the Activities social-matching feature for finding playing partners. GotCourts also offers a hardware product (Touchscreen Reservation Stations) and, via its padel consultancy service (Padel Projects), covers padel court evaluation, construction, automation, and activation. The platform is accessible via native iOS and Android apps, a web application, and physical kiosk stations. A recent addition is GotCourts Wallet, a payment feature developed with presenting partner wefox.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GotCourts League: Switzerland's first completely open tennis championship format where participants can play matches flexibly and compete in a rating-based league system with seven skill levels.

Products and services

• GotCourts Marketplace An internet-based marketplace connecting racket sport players (tennis, padel, squash, badminton) with sports clubs and facilities. Players can search for, book, and pay for courts across 3,000 courts at 500 clubs; facilities can list their courts and manage reservations through the platform.
• GotCourts Club Management Software A SaaS management software for sports facilities covering scheduling, booking rules, fixed court management, coach bookings, invoicing, reporting, player communication, and venue automation. Available in Basic, Marketplace, and Enterprise tiers with pricing from CHF 179 per court per year.
• GotCourts League A digitally organized tennis championship format with seven skill divisions (Grand Slammer to Moonballer), real-time ratings, opponent suggestions, seasonal tournaments, and an Activities social-matching feature. Season fee-based at CHF 69–75.
• GotCourts Touchscreen Reservation Stations Physical touchscreen kiosks for on-site court reservation at clubhouses in seven display sizes (35–81 cm / 14"–32"). Larger versions double as reservation kiosks and display screens for court availability and sponsor logos.
• Padel Projects A 360-degree advisory and project management service for padel court construction covering evaluation, planning, permits, financing, court building, venue automation (lighting, heating, access control, streaming/camera technology), and operational launch of padel facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24% increase in reservations for municipal facilities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, major, minor and core.

• WefoxflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 May 2024New presenting partner for GotCourts League starting 2024 season. Launched GotCourts Wallet feature offering CHF 50 credit for users who book a wefox consultation appointment. Wefox is Europe's leading insurtech with 1300 employees in 8 countries serving over 2 million customers.
• Vaudoise AssurancesflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 April 2021Presenting Partner of the GotCourts League since January 2021, continued commitment in 2022. Vaudoise is a Swiss insurance company actively involved in sports sponsorship including athletics, running, golf, and tennis. Also became Main Partner for Swiss Tennis in January 2022 and TV sponsor for all tennis broadcasts on SSR/SRG channels.
• NORQAINmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 April 2021Official Partner and sponsor of GotCourts League. Provided main prize (luxury watch worth over CHF 2,000) at 2022 final tournament.
• Tennis FactorymajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 April 2021Official Partner providing vouchers as prizes for GotCourts League tournaments. Swiss tennis equipment retailer offering Wilson Clash V3.0 testing and equipment reviews on GotCourts blog.
• SwicaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 April 2021Official Partner providing prizes for GotCourts League tournaments and sponsorship of the competitive tennis format.
• Blick GroupminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 April 2021Media Partner for GotCourts League, providing press coverage and visibility for the tournament format in Switzerland's leading sports media.
• Peugeot SwitzerlandminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 April 2021Official Partner and sponsor of GotCourts League, participating in tournament prizes and brand activation.
• Swiss TenniscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2019GotCourts became Main Partner Technology of Swiss Tennis in October 2019. The partnership aims to digitize Swiss tennis by uniting clubs, players, coaches, and facilities on a single digital platform. Swiss Tennis has ~900 member clubs/centers and 162,000 active club members. The partnership helps clubs increase court utilization and makes tennis accessible to the half million tennis players in Switzerland.
• PlaytomiccoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for padel court discovery and booking. Combined GotCourts and Playtomic coverage includes over 50 padel courts at ~30 clubs in Switzerland. Joint webinars on 'Padel as Opportunity for Tennis Clubs' with 114 clubs registered for first session. Playtomic published Global Padel Report with Monitor Deloitte.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing partner for online court bookings. Stripe Connect enables clubs to receive payments directly. All marketplace and payment processing services subject to Stripe Connected Account Agreement.
• Padel Court Manufacturers (Spanish suppliers)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGotCourts works with leading padel court manufacturers for padel projects. TC Rotweiss Bern example: court delivered from Spain and assembled with 4-person team.
• Monitor DeloitteminorOthersCo-published Global Padel Report 2022 with Playtomic, providing market research on padel growth, court penetration, rental prices, and player behavior for Swiss and global padel market.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Playtomic: Global padel and tennis court booking platform, dominant in the padel category with multi-country coverage. Direct competitor to GotCourts in padel/tennis booking and a partner (GotCourts integrates with Playtomic for padel in Switzerland).
• CourtReserve: Tennis and pickleball club management and court reservation software serving US clubs. Closely comparable in product scope (court scheduling, member management, online booking) to GotCourts' club management SaaS.
• ClubAutomation: Club management SaaS for health, fitness, and racquet sports clubs covering scheduling, billing, member management, and online bookings. Direct comparability in functionality and customer profile to GotCourts' Marketplace/Enterprise tiers.
• ClubRight: UK-based club management software for sports and social clubs covering memberships, bookings, and payments. Comparable in club management functionality, though serving UK clubs rather than DACH.

Regional players

• Resamania: French sports facility and club management software used by tennis, padel, and fitness clubs. Comparable in customer type and core functionality, but concentrated in France rather than DACH.

Broad incumbents

• Mindbody: Large, broad wellness and fitness booking and management platform serving studios, gyms, and wellness businesses. Operates across the same broad category (recreation booking SaaS) but at much larger scale and broader vertical scope.
• PerfectGym: Club management SaaS for fitness, sports, and recreation clubs globally, with booking, member, and billing modules. Comparable in SaaS functionality for sports/recreation facilities but broader than racket-sports specialization.
• TeamUp: Fitness and wellness studio management SaaS offering booking, membership, and payment tools. Adjacent incumbent in the recreation-facility software category with overlapping booking and subscription functionality.

Emerging players

• LeagueApps: Sports league and program management platform for youth and adult sports organizers. Comparable on the league/competition side of GotCourts' offering (GotCourts League), though broader across sports types.
• OpenSports: Recreational sports meetup and booking platform for pick-up games, leagues, and social sports. Comparable community/activity-matching layer that overlaps with GotCourts' Activities feature.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gotcourts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gotcourts
• Instagraminstagram.com/gotcourts
• Xx.com/gotcourts

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors4 records

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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