SPiN

Name

SPiN

Legal name

SPIN Global Holdings LLC

Website

https://wearespin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment Venues & Hospitality

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Gaming Café/Bar Hybrid Venues (Food & Beverage + Competitive Play) (MPAFALAD)

Keywords

• Table tennis venues
• Social entertainment clubs
• Private event hosting
• Craft cocktail bars
• Farm-to-table restaurants

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Venue Access and Table Reservations: Revenue generated from table reservations for ping pong play at SPiN venues across 9 US and Canadian locations. Guests can reserve tables for 2-10 people with recommended booking windows of 3 days ahead for weekdays and 7 days ahead for weekends.
2. Food and Beverage Sales: Full-service restaurant and craft cocktail bar at each venue generating revenue from food, drinks, and shareable offerings prepared by executive chefs. Farm-to-table dining experience.
3. Private Events and Corporate Bookings: Revenue from hosting corporate events, team building activities, birthdays, mitzvahs, weddings, and private buyouts. SPiN offers dedicated event sales and customizable party packages.
4. Gift Cards: SPiN gift cards are sold online and at venues, redeemable for food, drinks, merchandise, and ping pong at all US locations. Physical and eCard formats available.
5. Merchandise Sales: SPiN branded merchandise including tables, paddles, and balls sold through their online store, including exclusive partnership with STIGA for table tennis equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

SPiN operates nine physical ping pong social club venues across the US and Canada, each featuring at least twelve Olympic-grade tables, SPiN PRO professionals, full-service craft cocktail bars, and chef-driven farm-to-table restaurants. The company sells advance table reservations, private event hosting for corporate and social occasions, party packages, gift cards, and branded merchandise in partnership with STIGA. SPiN also operates an emerging Lifetime Profile ID technology platform for connecting players, coaches, and fans.

Product overview

SPiN is the original ping pong social club chain operating nine venues across the US and Canada (Boston, Chicago, New York Flatiron, New York Midtown, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, and Washington DC). The core offering is a unified entertainment experience combining Olympic-grade ping pong tables, full-service craft cocktail bars, and chef-driven restaurant menus (SPiN Cafe) featuring farm-to-table cuisine. Additional services include table reservations (2-10 guests), private event hosting for corporate and social occasions, party packages, gift cards, and a merchandise shop. The company also offers a Lifetime Profile ID platform technology for connecting players across levels, and partners with STIGA for retail table tennis equipment. SPiN PRO professionals staff the venues for competitive play and tournaments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SPiN Venues Physical ping pong social club venues featuring Olympic-grade tables, full-service craft cocktail bars, chef-driven farm-to-table restaurants, SPiN PRO professionals, and additional entertainment including tabletop shuffleboard, Atari Pong, and giant games. Open to general public (no membership required) across nine cities: Boston, Chicago, New York Flatiron, New York Midtown, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, and Washington DC.
• Private Events Event hosting service for corporate team building, corporate meetings, birthday parties, mitzvahs, weddings, and private buyouts across all SPiN venues. Handled through dedicated event sales managers with customizable menus and configurations.
• Party Packages Pre-configured party packages for small groups of 2–20 guests, available for online booking across all SPiN venues.
• SPiN Gift Cards SPiN gift cards redeemable at all US venues for food, drinks, merchandise, and ping pong. Sold in variable denominations online via the Toasttab platform or as physical cards at venues.
• SPiN Shop Online merchandise store featuring SPiN-branded tables, paddles, balls, and apparel, operated through an exclusive partnership with STIGA as the exclusive table tennis equipment partner.
• PingPongParkinson Sessions Subsidized ping pong sessions for individuals living with Parkinson's disease, offered through SPiN's partnership with PingPongParkinson. Research-supported for positive impact on motor function, cognition, and mood.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ping pong has been shown to have positive impact on motor function, cognition, and mood for Parkinson's patients

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• 3XBA (3x3 Basketball Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2026Strategic partnership announced April 8, 2026 to enhance technology and connectivity for women's 3x3 basketball in the U.S. The partnership leverages SPiN's Lifetime Profile ID platform to connect players, coaches, and fans across grassroots and professional levels, with focus on Olympic development leading to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
• STIGAcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerSTIGA is SPiN's exclusive table tennis partner and sponsor. The partnership provides SPiN-branded and STIGA equipment including tables, paddles, and balls. STIGA is a well-established Swedish table tennis brand known for quality equipment.
• PingPongParkinsonflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPiN has partnered with PingPongParkinson to offer subsidized ping pong sessions to those living with Parkinson's disease. Research shows ping pong can have a positive impact on motor function, cognition, and mood. Sessions run at SPiN New York Flatiron on Mondays, Fridays, and Thursdays with a $15 participation fee. The partnership includes a documentary 'A Game of Hope' directed by Cannes award-winner Juan Carlos Ortiz.
• AYTTOminorOthersAYTTO is listed as a partner on SPiN's website under the partners section.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PingPod: PingPod operates tech-enabled, membership-optional ping pong social clubs in NYC and other US cities. It is the most direct category competitor to SPiN, sharing the same core product (ping pong play in a social venue format) and overlapping customer base of urban social and corporate clients.
• Swingers: Swingers is a competitive social concept that pairs crazy golf with a full bar, street-food vendors, and cocktail-driven event programming. Although the sport is golf rather than ping pong, its 'competitive play + premium F&B + private event' format directly parallels SPiN's positioning in the social entertainment category.
• Five Iron Golf: Five Iron Golf operates indoor golf entertainment venues with simulators, full bars, and event programming, blending sport, hospitality, and a social atmosphere. Its venue format, multi-city footprint, and corporate event focus are structurally similar to SPiN's ping pong social club model.
• Punch Bowl Social: Punch Bowl Social operates multi-activity 'eatertainment' venues combining games (bowling, ping pong, shuffleboard) with full bars and chef-driven menus. It targets the same use cases as SPiN — corporate events, birthdays, date nights — making it a close comparable in venue concept and customer segments.
• Bounce Sporting Club: Bounce is a New York- and London-based ping pong and sporting social club that combines table-tennis-style play with a full bar, dining, and event hosting. It mirrors SPiN's hybrid social-sport-plus-hospitality positioning and competes head-to-head for corporate events and group bookings in the same metropolitan markets.
• Puttshack: Puttshack is a tech-enabled mini-golf and bar/restaurant concept with multiple US and UK locations, blending competitive play with high-end F&B and private event sales. It is comparable to SPiN in venue scale, multi-revenue stream per location, and target customer (corporate, social, group outings).

Emerging players

• Activate: Activate is a growing chain of tech-driven 'active gaming' venues combining physical challenges, light gamified sports, and a bar. It targets the same 'play + socialize + drink' use cases as SPiN, positioning it as an emerging competitor for the same discretionary consumer and corporate event dollars.

Broad incumbents

• Bowlero: Bowlero is the largest operator of bowling entertainment centers in the US, with venues that combine bowling, arcade-style games, full bars, and event hosting. It overlaps with SPiN's family-friendly daytime / adult evening positioning and corporate/private event revenue model, even though its core sport differs.
• Flight Club: Flight Club operates upscale, tech-enabled social darts venues with full bars, food service, and private event offerings. While its core activity (social darts) differs from ping pong, it competes for the same group/corporate/date-night occasions and offers a directly comparable high-energy, multi-revenue venue model.
• Topgolf: Topgolf is the largest scaled competitive entertainment venue operator, combining tech-enabled golf play with full bars, kitchens, and event spaces. While focused on golf rather than ping pong, it is the dominant force in the same 'competitive play + F&B + events' category SPiN operates in, and defines consumer expectations for the segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wearespin
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@wearespin689
• Facebookfacebook.com/SPiNNewYork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spin-global
• Instagraminstagram.com/wearespin
• TikToktiktok.com/@wearespin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors

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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