Rivall

What Rivall does

Rivall is a San Francisco-based, privately held software company operating a two-sided marketplace for adult recreational sports leagues. The platform serves two distinct user groups through two products: Rivall for Players, a consumer-facing web application where adults discover and register for local leagues across sports such as soccer, bocce ball, and laser tag, and Rivall for Hosts, a league management platform used by organizers to create leagues, manage registrations, assemble balanced teams, generate schedules, process payments, and order jerseys. Both products are delivered through a single web application (app.rivall.io) with mobile-responsive design, and the two user bases are linked by an integrated League Discovery marketplace that surfaces host-created leagues to potential players.

Under the hood, Rivall is a web platform that integrates Stripe for end-to-end payment processing and Google Analytics for usage analytics. Differentiated features include an Auto Team Assembler that produces balanced teams from a pool of registered players, automatic schedule generation, social sharing tools that allow players to invite friends via SMS and social media (not only email), and a Company Teams workflow that lets organizations reserve and prepay for full teams with bulk registration. Group registration guarantees teammates are placed together, addressing a common pain point in casual adult league play. The technology stack is conventional SaaS rather than AI-native; algorithmic features are heuristic and there is no disclosed use of machine learning.

Rivall's commercial model is currently entirely free for league hosts, who retain 100% of the registration fees they charge players. The platform generates no direct top-line revenue: Stripe's payment processing fees are passed through to players and retained by Stripe rather than Rivall. The company describes the free model as a deliberate adoption strategy. Founded in 2018 by two co-founders with prior experience running large league organizations and building conversion-optimization software, Rivall operates as a founder-controlled private corporation incorporated in California, with no disclosed venture capital funding, a team of fewer than ten, and active hiring via Angel.co. Geographic operations are limited to the United States.

Name

Rivall

Legal name

Rivall, Inc.

Website

https://rivall.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rivall is a San Francisco-based software platform that helps adults discover and join local recreational sports leagues and provides free, web-based league management tools for organizers, connecting hosts and players through an integrated two-sided marketplace.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports League Management Software

NAICS

Other Spectator Sports (711219)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Amateur/Grassroots Esports Leagues & Community Tournaments (MPAFADAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Esports Competition Platforms (Tournament Platforms, Matchmaking, Ladders) (MPAFADAF)

Keywords

• Adult sports leagues
• League management software
• Sports registration platform
• Recreational sports discovery
• Team assembly scheduling

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Payment Processing Fee: When players register for leagues, Stripe adds a processing fee to the total registration cost. This fee is covered by the player, not the host. Hosts receive the full amount they charge for league registration.
2. Platform Usage (Currently Free): The Rivall for Hosts platform is currently offered completely free of charge. Hosts keep 100% of what they charge players. This is a deliberate strategy to drive platform adoption.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rivall is a dual-product web platform for adult recreational sports leagues. Rivall for Players lets adults discover local leagues, register individually or in groups, view schedules, view rankings, and communicate with teammates. Rivall for Hosts is league management software that enables organizers to create leagues, set prices, manage registrations, auto-assemble balanced teams, generate game schedules, and process player payments via Stripe. Both products run on a unified platform with an integrated discovery marketplace connecting hosts and players.

Product overview

Rivall is a dual-product platform designed specifically for adult sports leagues. The platform consists of two products: Rivall for Players (a discovery and participation app for individuals finding and joining leagues) and Rivall for Hosts (league management software for organizing and running leagues). Both products operate on a unified platform that connects league organizers with adult players, combining league discovery with league management capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rivall for Players: Platform for players to find leagues, join teams, and manage their sports participation including schedules, updates, and team communications.
• Rivall for Hosts

Products and services

• Rivall for Players A consumer-facing web application for adults to discover local recreational sports leagues, register individually or in groups (including Company Teams for organizations), receive team assignments, and access schedules, league rankings, and team communications from a unified dashboard.
• Rivall for Hosts League management software that enables adult sports league organizers to create leagues, set registration prices, track registrations, auto-generate balanced teams, auto-generate game schedules, process player payments via Stripe, and surface their leagues in Rivall's integrated discovery marketplace.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe is integrated for payment processing and revenue management. When players register for leagues, Stripe handles payment collection and processing fees. Hosts connect their Stripe account to receive direct payouts from registration revenue. This integration enables the seamless payment experience described as 'You keep what you charge!'

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• LeagueApps: LeagueApps is a leading league and tournament management platform serving sports organizers with registration, scheduling, payments, and communication tools. It is the closest direct competitor to Rivall for Hosts, though it skews more toward youth and competitive travel sports rather than adult recreational leagues.
• TeamSnap: TeamSnap provides team and league management software including rosters, scheduling, communication, and payments, with a large installed base across both youth and adult sports. It is comparable to Rivall in core functionality but offers a more established freemium consumer product with mobile-first design.
• TeamLinkt: TeamLinkt offers a free league and team management platform targeting amateur and recreational sports organizers, including registration, scheduling, and communication. It is highly comparable to Rivall in its free-to-hosts positioning and SMB/individual target market.
• Jersey Watch: Jersey Watch provides free websites and league management tools for youth and amateur sports organizers. It shares Rivall's free-to-hosts model and self-serve onboarding, though it is more focused on website building and content tools than a full league operations platform.
• Playmetrics: Playmetrics offers registration, scheduling, and league management software primarily for youth soccer and select other sports. While its primary market is youth sports, the underlying league management functionality is directly comparable to Rivall for Hosts.

Broad incumbents

• SportsEngine: SportsEngine (an NBC Sports Next property) is a dominant youth sports registration and league management platform with deep integrations and broad market share. It is comparable to Rivall in product category but operates at much larger scale and skews heavily toward youth sports organizations.
• Stack Sports: Stack Sports is a large sports technology platform offering league management, registration, and digital media solutions to governing bodies, leagues, and clubs. It competes with Rivall in the league management category but targets a wider range of sports organizations and operates as part of a broader portfolio.
• Active Network: Active Network is a long-established provider of online registration and activity management software used by sports organizations, races, and community programs. It competes with Rivall in registration and event-management but operates as a much broader enterprise software platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/rivallsports
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rivall-app

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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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