What Iguazu does

Iguazu, operated by GIOLI S.r.l., is a social entertainment and cluberia complex located in Mirano (province of Venice), Italy, operating under the website iguazu.it. The business bundles four on-premises revenue lines into a single venue: bowling lanes (with bumpers for children and rental shoes in sizes 24-46), a 30-table billiards room (marketed as the largest and best-equipped between Padua, Venice, and Treviso), a cocktail bar stocking its own proprietary 'Gin 1990' line, and a club-sandwich restaurant (the only 'Cluberia' in the Province of Venice). Layered on top are packaged private offerings — children's and adult birthday parties, corporate team-building events, full-venue private parties — booked through a self-serve online reservation platform at iguazu.plateform.app, plus an off-hours photography and video shooting-location rental.

The 'Gin 1990' sub-brand is the only meaningfully technical component: it is produced in-house using traditional small-batch copper pot stills, includes an Original Dry Gin built on botanicals such as vanilla, clove, cinnamon, cardamom, peach flowers, black tea, and cedar, alongside Gin Infusion and Botanical Drinks variants (Red Fruits, Grapefruit, Passion Fruit). Outside of that distillation operation, technology is limited to the website, the booking app, WhatsApp, and Instagram — there is no disclosed automation, data platform, or proprietary software stack. The venue operates nightly 19:00-02:00 with free on-site parking.

The business model is usage-based and transactional. Bowling is priced at €6.00-€8.50 per person per game (weekday vs. weekend), billiards at €15/hour per table with a €3 minimum, and cocktails, club sandwiches, and craft beer are sold at the bar. Private events, shooting-location rentals, and corporate packages are quoted on a custom basis through the booking platform. Customers are segmented across individual/family entertainment seekers (primary), corporate clients, birthday-party organizers, and creative-industry professionals. The company is privately held, headquartered by legal entity in Milan (Via Montebello 27) but operated from Mirano (Via Don Luigi Orione, 1), employs 11-50 people, and shows no record of external funding, M&A, or multi-site replication.

Name

Iguazu

Legal name

GIOLI S.r.l.

Website

https://iguazu.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Iguazu is a single-site social entertainment complex in Mirano (Venice), Italy, operating bowling lanes, a 30-table billiards hall, a cocktail bar serving its in-house 'Gin 1990' line, and a cluberia, plus packaged birthday, corporate, and private-event bookings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bowling & Billiards Entertainment Venue

NAICS

Bowling Centers (71395), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Bars & Pubs (Non-Music) (MPAGAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cocktail Lounges & Speakeasies (MPAGAIAD)

Keywords

• Bowling entertainment
• Billiards hall
• Cocktail bar
• Private event venue
• Social club

Headquarters

HQ city

Mirano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Bowling Lane Rentals: Per-game bowling access fees charged to customers. Monday-Thursday before 8PM: €6.00/person; Monday-Thursday after 8PM: €7.00/person; Friday-Sunday/holidays: €8.50/person.
2. Billiards Table Rentals: Hourly rental of 30 pool tables and Italian billiards with heated table. €15/hour per table with €3 minimum charge.
3. Food & Beverage Sales: Revenue from cluberia (club sandwiches, sharing plates), cocktail bar (signature cocktails, seasonal drinks, mocktails), craft beer, and the proprietary Gin 1990 product line.
4. Private Event Hosting: Booking private rooms, full venue reservations, customized catering for birthdays, corporate events, and private parties. Customers book via iguazu.plateform.app.
5. Shooting Location Rental: Rental of unique venue spaces with tropical/vintage design for photography shoots, video productions, and advertising agency projects during closing hours.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Iguazu is a physical social entertainment venue in Mirano (Venice), Italy, providing bowling lanes, 30 billiards tables, a cocktail bar, and a club sandwich restaurant (Cluberia). The venue also hosts private events (birthdays, corporate team-building, private parties), rents the space as a photography/video shooting location, and produces its own proprietary gin brand (Gin 1990) distilled in copper pot stills.

Product overview

Iguazu is a social entertainment venue and cluberia located in Mirano, VE, Italy, offering a multi-experience leisure complex. The core product portfolio consists of bowling lanes, billiards/pool tables (30 tables), a cocktail bar, and a Cluberia (club sandwich restaurant) - the only one in the Province of Venice. Supporting offerings include the proprietary Gin 1990 sub-brand (Original Dry Gin, Gin Infusion, and Botanical Drinks), private event hosting (birthdays, corporate team building, private parties), and photography/video shooting location rental. The venue positions itself as a social bowling and nightlife destination serving the greater Venice and Veneto region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 1990 Gin: Original Dry Gin and Botanical Drinks produced in limited edition using a small traditional copper alembic, featuring botanicals like vanilla, clove, cinnamon, cardamom, peach flowers, black tea, and cedar.

Products and services

• Bowling

Quantifiable outcome

• Largest and best-equipped billiards hall between Padua, Venice, and Treviso
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local Schools (Scuole del territorio)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIguazu collaborates with local schools to host national bowling tournaments free of charge as part of formative educational activities. This partnership supports youth development and introduces bowling as a sport to students.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lucky Strike Entertainment: Global bowling entertainment operator (formerly Bowlero) running hundreds of bowling centers worldwide with integrated bars, lounges, and event programming. Same core product (bowling) with a much broader portfolio and geographic reach.
• AMF Bowling Centers: Established bowling center chain with on-site bar and event offerings. Same core product (bowling lanes) as Iguazu but operating at chain scale across multiple countries.
• Pinstripes: Bowling, bocce, and bistro concept targeting upscale group and corporate experiences. Comparable social-entertainment-plus-F&B positioning, but skews more premium and corporate than Iguazu.
• Main Event Entertainment: Family entertainment center chain combining bowling with billiards, laser tag, arcades, and F&B. Overlapping entertainment format and customer segments (families, groups, corporate events) though at much larger facility scale.
• Bowlero Corporation: Largest operator of bowling centers in the world, combining bowling with arcades, billiards, and F&B. Comparable core offering but at vastly greater scale, with sophisticated loyalty and event infrastructure.
• Round1 Entertainment: Multi-format entertainment centers (bowling, billiards, arcade, karaoke, sports) with F&B and alcohol service. Comparable multi-experience leisure model to Iguazu, though significantly larger and broader in scope.

Direct peers

• Bowland: Italian bowling and entertainment chain operating multi-lane bowling centers with on-site bars and F&B. Closest domestic direct peer to Iguazu, sharing the bowling-led, multi-experience entertainment model.
• Splitsville Luxury Lanes: Bowling-and-bistro entertainment concept with full-service dining and bars co-located with lanes. Operates in Disney Springs and other U.S. locations; directly comparable bowling-plus-hospitality model to Iguazu.
• Kings Dining & Entertainment: Bowling, billiards, and full-service restaurant concept with strong corporate and group event focus. Very close format match to Iguazu, including billiards and event hosting.
• Q-BO Bowling & More: Italian bowling and entertainment brand offering bowling lanes combined with bars, restaurants, and event hosting. Directly comparable format and customer base to Iguazu's bowling-plus-F&B positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/iguazumirano/?hl=it
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centro-iguazu

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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