Bypass Mobile

What Bypass Mobile does

Bypass Mobile, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, operates commercially as Clover Sport, a unified commerce platform purpose-built for sports and entertainment venues. The product delivers omnichannel ordering across QR-code mobile ordering, self-service kiosks, handheld Clover Flex POS devices, and fixed register terminals, all unified with back-of-house kitchen operations through real-time order throttling and pickup notifications. The platform also provides menu management, inventory tracking, role-based staff permissions, and cash management tools, plus a Clover Sport Manager dashboard offering 360-degree visibility into front- and back-of-house activity during live events. The technology stack is built on Clover Network infrastructure owned by Fiserv, which acquired First Data in 2019; image paths and corporate notices on the product site still reference First Data assets, indicating the technology lineage.

Name

Bypass Mobile

Legal name

Clover Network Inc.

Website

https://bypassmobile.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Bypass Mobile, operating as Clover Sport, provides a unified omnichannel commerce platform for sports and entertainment venues, offering mobile ordering, kiosks, handheld POS, and fixed register terminals, serving professional sports teams across all major US leagues and global concessionaires like Aramark and Sodexo Live.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Venue Commerce Software

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Fan Engagement & Onsite Technology (RFID, Cashless, Apps) (MPAGAAAL)

Keywords

• Sports venue commerce
• Stadium point of sale
• Mobile concession ordering
• Omnichannel POS platform
• Payment processing software

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. POS Hardware and Software Sales: Sale of Clover POS devices including Flex handheld units, fixed registers, and kiosk hardware to sports venues.
2. Payment Processing: Transaction processing fees from secure payments across mobile, kiosk, handheld, and register channels. Supports all payment types including Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bypass Mobile operates Clover Sport, a unified omnichannel commerce platform purpose-built for sports and entertainment venues. The platform combines mobile QR-code ordering, self-service kiosks, Clover Flex handheld POS devices, and fixed register terminals with back-of-house management tools covering menu, inventory, staff, and cash operations, complemented by payment processing and real-time operational analytics. It is deployed in professional sports stadiums and arenas across all major leagues and used by major concessionaires such as Aramark and Sodexo Live.

Product overview

Clover Sport is a single, unified commerce platform for sports and entertainment venues, combining mobile ordering, kiosk self-service, handheld POS devices, and fixed register terminals into one integrated system. The platform includes management tools for menu, inventory, staff permissions, and cash management, with real-time reporting and analytics capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clover Sport A unified commerce platform designed for sports and entertainment venues, offering omnichannel ordering capabilities including mobile QR-code ordering, self-service kiosks, handheld Clover Flex POS devices, and fixed register modes, along with management tools for menu, inventory, staff permissions, and cash management, with real-time reporting and analytics. Targeted at professional sports stadiums, arenas, and major food service concessionaires.

Quantifiable outcome

• Shorter lines and higher per caps through fast, reliable, secure transactions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• FiservcoreTechnology or IntegrationFiserv is the parent company and technology provider behind Clover Sport. The platform is built on the Clover infrastructure and leverages Fiserv's payment processing and financial technology capabilities. Fiserv Newsroom is used for Clover Sport announcements and press releases.
• AramarkmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAramark is a major food service concessionaire operating in sports venues. Listed as a trusted partner/client of Clover Sport, using the platform for concessions operations across their sports venue clients.
• Sodexo LivemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSodexo Live is a global food service and hospitality company serving sports and entertainment venues. Listed as a trusted partner/client using Clover Sport for venue concessions operations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NCR Voyix: NCR Voyix (formerly NCR Corporation) is a long-standing enterprise POS and commerce platform used in stadiums, arenas, and large hospitality venues. It directly competes for enterprise venue deployments with comparable fixed-register, kiosk, and back-of-house capabilities.
• Heartland Payment Systems (Global Payments): Heartland, part of Global Payments, provides POS hardware, payments, and commerce solutions to restaurants, sports, and entertainment venues. It competes with Clover Sport for concession and stadium POS deployments, particularly through its restaurant technology portfolio.
• Block (Square): Block's Square offers mobile and register POS plus payment processing for SMB and mid-market merchants, including venues. It is a broad incumbent with comparable hardware, payments, and omnichannel features.
• Toast: Toast is a leading restaurant POS and commerce platform that has expanded into sports, entertainment, and high-volume venue segments. It competes with Clover Sport for the same concessionaire and venue customers with a software-led, broadly deployed platform.
• Fiserv (Clover): Fiserv is Clover Sport's parent company and the underlying Clover platform provider. While it is the parent, the broader Clover and Fiserv merchant solutions portfolio competes for the same stadium and large-venue commerce budgets, especially via Clover's general-purpose merchant offering.
• Lightspeed Commerce: Lightspeed provides cloud POS, payments, and commerce solutions for retail and hospitality, including venues and high-volume operators. It overlaps with Clover Sport on omnichannel ordering, payments, and back-office management.

Direct peers

• SpotOn (with Appetize): SpotOn acquired Appetize, a direct competitor in stadium and venue concessions POS. Both offer mobile ordering, kiosk, and handheld POS for live entertainment venues, making SpotOn/Appetize the closest head-to-head competitor to Clover Sport.

Emerging players

• YinzCam: YinzCam builds mobile apps and in-venue experiences (including mobile ordering and concessions integration) for professional sports teams. It is a partial-overlap emerging player whose in-app ordering capabilities compete for the same sports-venue mobile commerce budget as Clover Sport.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BypassMobile
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors4 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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

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