What Pickleball Pop-Ups™️ does

Pickleball Pop-Ups™️ is a Memphis-headquartered event-services company founded in 2023 that delivers, installs, staffs, and removes portable, professional-grade pickleball courts for B2B customers across all 50 states. The core product is a turnkey court activation built on standard 30' x 60' portable surfacing that lays over flat hard surfaces (concrete, asphalt, gym floors), with nets, barriers, balls, and paddles bundled in; a single court can be set up in 2–3 hours. A secondary "Open a Pop-Up Club" service line enables entrepreneurs to convert empty retail boxes into multi-court pickleball facilities in 4–14 days, moving the company beyond one-time event rentals into facility incubation.

The company sells primarily through a quote-based direct sales motion targeting event planners, corporate HR/wellness teams, hotel and resort operators, and venue managers, with a recommended 12-week advance booking window for large events. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured around event size, number of courts, duration, location, and optional add-ons such as branded elements and event staffing. Revenue is event-based and one-time per engagement, with no subscription or recurring software component.

The client base of nearly 100 organizations spans healthcare conferences (AASLD, HLTH, HFSA, AAOS, AACE), technology events (Databricks AI Summit, Hyland CommunityLIVE, ISC2), retail and consumer shows (CES with AARP, ShopTalk, Bitcoin Conference), financial services (Apollo Advisors, CFA Institute LIVE, Prudential Building), real estate (eXpCon, Tom Lee Park), universities, and community festivals, plus a small number of SMB hospitality venues. The firm is privately held, founder-operated (contact email [email protected], Memphis 901 area code), has 6 employees, and operates with no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Pickleball Pop-Ups™️

Legal name

Pickleball Pop-Ups

Website

https://pickleballpopups.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pickleball Pop-Ups™️ is a Memphis-based event services company, founded in 2023, that delivers, installs, and removes portable pickleball courts nationwide for conferences, trade shows, corporate events, and brand activations across all 50 states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Activation & Portable Sports Equipment Rental Services

NAICS

Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (7139)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Pickleball Equipment & Accessories Retail (CRAMAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Retail & Pop-up Experiences (In-store/Pop-ups) (MPAAAGAG)

Keywords

• Portable pickleball courts
• Event activation rentals
• Corporate event entertainment
• Turnkey event services
• Experiential marketing installations

Headquarters

HQ city

Memphis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event-Based Court Rental and Service: One-time service fees for portable pickleball court delivery, installation, staffing, and removal for events. Pricing is quote-based and varies by number of courts, event duration, location, and staffing requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pickleball Pop-Ups delivers, installs, activates, and removes professional-grade portable pickleball courts and equipment for trade shows, corporate events, marketing activations, hotels, and private venues across all 50 U.S. states. The service bundles court surfacing, nets, barriers, balls, paddles, setup (2-3 hours per single court), optional event staffing, and breakdown into a single turnkey rental engagement. A complementary offering, "Open a Pop-Up Club," helps entrepreneurs transform existing retail spaces into multi-court pickleball facilities in 4-14 days.

Product overview

Pickleball Pop-Ups is a service-based company offering two main offerings: turnkey pickleball court activations for events (the core product), and a club-opening program called 'Open a Pop-Up Club.' The turnkey activations include court surfacing, nets, barriers, balls, paddles, delivery, installation, and optional event staffing and branded elements. The 'Open a Pop-Up Club' service helps entrepreneurs transform existing retail spaces into pickleball facilities, with documented transformations of former Bargain Hunt, Bed Bath & Beyond, and similar spaces into multi-court pickleball clubs in 4-14 days.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Turnkey Pickleball Court Activations Delivery, installation, event staffing, and removal of professional-grade portable pickleball courts and equipment for trade shows, corporate events, marketing activations, and private venues nationwide. The activation includes court surfacing, nets, barriers, balls, and paddles installed on a flat hard surface (concrete, asphalt, or gym floors) using a standard 30' x 60' footprint per court, with a single court set up in 2-3 hours.
• Open a Pop-Up Club A club-opening program that helps entrepreneurs build their own pickleball facilities faster and at lower cost, with full ownership, by transforming existing retail locations (documented examples include former Bargain Hunt and Bed Bath & Beyond spaces) into multi-court indoor pickleball clubs in as few as 4-14 days.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 100 clients have hired Pickleball Pop-Ups to elevate their biggest and best events

Named customers51 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Broad incumbents

• On Location Experiences: Premium event and hospitality experience provider for major sports and entertainment properties. Comparable in monetizing sports-driven live experiences for enterprise and consumer audiences, though at a much larger scale and focused on premium/fan experiences rather than B2B event rentals.
• MKG (MKG Experience): Large full-service experiential marketing agency delivering brand activations, pop-ups, and event programs for enterprise clients. Comparable in serving the same enterprise event/brand-activation buyer, but as a broader incumbent with a wider portfolio beyond pickleball.
• Sparks: Global experiential marketing agency that designs and executes brand experiences, trade show activations, and live events for Fortune 500 clients. Comparable in bidding for the same enterprise experiential budgets, with significantly more scale and service breadth.

Direct peers

• Outback Team Building: Provides turnkey corporate team-building events and experiences delivered on-site at client locations nationwide. Closely comparable business model — event-driven B2B, mobile/on-site delivery, and full-service setup — but pivoted around classic team-building activities rather than pickleball.
• The Go Game: Operates mobile, facilitated game experiences for corporate events and team-building retreats across the U.S. Comparable for its on-site delivery model and event-driven B2B sales motion, though its core offering is technology-enabled games rather than sports.
• GTM Sports: Provides sports-themed event activations and athletic entertainment for corporate events, conferences, and brand campaigns. Comparable for delivering sporting experiences as B2B event services, with a heavier focus on multi-sport offerings.
• Game Point Events: Sports-themed corporate event and team-building provider offering on-site games, tournaments, and athletic activations at conferences and corporate events. Direct peer in turning athletic activities into turnkey B2B event experiences.

Emerging players

• Pickleball Kingdom: Franchise operator building brick-and-mortar indoor pickleball clubs across the U.S. Closely comparable because it shares the same pickleball category and is pursuing scaled facility expansion — but operates permanent clubs rather than portable event activations, making it adjacent rather than directly competitive.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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