What Summer 365 does

Summer 365 is a privately held, US-based consulting service that helps families find and select sleepaway camps and summer programs for children and teenagers ages 7-18. The company maintains a curated network of more than 500 partner camps spanning traditional sleepaway, specialty, performing arts, wilderness, language immersion, community service, college prep, and teen tour programs. Its core offering is human-led advisory consulting: advisors conduct phone or video consultations with families, gather criteria (location, session length, budget, program type, special accommodations), and deliver personalized camp recommendations based on first-hand knowledge gathered through in-person visits to camps. The service is positioned as free to families; Summer 365 earns revenue through commissions paid by partner camps after a child is placed and attends, operating on an affiliate-referral model. The service is segmented into children (7-12) and teens (13-18), with a sub-segment for families with special requirements such as allergies, medical needs, or LGBTQA+ inclusive environments.

Underlying technology is minimal and not a differentiator: the company does not offer a software platform, mobile app, or AI-driven matching engine. Distribution is built on a content engine comprising The Summer Scoop blog, email newsletters and camp-specific guides, virtual events co-hosted with partners (e.g., "Preparing for Camp with Cooper x Summer 365"), testimonials, and an Amazon Storefront selling summer essentials as a post-sale commerce extension. The company's stated competitive advantage is its insider knowledge from physically visiting 500+ camps and its relationships with camp directors, rather than any algorithmic or platform technology. Additional commercial features include the "Give Sum" charitable initiative, which donates to scholarship funds for each placement, and international reach into approximately a dozen countries alongside a US base covering more than half the states. Ownership is private and bootstrapped with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or parent company backing.

Name

Summer 365

Legal name

Summer 365

Website

https://summer365.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Summer 365 is a US-based, privately held consulting service that matches families with sleepaway camps and summer programs for children and teens ages 7-18, drawing on first-hand visits to 500+ partner camps. The service is free to families and earns commission-based revenue from partner camps upon placement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Summer Camp Consulting Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Activity Enrichment Camps (Academic + Arts + Sports) (EDAMALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Life Skills & SEL Camps (Confidence, Executive Function, Social Skills) (EDAMALAO), Coding, Game Design & Computer Science Camps (EDAMALAD)

Keywords

• Summer camp consulting
• Sleepaway camp placement
• Camp advisory services
• Teen summer programs
• Camp matching service

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Commission from Partner Camps: Summer 365 provides its consulting service completely free to families. The company earns revenue through commissions paid by camps and programs after a child is placed and attends. This commission-based model means families pay nothing for the matching service, while camps pay Summer 365 for access to qualified leads.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Summer 365 is a consulting service that matches families with sleepaway camps and summer programs for children and teens ages 7–18. Advisors guide parents through phone consultations and tailored research, recommending programs from a network of 500+ partner camps across the U.S. and abroad. The service is provided free to families, with Summer 365 earning commission from partner camps after a child is placed.

Product overview

Summer 365 is a consulting service (not a software product) that provides personalized guidance to help families find and select sleepaway camps and summer programs for children and teens ages 7-18. The company does not offer a software platform, application, or digital product with distinct modules or features. Their service consists of human-led advisory consulting, on-site camp visits, and informational resources such as newsletters and guides to assist families in the camp selection process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Summer Camp Consulting Service

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Camp/Program Network (500+ Camps)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSummer 365 has established relationships with over 500 sleepaway camps and summer programs across the United States. The company receives commission payments from these partner camps after successfully placing children. This network includes traditional camps, specialty camps, language immersion programs, wilderness programs, and more.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• CampMinder: Leading software provider to summer camps (registration, parent communication, billing). Not a direct competitor but the dominant camp-side technology vendor whose product investments could either feed or compete with camp-referral services.
• American Camp Association (ACA): National accreditation body and resource hub for organized camps. Not a competitor, but a key channel/credentialing entity that influences family trust and camp quality standards in Summer 365's market.

Direct peers

• Camp Consultants: Boutique advisory firm that helps families select summer camps through personalized consultation. Direct peer in the same niche summer-camp placement market.
• Tips on Trips and Camps: Long-established camp and summer program advisory service that matches families with sleepaway camps and teen summer programs on a free, commission-based model. Directly comparable in offering, customer (parents of children/teens), and revenue model.
• Choice Camps: Sleepaway camp advisory service that provides curated recommendations to families across a broad range of summer programs. Same customer segment and consultative delivery model.
• The Camp Experts: Independent sleepaway camp consulting service providing personalized recommendations to families for overnight summer camps. Directly comparable consultative, free-to-family, commission-based model.

Emerging players

• Camppage: Online camp directory and matching resource that helps families discover sleepaway and day camps. Partial overlap: more digital/algorithmic matching versus Summer 365's high-touch consultative approach.

Broad incumbents

• Active Network (Camp & Class Finder): Large, established registration and activity-platform vendor that powers camp sign-ups and exposes family-facing directories. Broader incumbent with overlapping family-camp match capability but embedded in a much wider activity-registration portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/summer365

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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