Racquet 360 Secures $9M Funding as 2026 Revenue Expected to Surge 300%
US racquet sports platform Racquet 360 announced it has completed a $9 million funding round, with participants including sports-focused private equity funds such as Sunrise Padel Capital, Profluence Capital, Taktika Equity, as well as angel investors and family offices.
Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Miami, Florida, Racquet 360 is dedicated to building a racquet sports ecosystem in the US, with a particular focus on the growth of padel tennis. Its business covers four core sectors: leagues, expos, retail, and clubs. The funding round closed in Q4 2025, and all proceeds have been deployed into operations, already yielding initial results. The company expects 2026 revenue to grow over 300%.
Racquet 360's four business sectors include:
- RacquetX: North America's racquet sports expo, which attracted over 125 brands and 5,000+ attendees in 2025, with exhibition scale growing 70% year-over-year. The third edition is scheduled for March 13-15, 2026 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida;
- National Padel League (NPL): A US amateur padel team competition, with over 1,900 participants last season;
- Racket Central: The company's digital and retail platform, benefiting from surging demand for padel and pickleball equipment, with annual growth of 300%;
- Racket Social Club: The company's experiential club, which has expanded to four locations, including a flagship club in Houston and a newly acquired venue in Atlanta—a 20-acre property with 30 courts.
Racquet 360's four co-founders bring diverse backgrounds with extensive experience in entrepreneurship, investment, and corporate management:
- Emiliano Abramzon (CEO): Serial entrepreneur who previously founded edtech and real estate marketing companies; started his career as a consultant at Accenture;
- Andy Freire (Board Member): Serial entrepreneur who founded several restaurant companies; Harvard Business School graduate, currently serving on the Harvard Business School Global Advisory Board; started his career as a financial analyst at Procter & Gamble;
- Marco Giberti (Board Member): Entrepreneur and angel investor with over 25 years of entrepreneurial and CEO experience; Harvard Business School graduate; started his career as a marketing director at Apple;
- Robyn Duda (RacquetX CEO): Extensive experience in experiential event planning and strategy development.
Commenting on the funding, Emiliano Abramzon said: "The US padel market is at an inflection point, and this capital allows us to accelerate the expansion of these already market-validated platforms."
｜Source: citybiz, Racquet 360 official website, executive LinkedIn profiles
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