Apollo Sports Capital and Tom Dundon have announced a $225M investment in Pickleball Inc., a Hyperspace Ventures portfolio company and the new parent company of PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball.
The capital raise results in the largest single operator pickleball ecosystem ever, uniting pro + amateur play with leading tech, retail, and infrastructure.
Pickleball Inc.βs newly-merged business combined to generate $140M+ million in 2025 revenue, with record-breaking growth across verticals.
Hyperspace Ventures remains all-in on the future of pickleball, demonstrated by our purchase of the Palm Beach Royals, the Palm Beach Royals Champions, and continued investment into Pickleball Inc.
We're pleased to report our Q1 SPV results π
Since the end of 2024, Hyperspace's SPV program has provided a way to collaborate with our network of investors around selected private company opportunities. Since that time we've seen:
π£ 9 investments averaging $2.65M
π£ 151 individual LPs involved
π£ a 45% ROI
π£ total AUM of $31.7M
Some of the companies we've invested in include the Palm Beach Royals, Bezel, Ethos, PinPrint, PodPlay Technologies, Boca Paddle by CityPickle, and Pickleball Inc.
We're grateful to the founders and investors involved and are excited to see returns for the rest of 2026.
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Reslink is now raising on Launch Deck! π
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Reslink is addressing a massive global hiring market, with adoption across 129+ countries and 1,700+ cities. With 6,000+ users in under 12 months and 95% organic growth, the platform is quickly gaining traction as a new standard for candidate presentation.
Reslink is currently raising a $500K SAFE at a $5M valuation cap to scale its platform, expand distribution, and accelerate product development.
Big picture > Small details
Jeff Bezos understands that the little things don't make a successful startups, the vision does.
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Hyperspace Ventures has acquired a majority stake in an MLP Champion Series Team at a $1,000,000 valuation, bringing them under the Palm Beach Royals umbrella.
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