[ Founders Padel Club · Miami · Monthly · By invitation ]

Where founders
compete.

A monthly padel event for founders, operators, and investors in Miami. No pitch decks, no panels — just good competition, real conversations, and people worth knowing.

Per session
8–16
Cadence
Monthly
Level
Intermediate +
Where founders compete✦ Mixed doubles · monthly · Miami✦ Eight to sixteen, intermediate+✦ Sixty to ninety minutes of face time✦ Founders. Operators. Investors.✦ Pickleball is for VCs✦ No decks, no panels✦ Where founders compete✦ Mixed doubles · monthly · Miami✦ Eight to sixteen, intermediate+✦ Sixty to ninety minutes of face time✦ Founders. Operators. Investors.✦ Pickleball is for VCs✦ No decks, no panels✦
Monthly
Cadence
8–16
Per session
60–90m
Per match
Mixed dbl.
Format
[ 01 — Manifesto ]

Pickleball is for VCs. We play padel.

We built this because the best operator advice we ever got was at the baseline, between points.

Padel is the fastest-growing sport in the world for a reason: four players per court, sixty to ninety minutes of face time, easy to learn, impossible to master, and you can’t be on your phone. Three out of five sound a lot like a great dinner party. The fifth is a feature.

Founders Padel Club is a community, not a club. No real estate. No content. Just compete, drink water, compete again.

[ 02 — The format ]

How a Founders Padel session actually runs.

Show up, warm up, rotate through three or four balanced doubles, then eat. We handle courts, balls, water, and the host. You bring a racket (or borrow one) and a working forehand.

01 / 06
A
Monthly events
Rotating courts around Miami. Once a month, eight to sixteen players. Tight, balanced, hard to get into on purpose.
02 / 06
B
Curated invite list
Founders, operators, investors. Quality over quantity. Each name is vetted by the host before the calendar drops.
03 / 06
C
Intermediate level
Regular players who take the game seriously. Not a beginner clinic — a competitive social. If you can rally cleanly, you’re in the right room.
04 / 06
D
Mixed doubles, rotated
You play with and against everyone over the session. Sixty to ninety minutes per match means you actually meet people, not walk by them.
05 / 06
E
Post-game lunch
Drinks, lunch, or both — always at a host spot worth showing up for. The matches end at the table, where the real conversations start.
06 / 06
F
Chapter reciprocity
When new chapters launch, your invite travels. Drop in, get on a court, meet the local crew.
[ 03 — The crew ]

The roster, redacted.

We don’t publish names. We do publish vibes. Here’s a sliver of who you’ll be sharing a court with this quarter.

[ 04 — Chapters ]

Miami first. Your city next.

We’re starting where the courts are best, the weather’s most cooperative, and the founder density is steepest. Want to bring Founders Padel to your city? We’re looking for founding hosts.

Chapter 01 · Live
Miami.

We rotate between courts across Miami — each event picks the best spot to play and the best place to eat after. Once a month, 8 to 16 players, mixed doubles, intermediate+.

1× mo
Cadence
8–16
Per session
Mixed
Format
[ Your city ]
Host a chapter.

Know a city with great courts and a strong founder scene? We’re looking for founding hosts to launch new chapters. Apply and tell us where.

Apply to host →
[ 05 — The schedule ]

Once a month.

Invites drop two weeks out. Roster fills fast — we keep it to 8–16, on purpose. Anything still open closes 72 hours before tip-off.

May 31, 2026 Founders Padel · Miami Miami Full · 16 in
Jun 28, 2026 Founders Padel · Miami Miami 6 spots open
Jul 26, 2026 Founders Padel · Miami Miami 12 spots open
Aug 23, 2026 Founders Padel · Miami Miami Apply by Aug 12
Sep 20, 2026 Founders Padel + Operator Lunch Miami Apply by Sep 8
[ 06 — Sponsors ]

Backed by brands worth knowing.

Founding sponsors keep the courts booked, the balls fresh, and the post-game lunch on the table. A few slots open for partners who actually serve our crew. contact@founderspadel.com

[ 07 — Questions ]

You ask, we answer.

More questions? Email hi@founderspadel.com — a real human reads it.

[ Founders Padel · Miami ]
[ 08 — Apply ]

Join the waitlist.

We review applications weekly. Roughly 1 in 4 get an invite. Founders, operators, and investors based in (or frequently in) Miami — intermediate and above. If you’ve got a referral, mention it in the last field.

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We read every application. Replies in 5 business days, give or take.

We'll be in touch within 5 business days.

Every application gets read by a human, not a triage queue. If you’re a fit, expect a short call. If you’re not (this time), we’ll tell you why — and what would change it.