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Playfinder, powering Bookteq

Breaking down barriers in access to sports facilities

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21-100 employees
  • B2C
  • B2B
  • Marketplace
  • SaaS
  • Sports
  • Social Impact
Fitzrovia, London, UK

Company mission

To provide the best sports booking experience in the UK

B Corporation
Top investors

33% female employees

Our take

Playfinder’s online booking platform allows users to easily book sports facilities in their area, while solving the problems of under-booking and digital solutions deficits at small to medium size sports venues. Having first focused on the city of London alone, Playfinder currently operates in a number of other major cities and towns across the UK as well as in Dublin, Ireland.

Early growth was steady for the company after its 2014 inception, and in recent years the platform’s popularity has soared, quite akin to the growth of similar tech used by restaurants.

This surge in platform traffic helped Playfinder secure its first seven-figure investment from Armajaro Holdings as well as new Chairman, David Roberts. The next big steps for the company are to increase its inhouse talent pool, form further partnerships with sports companies, education boards, councils and private venue owners, and expand its footprint across the UK and Ireland.

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Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Benefits

  • Annual salary reviews
  • Ability to work from home
  • 25 days holiday and birthday day off
  • Training budget
  • Share option scheme
  • Mac hardware
  • Flexible working hours
  • Bike to work scheme
  • Company events & social hours
  • Subsidised sports bookings

Company values

  • Mission-Driven
  • Change-Maker
  • Specialist

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Sep 2021

$1.3m

EARLY VC

Sep 2020

$0.4m

SEED

Total funding: $4m

This company has top investors

Leadership

Besides founding and running Playfinder, They are also the Product Owner at booking system Bookteq.

Sanford Loudon

(Director)

Director of sports analytics startup Sportlight Technology, Partner at Oakvale Capital LLP.

People progressing

Nathan joined as a back-end developer in 2019. Since then he has been promoted to lead back-end developer in 2020 and then lead developer in 2021, due to his ability to meet the expectations of every role.

Emilie joined as a marketing intern in 2016. Since then she was promoted to Content Manager in 2017, Campaign Manager in 2019 and then Head of Marketing in 2020.

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