PADL makes getting out on the water easy by combining technology and paddle sports into its paddle share system. Users can quickly unlock a smart board from one of PADL’s docking stations through the mobile app and enjoy their ride.
Did you know that 3 out of 4 millennials would rather buy an experience over a physical good, and that 27% of Americans have an interest in trying paddle sports? This is a 22 billion dollar opportunity in the US alone that has grown 56% over the last few years.
PADL offers self-service paddle sport rentals that allow riders to rent paddle boards and soon kayaks right from their mobile phones. Unlike other alternatives, we offload the rental process onto our mobile apps, and have our equipment located in convenient waterfront locations, providing a far better option than buying or renting equipment both out of convenience, and economically.
Our team is made up of lifelong water enthusiasts. While others were playing soccer, football, or baseball, we were paddling, fishing, and diving! PADL’s founders are Andres Avello, who has led financial and strategic operations and software implementations and managed over $500 million in operating budgets. Khalil Khouri, who is an engineer with deep expertise in robotics, including the buildout of an underwater ROV for Boeing and development to market of various products, and Felipe Jauregui, who helped manage a $2 billion portfolio for a large private bank, and later moved to lead operations at a manufacturing startup.
We make money by renting paddle sport equipment by the hour and offering subscriptions memberships. Our product aims to be like CitiBike for paddle sports, and our vision is to get everyone involved in outdoor activities by getting people out on the water. We have already developed our product, received a patent, signed up 1800+ users, launched 7 stations and are now working to deliver to our growing pipeline of 150+ stations.
