# SweatPals

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/sweatpals

- Industry: Travel & Leisure
- Headquarters: Austin, US
- Website: www.sweatpals.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $17M
- Latest round: Seed (May 1, 2025)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Established in 2023 by CEO Salar Shahini and Mandi Zhou and based in Texas, US, SweatPals Inc. operates local fitness and wellness events, fostering community engagement and helping individuals find like-minded people for workouts, classes, and healthy lifestyle activities. In May 2025, SweatPals Inc. raised USD 16.67 million in seed funding co-led by Patron, Hartbeat Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from other investors WndrCo, Antler, Pear VC, along with individual investors, and other unspecified investors also participated in the round.

Sweatpals offers a mobile and web-based platform that enables users to discover fitness and wellness experiences, join local communities, and connect with like-minded individuals. For hosts, the platform provides end-to-end tools including event creation, RSVPs, ticketing, waivers, payments, community chats, and marketing support to help convert one-time participants into recurring members.

Sweatpals generates revenue primarily through transaction-based fees charged to hosts when paid events or memberships are sold on the platform. The company also indicates plans to expand monetization through brand partnerships and additional tools that help organizers grow and professionalize their fitness communities.

In May 2025, SweatPals Inc. raised USD 16.67 million in seed funding co-led by Patron, Hartbeat Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from other investors WndrCo, Antler, Pear VC, along with individual investors, and other unspecified investors also participated in the round. Sweatpals plans to use its latest Seed funding to expand into additional U.S. cities and enhance product features for gyms, studios, and independent fitness organizers, wellness hosts to build thriving fitness communities.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, May 1, 2025, $17M — Andreessen Horowitz, Pear VC, WndrCo, Antler, Hartbeat Ventures, Patron

## Investors

- Andreessen Horowitz (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/andreessen-horowitz) — Seed
- Pear VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/pear-vc) — Seed
- WndrCo (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/wndrco) — Seed
- Antler (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/antler) — Seed
- Hartbeat Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hartbeat-ventures) — Seed
- Patron (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/patron) — Seed