No Strings · The smart court platform powering the future of padel
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THE SMART COURT PLATFORM  POWERING THE FUTURE OF PADEL

Holding co.
No Strings, Inc.
ROUND
$4m Seed
In partnership with:
Hawk-Eye Innovations Lucra Off The Glass ETM
Meet the founders 30 minutes with Charlie and Dov · pick a time Request data room access Full financials and legal · on request
01 · The opportunity

padel is booming. 22 new padel courts were installed PER DAY
last year.


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Source · Playtomic / Strategy& Global Padel Report 2026 · p.26 · 2025 adds 7,898 courts ≈ 22 a day

22 a day · 2025 average · 7,898 courts ÷ 365 · Playtomic / Strategy& Global Padel Report 2026 191 countries and territories · FIP · October 2026 · presence, not construction
02 · The problem A maturing market

PADEL COURTS & CLUBS
ARE A COMMODITY.

Prices come under pressure when supply outstrips demand.

OPERATORS MUST GENERATE
NEW REVENUE TO THRIVE.

02 · The problem Events at scale

EVENTS BRING MORE PLAYERS,
F&B SPEND & SPONSORSHIP.

EXECUTING AT SCALE IS AN OPERATIONAL NIGHTMARE.

No Strings exists to solve this.

03 · Our solution

We help clubs supercharge
their revenue model.

03 · Our solution Product visualisation

WITH THE MOST EXCITING COURTS IN PADEL.

the court scores, officiates & eliminates cheating. Players just play.

Live · Scoring
Live · Golden point
Live · Replay
Live · Callout
01

Live scoring

Every point, scored and shown on the big screen.

02

Virtual umpire

The court makes the calls. No arguments.

03

Hawk-Eye close-call replays

In or out, in 3D, to 3 mm. On screen in under 500 ms.

04

Interactive audio

Calls, callouts and crowd moments, heard on court.

05

Play for cash & prizes

Leagues, happy hours and ace bounties, settled by the court.

Players
win.

The most fun way to play padel.

Spectators win.

More engaging. More social. More vibe.

Operators win.

New revenue streams.

03 · Our solution

Delivering new ways to play. Creating new ways to earn.

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New for the sport:

1. DROP-IN
PADEL

2. CORPORATE & PRIVATE EVENTS

3. incentivized
OFF-PEAK

4. IN-CLUB & NETWORK SPONSORSHIP

NEW WAYS TO PLAY. Creating new ways to earn.

01

Everyday matches

Better gameplay drives loyalty and repeat visits.

Play → an event
02

Drop-in padel

Demand, created on schedule.

Walk-ins → sessions
03

Corporate and private events

Pre-booked revenue. Higher spend. More vibe.

Bookings → pre-paid
04

Prize-driven leagues, tournaments and happy hours

Solving off-peak.

Off-peak → programmed
05

In-club and network sponsorship

Turns screens and events into sponsor inventory.

Screens → inventory
Meet the founders and hear our pitch.
04 · The network opportunity

DATA-CAPTURE & LICENSING FOR A GLOBAL INDUSTRY

Every connected court adds points, players and moments FOR improved operator marketing and future data licensing.

04 · Sponsored moment

A CONNECTED SPONSORSHIP AND MEDIA PLATFORM FOR PADEL

04 · The network opportunity

A network that compounds.

A single commercial platform connecting brands with players across a distributed network of participating clubs

Sponsorable Leaderboards. Competitions. Plays of the day. Streaming, highlights & more.

No Strings media and sponsorship flyer: Put your brand in the game — the $100,000 International League, 100th Ace sponsored moment, Most Improved Player leaderboard, and local to network-wide footprints
05 · How we scale

WE EMBED our SMART TECH INTO MANUFACTURERS’ COURTS.

In partnership with: Hawk-Eye Innovations

Why Hawk-Eye (Sony)? Broadcast credibility. Global brand recognition. The market leader, locked in.

100,000+days of events 25top sports
Wimbledon · Premier League · NFL · PGA Tour · NBA · Source · Hawk-Eye Innovations
No StringsSmart Court technologyActivation fees + recurring SaaS revenue per Smart Court.
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ManufacturerIntegrated into the courtBuilt, installed and supported by the manufacturer.
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OperatorDelivered to the clubA Smart Court, sold the way courts are sold today.
Off The Glass crew installing a padel court at sunset, Tampa, Florida
05 · How we scale
Off The Glass

1st channel partner: Off The Glass, North America.

06 · How we scale

GLOBAL SCALE POTENTIAL VIA PARTNERSHIPS & LICENSING

Future channel partnerships create the global network.

07 · Technology validation

PROOF OF CONCEPT, DEMONSTRATED ON THE COURT.

Miami test court has been capturing game data since July 2025 and has demonstrated the imaging, tracking and game logic behind automated scoring.

Live · Miami test court · rally and tracking12 cameras · operator view
Live · score update
Live · 3D replay
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Test court installed July 2025.

Patent application filed May 2025.

Launching April 2027. Centre court, RacquetX.

Planned launch · not an achieved result
08 · The team

The Winning Team

Dov and Matt spent four years developing Ping Pong X. Two further years brought No Strings to proof of concept.

Charlie Myers
Charlie Myers Multi-exit consumer founder CO-FOUNDER Sugar Beach, Booty Parlor and PepperHQ: consumer entrepreneurship, hospitality development, loyalty technology and venture capital.
Dov Penzik
Dov Penzik State of Play Hospitality co-founder. Co-Founder Founder State of Play Hospitality- Bounce, Ace Bounce. Flight Club Darts US Licensee. Inventor of Ping Pong X (auto-scoring ping pong table)
Jonathan Peters
Jonathan PetersFormer CEO of F1 Arcade, scaled internationally under license. Ex-CFO Caprise Holdings & Ivy Group, Everyman Cinemas.CFO · international licensing
Matt Hogbin
Matt HogbinBuilt the Smart Court platform and Ping Pong X. Ex-UK Department of Defense.CTO · hardware & software
TBAOver 10 years operating multi-unit hospitality, retail and experiential businesses.Head of Operations

Advisory board

Sports · Entertainment · Hospitality · Fitness · Media · Padel
BRANDS - SPORTS · ENTERTAINMENT Robbie Henchman

President, Brand Strategy and Senior Partner at WME. 30-year global leader at the centre of sports, entertainment, events and brand partnerships.

Eatertainment Adam Breeden

Founder of numerous internationally scaled concepts, most recently F1 Arcade.

GROUP FITNESS J.J. Creegan

Ex-COO of OrangeTheory Fitness, over 1,500 locations and $1b revenue. Scaled YouFit from 1st site to over 100 units.

GROUP FITNESS Joey Gonzalez

Executive Chairman and former CEO of Barry’s. Expanded into 15 countries through licensing and partnerships.

Strategy Rob Edell

Head of DashPass at DoorDash and repeat-exit hospitality-tech founder.

Media · Padel Ben Nichols

Sports media strategist. Founder of Padel 22, the leading padel PR firm.

Creative Zoe Jordan

Award-winning fashion designer and entrepreneur. Irish international padel player.

Padel Marcos Del Pilar

Former USPA President. Co-founder of the Pro Padel League.

09 · The raise Product visualisation

We are the platform that makes padel more valuable.

$4M Seed $12M pre-money · 18–24 months of runway
The round · two tranchesStatus · October 2026
$2.1M1st tranche · closed July 2026Closed
$1.9M2ND TRANCHE · CLOSE BY END OF 2026Closing
$12MPre-money valuation
~18–24 moRunway to a potential Series A
$0Of the raise to NSI court capex

Use of fundsfirst two years.

R&D and Tech$1.5M · 37%
G&A$1.1M · 28%
Operations$0.6M · 16%
Sales and marketing$0.6M · 14%
Working capital$0.2M · 5%

Milestonesto a potential Series A.

Q4 2026Second seed close$4M priced round complete
Q4 2026Live Smart Court demo
Q1 2027

First integrated Hawk-Eye Smart Court demo

Q2 2027Commercial launch at RacquetX
Q3 2027First Smart Courts ship to customers
2027Licensed clubs UK revenue · Flagship Club 1 · 50+ Smart CourtsFirst royalty flows · first flagship operating · installed base
2028Series ATargeted FY 2028

This round funds the path from validated POC to commercial deployment.

Full financials available on request · management plan, October 2026
Meet the founders and hear our pitch 30 minutes with Charlie and Dov · pick a time Request data room access Full financials and legal · NDA on request
No Strings, Inc. · Investor presentation · October 2026 Product visualisations are renderings · Miami footage is live Accredited investors only