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§ Private Profile · Los Angeles, CA, USA
Swimply is a technology company.
Swimply has raised $91.2M across 4 funding rounds.
Key people at Swimply.
Swimply has raised $91.2M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Swimply operates an online marketplace connecting individuals with recreational spaces for hourly rental. Its core product enables property owners to monetize underutilized amenities, including swimming pools, sports courts, and backyards. The platform facilitates a streamlined booking experience, managing reservations, payments, and host-guest communication, making exclusive private facilities accessible.
Bunim Laskin founded the company in 2017, with Asher Weinberger joining as a co-founder in 2018. Inspired by Laskin's personal difficulty finding a pool during a hot summer, he recognized the potential in connecting owners of underused private pools with individuals seeking recreational access. This insight spurred the development of a peer-to-peer sharing model for leisure spaces.
Swimply primarily serves individuals and groups seeking short-term access to recreational facilities for diverse needs. Guests leverage the platform to discover unique local escapes, from relaxing pool days to active sports sessions. The company envisions democratizing access to private amenities, transforming underutilized resources into valuable experiences, and fostering local leisure opportunities.
Swimply is an online marketplace that connects owners of private recreational spaces—primarily pools, but also tennis and pickleball courts, hot tubs, saunas, backyards, and even full homes—with renters seeking hourly access for leisure, events, or family escapes.[1][2][4][6] It serves homeowners looking to monetize underutilized assets and users, especially families and locals craving private, uncrowded alternatives to public facilities, solving access gaps in urban areas and during peak demand like heat waves.[1][3][5] The platform takes a 15% cut from hosts and 10% from guests, fueling rapid growth: over 25,000 listings across all 50 U.S. states, Canada, and Australia, with strong momentum from $40M funding in 2022 (backed by Airbnb and Lime co-founders) and features like same-day bookings (half of summer volume) and new "swim passes" for recurring access.[2][3][4][5]
Founded in 2018 in Arlington, Virginia (later moving operations to Venice, California), Swimply emerged as the "Airbnb for pools" amid COVID-19 closures of public facilities, filling a void for private, hourly rentals of backyard pools.[1][3][4] Co-founders include COO Asher Weinberger, who discussed the platform's early revolutionary tech on podcasts, and CEO Derek Callow, who joined later to drive expansion beyond pools into sports courts (added summer post-launch) and full-home rentals based on host feedback.[2][3][4] Pivotal early traction came from exponential growth in 2020-2021 as sharing economy demand surged, leading to Shark Tank exposure and the 2022 funding round that supercharged nationwide rollout.[3][7]
Swimply rides the sharing economy wave in leisure, capitalizing on post-COVID shifts toward localized experiences, impulsivity (50% same-day summer bookings), and "screen-free" family reconnection amid public pool closures and urban density.[1][3] Timing aligns with climate-driven heat waves and 96% of Americans lacking home pools, positioning it as a disruptor in underserved markets like rural U.S. or non-pool-heavy regions.[2][5] It influences the ecosystem by trailblazing "experiential sharing" (beyond rides or stays), empowering hosts with scalable income, filling gaps like Uber did for transport, and expanding geographically/product-wise to normalize hourly recreational access.[1][2][3]
Swimply's trajectory points to deeper U.S./international penetration, more product layers (e.g., advanced passes, indoor expansions), and tech enhancements for hyper-local discovery amid rising experience spending. Trends like climate volatility, remote work backyards, and gig-economy side hustles will propel it, potentially evolving into a full "neighborhood escape" platform influencing how we access leisure. As the original pool-sharing pioneer monetizing idle assets, Swimply exemplifies tech unlocking everyday luxuries for families and hosts alike.[1][2][4]
Key people at Swimply.
Swimply has raised $91.2M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Swimply's investors include Navin Chaddha, Alvin Salehi, Brad Bao, Casey Winters, Fidji Simo, Nathan Blecharczyk, Rob Chesnut, Conrad Shang, Hans Tung, Norwest Venture Partners, Trust Ventures, Mayfield.
Swimply has raised $91.2M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $40.0M Other Equity in December 2021.