The local sports ecosystem

Where Sports Connect.

Discover where to play. Find games. Join athletes. Connect with sports venues. PlayHub brings the local sports journey into one platform.

PlayHub sports venues
PlayHub map
One platform · multiple entry points

A sports ecosystem built around how people actually play.

PlayHub connects demand, supply and community. Athletes participate, venues grow their local reach, and visitors can discover the ecosystem before creating an account.

ATHLETE

Find. Play. Connect.

Discover games and places to train, meet new athletes, find coaches, join communities and build a sports identity across different disciplines.

Discovery → participation → community
VENUE

Visibility that converts.

Sports venues can subscribe to planned Bronze, Silver and Gold tiers, unlocking different levels of promotion, search visibility, map priority and commercial tools.

Recurring B2B revenue
VISITOR

Explore before joining.

Visitors can understand what is happening around them, explore sports, venues and activity, then convert into registered participants when the moment is right.

Low-friction acquisition
From discovery to play

One journey. Fewer barriers to getting in the game.

PlayHub connects the fragmented steps around local sports into a single experience, from discovering a game to confirming and paying for a spot.

01 · DISCOVER

Find games

Search by sport, date and venue, then see availability before joining.

Available games
02 · JOIN

Enter the game

See the venue, time, open spots and game format in one clear flow.

Join a game
03 · PAY

Pay your own spot

Individual checkout removes the organizer's burden of collecting payments manually.

Individual game checkout
Match quality

Not every player belongs in every game.

PlayHub is designed to add sport-specific skill levels and participation criteria, helping organizers protect game quality while giving athletes clearer expectations before joining.

01 · ProfileAthlete registers and builds a sports identity.
02 · LevelSkill is considered per sport, not as one generic score.
03 · RulesCreator defines level, format, capacity and access criteria.
04 · EntryAutomatic qualification or private invitation controls access.
Game creation

Open, filtered or private.

A casual open game and a competitive session do not need the same rules. The platform can support different participation models without forcing every community into the same box.

Skill filtersAutomatic entryPrivate gamesCapacitySport-specific criteria
Multi-sport by design

Start focused. Expand across the sports universe.

The MVP begins with a focused set of sports, while the product model is designed to expand into new disciplines and communities as each market develops.

FootvolleyBeach TennisVolleyballFootballPadelTennisBasketballRunningCyclingPickleballFunctional TrainingMartial ArtsSwimming

Highlighted sports reflect the current product context. Additional disciplines illustrate expansion potential rather than currently released functionality.

For venues

Turn local venues into discoverable sports destinations.

Athletes can discover nearby arenas, understand what they offer, see availability and move directly into games. Venues gain a digital layer connecting discovery with activity.

DiscoveryLocation, facilities and sports
ConversionFrom venue to available games
PlayHub venue discovery
PlayHub venue profile
PlayHub social feed
PlayHub notifications
Community layer

Sport does not end when the match ends.

PlayHub adds a social layer around local sport, giving athletes a place to publish, interact, repost and stay connected to the people and activity around them.

Business model

Participation creates value. The network creates revenue.

Venue subscriptions create a recurring commercial foundation, while a growing sports network opens additional monetization layers around transactions, events, brands and local activity.

BronzeCore presence + discovery
SilverMore visibility + promotional tools
GoldPriority positioning + maximum exposure
Venue subscriptionsTransaction feesEventsSponsorshipsAdvertisingCommercial partnershipsFuture premium services
Illustrative recurring revenue

What scale can look like.

Example only: average venue subscription of €49/month.

100 venues
€4.9k
500 venues
€24.5k
1,000
€49k
5,000
€245k

Monthly recurring revenue scenario. Illustrative only, based on an assumed blended average subscription of €49 per venue. This is not a financial forecast and final pricing has not been defined.

Network effect

Every new participant can make the ecosystem more useful.

The strategic advantage is not one feature. It is the loop created when athletes, games, venues and local communities reinforce one another.

More athletes
→
More games & activity
→
More value for venues
More venues
→
Better local discovery
→
More athletes return
The global vision

From one court in Faro to any city in the world.

PlayHub Sports is building a digital layer for local sport: a place where athletes, venues, coaches and communities can discover one another and turn local intent into real-world activity.

One ecosystem · local everywhere

Athletes. Arenas. Coaches. Communities.

The ambition is simple to understand and difficult to replicate at scale: make the local sports ecosystem visible, connected and actionable in large cities, small cities and everything between.

FaroLisbonMadridRio de JaneiroMiamiDubaiAnywhere people play
Built from inside the game

“PlayHub starts with a simple belief: finding where, when and with whom to play should be easier.”

Founder-led. Product already in motion.

PlayHub Sports is being developed from direct experience inside the sports ecosystem, with an MVP that already demonstrates discovery, games, venues, social interaction and transactional flows.

MVPWorking product experience
PortugalInitial market context

The next game is local. The opportunity is global.

PlayHub is opening conversations with sports venues, ecosystem partners, strategic collaborators and investors ready to help scale where sports connect.