Jorge Barragan

The indoor pickleball franchise may be feeling the pain of growing too fast as pickleball’s growth in the U.S.

The Picklr, an indoor pickleball facility franchisor, will seek Chapter 11 restructure due to leases and a $4.5 to $4.8 million investment from a franchisee group.

Picklr is a national indoor pickleball franchise that provides purpose-built clubs, elite court surfaces and custom programming for its members, all through a highly scalable, recurring-revenue model for its franchisees.

The Picklr CEO Jorge Barragan discusses managing 6,124% growth as the indoor pickleball franchise expands rapidly to meet surging national demand for the sport.

The Picklr, an indoor pickleball court franchise, adds Abby Olson as its new chief operating officer, who previously scaled Crumbl from fewer than 10 locations to over 1,100 across two countries.

The Picklr reaches a franchise agreement with Nippon Pickleball Holdings to expand into Japan, with plans for 20 clubs in the next five years.

The Picklr to open 50 pickleball clubs in Australia and New Zealand.

The Picklr hires Abby Olson as COO for global expansion.

The Picklr, an indoor pickleball franchise backed by former NFL quarterback Drew Brees, is expanding to Japan through a master franchise agreement with Nippon Pickleball Holdings Co.

America’s fastest-growing sport — pickleball — is experiencing a flurry of investment activity in 2024.