SweatPals Lands $3M for Social Fitness Platform

Community-based workouts are getting a boost.

The news: SweatPals, a fitness events platform, raised $3M led by a16z SPEEDRUN and Pear VC.

Combining social features with event management tools, the company helps users discover local workouts while handling logistics, like promotion and payments, for hosts.

Since launching in Austin, Texas last year, SweatPals has expanded to 16 cities, hosting 5K events and 150K attendees — from group walks, runs, and workouts to larger festivals.

Sweat x socialize. ~50% of health-seekers turn to their community for a sweat, exercising more and achieving a greater sense of well-being in groups.

Playing facilitator, tech-enabled platforms are tapping into the love of moving together.

• Strava grew subscriptions 20% YoY through H1’24, topping 125M users.
• Scaling endurance events, Movemint closed pre-seed funding, while Let’s Do This managed the London Marathon’s record-breaking ’25 sign-ups.
• Break Sports, creator of racket sports matchmaking platform Break the Love, entered golf this spring.

Takeaway: Riding the swell of new attendees, SweatPals is targeting a presence in every major US city by the end of ’25. Seeing IRL gathering’s benefits, community-minded health and fitness operators should be prepared to host.