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Episode 120

#120: Tito Machado & Scott Mendelssohn, DUPR executives

Coming off an $8M funding round, DUPR is going both downstream and horizontal in pickleball. DUPR is a rating algorithm and app to find other pickleball players at your skill level. The score ranges from 2 to 8. Tito Machado is the CEO and Scott Mendelssohn is the Head of Analytics. Chapters: (01:10) Entrance into…

Coming off an $8M funding round, DUPR is going both downstream and horizontal in pickleball.

DUPR is a rating algorithm and app to find other pickleball players at your skill level. The score ranges from 2 to 8.

Tito Machado is the CEO and Scott Mendelssohn is the Head of Analytics.

Chapters:
(01:10) Entrance into pickleball
(04:45) Company overview
(06:30) Understanding the DUPR score
(09:50) Acquiring users
(12:05) DUPR $8M funding
(15:45) Building community & engagement
(20:00) DUPR collegiate championships
(24:20) International expansion
(29:55) Trends to watch in pickleball

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