Full-Time

B2B/Product Marketing Lead

Sweatpals

Sweatpals

11-50 employees

Freemium fitness social network with events

No salary listed

Remote in USA + 1 more

More locations: Austin, TX, USA

Remote

Category
Growth & Marketing (1)
Required Skills
CRM

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Requirements
  • Six to ten years of experience in business-to-business or product marketing.
  • Deep experience with business-to-business advertising and lifecycle marketing strategy.
  • Experience owning and executing a business-to-business marketing roadmap end-to-end.
  • Experience influencing and collaborating closely with Product, Sales, Account Management, and Support.
Responsibilities
  • Partner with Product on the roadmap, translate new features into clear value narratives for Hosts, and own end-to-end launch plans for new feature sets to the Host base.
  • Run product education campaigns to gyms and studios in the customer relationship management system, own the narrative and content, co-own conversion results, educate current event hosts on the gym and studio suite, and pass relevant leads from the customer relationship management system to Sales.
  • Own thought leadership and blog strategy for fitness entrepreneurs.
  • Brief the Social team on feature rollouts across channels including Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and LinkedIn.
  • Collaborate with Engineering and Data on feature adoption tracking capabilities, including event tracking and deep links.
  • Develop host case studies and proof points for sales, email, social, and blog channels.
  • Build the Host business-to-business content library with thought leadership pieces, one-pagers, and migration guides in partnership with Customer Success.
  • Support Sales and Success with pitch decks, pricing sheets, and other enablement materials.
  • Lead production on testimonial videos in collaboration with Design.
  • Partner with Sales and Success to host business-to-business networking events for fitness industry leaders, current hosts, and prospective hosts.
  • Partner with Lifecycle to build email and in-app journeys guiding business-to-business Hosts from first touch through activation and growth.
  • Develop strategy and regular content for a monthly Host email newsletter.
  • Own the Host email and in-app messaging rhythm, targeting messaging by use case and driving feature adoption and growth.
  • Own onboarding education that reaches Hosts outside the product.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience at a marketplace business and/or early-stage startup.

SweatPals connects people through fitness by offering a social platform centered on shared workouts and events. Users can discover and join group workouts, run clubs, and fitness gatherings, making it easy to meet new people who share an active lifestyle. The app operates on a freemium model: the basic features are free, while premium options add advanced workout tracking, access to exclusive events, and personalized fitness plans. Revenue also comes from brand partnerships and sponsorships aligned with fitness and mental health, plus promotions like discounts and free shipping on fitness products. SweatPals differentiates itself from typical social apps by fostering a kind, diverse, and supportive community where sharing is more authentic and pressure-free, with an emphasis on mental health awareness through partner initiatives.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$15.5M

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

2022

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • October 2025 funding from Patron, a16z speedrun, and HartBeat financed national expansion.
  • Sweatpals reported 1 million monthly users, 170,000 weekly actives, and 20,000 monthly experiences.
  • Run-club attendance grew 216% year-over-year through September 2025, validating category demand.

What critics are saying

  • Event platforms face brutal switching costs; Meetup, Eventbrite, and Instagram already own distribution.
  • If growth stalls outside 24 cities, host monetization weakens and expansion burns cash.
  • Dependence on wellness-social trends ties demand to run clubs; fad reversal hurts revenue.

What makes Sweatpals unique

  • Sweatpals owns fitness discovery plus host operations for real-world community events.
  • Daybreaker chose Sweatpals in January 2026 for exclusive ticketing and hosting infrastructure.
  • The app combines consumer networking with tools for trainers, studios, and organizers.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Remote Work Options

Professional Development Budget

Wellness Program

Company Equity

Employee Discounts

Stock Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

6%
Medium
Feb 15th, 2026
Sweatpals Investment Memo — Series A

To: Investors From: Andy VC Fund Dec 9, 2025

a16z
Nov 20th, 2025
a16z speedrun

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Athletech News
Oct 28th, 2025
Social Fitness Platform Sweatpals Raises $12M To Fuel the 'Daylife Movement'

Social fitness platform Sweatpals raises $12M to fuel the 'daylife movement' credit: Sweatpals The Austin-based Sweatpals connects users with in-person fitness classes, events and experiences. It also offers back-end business tools for personal trainers and organizers. As social habits shift away from nightlife toward wellness-oriented experiences, particularly for Gen Z, Sweatpals is betting that movement and connection can coexist at scale. The Austin-based fitness community platform has raised $12 million in seed funding from Patron, a16z speedrun and Kevin Hart's HartBeat Ventures to accelerate its national expansion and new product development. Co-founded by Salar Shahini and Mandi Zhou, SweatPals aims to reimagine how people meet and build friendships by positioning wellness as the new social currency. The platform allows users to discover and host in-person fitness classes, events and experiences, transforming gyms and studios into community hubs. It also includes back-end tools for personal trainers and organizers, offering digital ticketing, waiver signing, participant management and group communication. "We're building the infrastructure for human connection in an increasingly lonely world," said Shahini. "Our goal is to make every studio, park and community space a place where people can find belonging through movement." According to the company, hosts see an average of 30% more customers through Sweatpals, suggesting the model supports both connection and creator monetization. Sweatpals reported more than 1 million monthly users across its web and app products, with 170,000 weekly active users and over 20,000 new experiences, ranging from classes to retreats, created last month alone. The average paid host earns $70,000 per year, reflecting how the platform blends entrepreneurship with community-building. Last month, the platform served as the tech and ticketing partner for Strong New York Kenny Santucci's annual fitness and wellness expo in NYC. Run clubs have been a particular area of expansion, with attendance growing 216% year-over-year between January and September 2025. In total, more than 237,000 people have joined Sweatpals-affiliated run clubs in the past 22 months, the company says. Top cities for activity include Miami, Austin, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, while popular categories span mixed social sports, strength and athletic training, Pilates, running and hiking, and adventure sports. The concept taps into broader lifestyle changes among younger generations. With alcohol consumption at historic lows - only about half of American adults now drink - wellness has emerged as a preferred social outlet. Sweatpals calls this trend the "daylife movement," where workouts, run clubs and yoga meetups replace the traditional bar scene. "When I first saw Sweatpals, I immediately recognized it as the future of how we connect," Hart said. "They're leading a movement that makes wellness accessible, social and fun." Andrew Chen, a general partner at a16z speedrun, added that Sweatpals' appeal lies in its ability to "drive real-world community formation with built-in monetization." With the new capital, Sweatpals, which is currently active in 24 cities, plans to expand to 12 additional markets by early 2026, enhance social and monetization tools for hosts and roll out features for gyms, studios and event organizers. The company's investor lineup also includes Max Mullen (Instacart co-founder), Jeffrey Katzenberg (WndrCo) and Deb Liu (Ancestry CEO).

Business Insider
Oct 28th, 2025
Sweatpals raises $12M for fitness events

Sweatpals, a social fitness event platform, raised $12 million in a seed round led by Patron, A16z Speedrun, and HartBeat Ventures, bringing total funding to $17.2 million. Founded in 2022, Sweatpals helps users find local fitness events to foster real-life connections. The platform has over 1 million monthly users, with 60% being women aged 20-35. The funding will support expansion into more US markets and product development for gyms and studios.

Silicon Hills News
Oct 28th, 2024
SweatPals Raises $3M Led by a16z SPEEDRUN and Pear VC to Connect the World Through Fitness

Austin-based SweatPals has closed a $3 million funding round, led by a16z SPEEDRUN and Pear VC, in a significant milestone to drive the company’s mission of fostering connections through fitness. Salar Shahini, Co-founder and CEO of SweatPals, announced the funding in a post on LinkedIn. According to Shahini, the funding round holds special meaning, not […]