Swimply operates a peer-to-peer marketplace in which homeowners rent out private recreational spaces - swimming pools, hot tubs, tennis, pickleball and basketball courts, backyards, event spaces and entire homes - by the hour. Founded in 2017, the company runs a two-sided marketplace platform that handles online booking and payments between hosts and guests. The New York Times has dubbed it the "Airbnb for pools".
The platform has facilitated more than 600,000 bookings and hosted over 4 million guests across 150+ cities, drawing on a base of more than 15,000 hosts. It operates in the United States, Canada and Australia. Engineering work spans the marketplace itself, booking and payments infrastructure, and the matching, trust and safety systems required of a two-sided rental network.
Beyond the core marketplace, Swimply provides host-side protections: a host protection guarantee covering incidents up to $1 million and property damage coverage of up to $10,000. The company frames its service as a way for hosts to earn passive income and for guests - families, friends, athletes and pet owners - to access affordable private recreation.
