Maison Sport

Idea

Introduction

Maison Sport connects skiers with independent ski instructors, we provide customers with a consistent way to securely book private ski & snowboard lessons in over 300 ski resorts across Europe.

After raising £1M via the Future Fund we are now reaching out to investors who want to invest via a standard equity round or through EIS.

Our mission is to revolutionise the way ski & snowboard instructors work around the world. Our platform gives instructors complete autonomy over their availability, products and pricing, and provides enough new business each season, that they can work independently from a traditional ski school, improving their quality of life.

By creating advanced technology we are dramatically improving the experience of booking an instructor, whilst opening up innovative product opportunities such as ‘shared privates’ and ‘Uber on the slopes’ lesson options – which have the potential to increase the size of the market.

Substantial accomplishments to date

Over £2M of lessons sold since launch, and 10,000 customer sign ups.

We have 900 active independent instructors on Maison Sport, giving us bookable availability of £42.8M.

185% revenue growth from 18/19 to 19/20*

Covid has created a surge of instructors sign ups.

Customers have left over 3,100 independent instructors reviews

*Based on unaudited management accounts

Monetisation strategy

We have the ability to increase revenue streams as the business grows. Included in our plans are subscriptions fees for instructors and commission on ski rental and currency exchange.

Use of proceeds

We have grown the business on a tight budget over the past 4 years and with a very small team. We are excited to start scaling the business over the next 18 months and building a great team.

1. We've hired an experienced in-house tech team - A raft of product improvements and the ability to iterate quickly will improve the user experience and significantly boost the return rate.

2. Scale up our marketing - Our marketing budget has only increased a nominal amount each year. With both sides of our marketplace firing, we can now increase spend significantly to bring in more customers.

3. Launch in new countries - We are expanding our offering into new countries to lay the foundations for future growth.

4. Target £6m in booking revenue - Has a flywheel effect on the marketplace, the increased income ensures consistent and strong long term growth.

Ultimately we want to become the biggest seller of ski lessons in the world, and completing this raise is one step in the journey.