The behind-the-scenes logistics of running a climbing gym is a feat that most people never see: memberships, waivers, freeze requests, youth program schedules, and the machinery necessary to keep the space open and the community coming back. Yet the infrastructure powering a facility can also be the thing that keeps owners and managers up at night.
Redpoint HQ is a software company that has been working to minimize that load. It’s built by a team with deep experience developing gym management software, including founder Andy Laakman, who started writing code to serve climbing gyms back in 2007.
Redpoint HQ was designed from a clean slate with one question in mind: If we could do it again, what would we do differently?
In the video below from their CWA Summit presentation, Laakman walks through what makes Redpoint HQ different. He emphasizes that it isn’t just about the features of Redpoint HQ but the philosophy and structural shift behind the software.
From a unified data architecture—which aligns operations, revenue and growth strategy in one system—to an AI-powered reporting tool that lets gym owners ask natural language questions of their data, Laakman is adamant that a software built from experience, trust and understanding can alleviate the logistical headache many operators face as well as save gyms money.
Two years after launching, close to 400 gyms have chosen the Redpoint HQ platform, including Movement, the largest climbing gym developer in the world.
This article is a sponsored story and does not necessarily represent the views of the Climbing Business Journal editorial team.
