SEATTLE, September 9, 2021 / PRNewswire / – PitchBook, the leading data provider to the private and public equity markets, announced that it is partnering with PGA of America, an organization of nearly 28,000 PGA professionals, to discover and evaluate innovation opportunities in the US to support $ 84.1 billion Golf industry.
To kick off that effort, the PGA and PitchBook released a report titled The Continuing Evolution of the Golf Course, which provides an insight into how golf courses are changing and adapting to new technology over the next decade. The report highlights a few categories and companies that have the potential to improve the golf industry through advances in areas such as ground insights, sustainability, automation, drone delivery, cloud kitchens, game analytics, and gamification.
“PGA members are the driving force behind innovation in the golf industry and work hard every day to grow the game across a variety of platforms,” said PGA Vice President John Relieves and the Chairman of the PGA Innovation Committee. “Through our new agreement with PitchBook, PGA of America will seek to advance the golf professional and industry with exciting opportunities, discoveries and critical market intelligence that will enhance experience and drive investment.”
“PitchBook provides capital markets data and intelligence to drive action and help people win, and we look forward to working with PGA of America to navigate private markets,” said John Gabbert, Founder and CEO of PitchBook. “As the PGA of America continues on its mission to improve the golf industry, grow the game and help its members, its focus on innovation will be critical to supporting the next generation of technology, and the PitchBook platform will help make that discovery to advance. ”
More than 64,000 industry-leading business and investment professionals rely on PitchBook to make informed decisions by displaying hard-to-find financial and business data across the investment lifecycle. PitchBook’s customer-centric approach has made it one of the fastest growing financial data providers with 55 percent revenue CAGR and more than 500 percent customer growth since 2017. winning technology and customer service. Headquarters in Seattle, PitchBook also has offices in London, new York, San Francisco, Mumbai and Hong Kong employs more than 1,500 people worldwide.
To download the “The Continuous Development of the Golf Course” report, Click here.
About PitchBook
PitchBook is a financial data and software company that provides transparency in capital markets to help professionals discover and execute opportunities with confidence and efficiency. PitchBook collects and analyzes detailed data on the entire venture capital, private equity and M&A landscape – including public and private companies, investors, funds, investments, exits and people. The company’s data and analytics are available through the PitchBook platform, industry news and in-depth reports. PitchBook was founded in 2007 and has offices in Seattle, San Francisco, new York and London and serves over 64,000 professionals around the world. In 2016, Morningstar acquired PitchBook, which now operates as an independent subsidiary.
About the PGA of America
PGA of America is one of the largest sports organizations in the world and consists of nearly 28,000 PGA professionals who work daily to increase interest and integration in the sport of golf. For more information about the PGA of America, visit PGA.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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