Paralo, founded in 2026 by Jarrad Hicks and Zaheer Merali, is building a common operating layer for golf clubs to replace the fragmented systems that currently manage membership, tee sheets, competitions, payments, and more. The company has already deployed its platform with a leading UK private club as a design partner and aims to give clubs greater choice and interoperability.
The £270,000 pre-seed round will fund product and engineering development, continue deployment with design-partner clubs, and build infrastructure connecting club operations with a golfer-facing product. Paralo is initially focused on golf clubs in the UK and Ireland.