Palm Beach Royals

The publicly documented owners, general manager, coaches, and leadership connected to Palm Beach Royals.

Palm Beach County, FLLast verified 2026-07-136 profiles

Owners

Zach Hunter

Zach Hunter

Owner (Hyperspace Ventures)

Co-founder, Hyperspace Ventures (digital investment firm); ex-UNC tennis

Co-founder of Hyperspace Ventures, the firm leading Palm Beach Royals ownership; former University of North Carolina tennis player.

Worth Knowing

  • Co-founded Hyperspace Ventures with Taylor Meyer in 2017 after the two were tennis teammates at the University of North Carolina.
  • Hyperspace invested $5.3 million in Pickleball Inc. before leading the Palm Beach Royals ownership group.
  • His public profile also links him to TopCourt and other sports and technology investments.
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Taylor Meyer

Taylor Meyer

Owner (Hyperspace Ventures)

Co-founder, Hyperspace Ventures; ex-UNC tennis

Co-founder of Hyperspace Ventures; former UNC tennis player; part of Royals ownership.

Worth Knowing

  • Co-founded Hyperspace Ventures in 2017 with former UNC tennis teammate Zach Hunter.
  • Previously co-founded UConnection, a college food-and-drink savings app that expanded to more than 500 universities before being acquired.
  • His investing work focuses on early-stage technology businesses and now includes a substantial pickleball portfolio.
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Bianca Andreescu

Bianca Andreescu

Owner (minority)

US Open champion (tennis)

2019 US Open champion; minority owner of the Royals.

Worth Knowing

  • Primary professional background: US Open champion (tennis).
  • Publicly associated with Canada.
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Aleksander Barkov

Aleksander Barkov

Owner (minority)

NHL captain, Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers captain (NHL); minority owner of the Royals.

Worth Knowing

  • Primary professional background: NHL captain, Florida Panthers.
  • Publicly associated with South Florida.

General Manager

David Grossman

Chief Financial Officer & General Manager

CFO and GM, Palm Beach Royals

CFO and GM of the Palm Beach Royals; deep pickleball finance background as former CFO of DUPR, MLP Controller (2023), and UPA Director of Finance (2024).

Worth Knowing

  • Joined the Royals after serving as CFO of DUPR, controller for Major League Pickleball, and director of finance for the United Pickleball Association.
  • His remit combines roster construction and team systems with financial stewardship and league engagement.
  • Ryan directly confirmed that Grossman now holds both the CFO and general-manager titles for the Royals.
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Head Coach

Unconfirmed

Unconfirmed

Details have not been publicly confirmed.

Worth Knowing

Additional public background has not been confirmed.

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