Clubspeed Acquires KartingManager

Valsoft's Manos Software Group Acquires Clubspeed

June 2, 2026

Software

Valsoft Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary Manos Software Group, acquired Clubspeed, a global provider of venue management software for karting tracks and other family entertainment attractions. Clubspeed will continue to operate independently with its team in place as Manos invests in AI-enabled product capabilities and supports organic growth.

K1 Speed Acquires Capital Karts

May 9, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

K1 Speed, the US-based indoor electric karting operator, has acquired Capital Karts, a London-based indoor go-kart operator. The deal gives K1 Speed an entry point into the UK and supports its broader European expansion plans with immediate operations in Canary Wharf and additional London, Birmingham and Glasgow sites under development.

K1 Speed Acquires Autobahn Indoor Speedway

February 19, 2024

Media & Entertainment

K1 Speed, the global indoor electric karting operator, acquired Autobahn Indoor Speedway’s 11 U.S. venues, consolidating the domestic indoor karting market and expanding K1’s footprint into four additional states (Maryland, New York, Wisconsin and Alabama). The deal was executed as part of K1 Speed’s broader growth program (supported by a new investment partnership with Verlinvest) to accelerate domestic and international expansion and reach new markets.

K1 Speed Acquires Speed Circuit Family Fun Center in Chula Vista

January 23, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

K1 Speed, the Irvine-based indoor electric karting operator, has acquired Speed Circuit Family Fun Center in Chula Vista, California and reopened it as K1 Speed Chula Vista. The acquisition expands K1 Speed's San Diego County footprint to three locations and included renovations such as replacing gas karts with all-electric karts and facility upgrades for events and arcade offerings.

Clubspeed Acquires Vantora

November 29, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Irvine-based venue management software provider Clubspeed has acquired Vantora, an online booking and waiver management SaaS vendor, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition expands Clubspeed's product portfolio and presence in axe-throwing and paintball markets while retaining Vantora founder Larry Dague as a consultant.

K1 Speed Inc Acquires Race Place Motorsports (RPM Indoor Kart Racing)

November 16, 2012

Restaurants & Hospitality

K1 Speed Inc., the largest national operator of indoor kart racing facilities, announced it will acquire Race Place Motorsports, Inc. (RPM Indoor Kart Racing) in Sacramento, California. The transaction adds K1 Speed’s 13th nationwide location (and its 3rd in Northern California); the Sacramento facility will convert from gas karts to electric karts and is scheduled to close on December 1, 2012.