Only winners
on board.
An invitation-only day at sea for the people who actually move mobile growth.
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A day at sea for the people who actually build mobile growth.
GrowBoat is an invitation-only day for the leaders behind the world’s biggest apps and games. User acquisition, growth, app marketing. No stage, no panels, no badge scanning. One catamaran, a hand-picked room of leaders, and the open Mediterranean.
It started seven years ago with one boat and a handful of operators worth listening to. The idea has not changed since: get the right people in one place and let the conversations happen on their own.
Not a conference.
A catamaran.
We leave the marina in the morning and let the city fall behind. The day finds its own rhythm. Coffee on deck, lunch, a swim in turquoise water, and conversations that run from eCPMs to your next hire between courses.
Plate 02 · Open water
The room is the product.
- Curated, not crowded. Small enough that you actually meet everyone, and chosen so everyone is worth meeting.
- 90% C-level, hand-picked. Every application gets read. Seats go to fit, not to whoever clicks first.
- No agenda on a lanyard. The best conversations are not scheduled. We just set the conditions for them.
- Conversations that outlast the day. Deals, hires and partnerships that started on deck and closed back on land.
Barcelona, from the water.
On 17 June, a curated room of growth leaders boarded a catamaran off Barcelona. The W Hotel and the skyline behind them, open sea ahead. Champagne in the sun, paddleboards, a few brave dives off the deck, and the conversations they came for. The whole day, in 95 frames.
A day on the water, in motion.
Photos tell half of it. The aftermovie, a teaser, and a look back. Press play.
Seven years on the water.
Barcelona is the latest stop, not the first. We have sailed across San Francisco, Berlin, Marbella and a few ports that never made the highlight reel. Same small deck, same bar for who gets on it. The faces change, the standard does not.
Don’t take our word for it.
Take theirs.
“Only C-Level, people were open. I’m doing business with one of them now.”
Simon Alex Bérubé · CEO & Founder, IPNOS
“Had a blast at GrowBoat. Great connections, inspiring talks, and lots of fun. Looking forward to the next one.”
“An amazing time at last week’s GrowBoat. Keep an eye out for the next one, it’s an opportunity you don’t want to miss.”
“Lots of knowledge shared by super diverse backgrounds, good food and weather! 10/10.”
“I’d rather sail with the right forty than a crowded hundred.”
Andre Kempe has spent his career at the sharp end of mobile marketing. He scaled growth at LOVOO, fleek (Zalando) and Mr D Food, then founded Admiral Media in 2019, the creative-performance agency that has since scaled more than 150 brands. He built GrowBoat to put the right people in one place and let the conversations happen. Seven years on, he still picks every seat himself.
Andre KempeFounder & Host, GrowBoat · Founder, Admiral Media
A short list, not a sponsor wall.
A partner does not buy a logo. You get a full day with the people who set the budgets. Every sailing carries about thirty hand-picked guests. The partner list is shorter.
That is the whole list for a sailing. When they are taken, they are taken. The next opening is the next edition.
Slots are filled per edition, kept in proportion so the room never feels sold.
Roughly 90% C-level. Around 30 seats. Growth and user-acquisition leaders from rooms you do not get into by buying a table.
Partners who have sailed with us already:
If the fit is right, the room is rare.
Tell us about your company and we will talk fit, never volume. Only winners on board.
Frequently asked.
GrowBoat is an invitation-only networking day at sea for mobile growth, user-acquisition and app-marketing leaders. A small, hand-picked group of guests spend a day on one luxury catamaran, trading conference panels and booths for real conversations. It is hosted by Admiral Media and has sailed across 6+ cities over roughly seven years, with more than 500 alumni.
We cast off mid-morning and follow the coast. Coffee and conversations on deck, lunch in the sun, a swim in the open water, and more conversations on the way back in. There is no schedule to rush through. Just a long, unhurried day with the right people.
No. There is no stage and no panels. GrowBoat is built entirely around real conversations between a small group of peers. That is the whole reason we do it on a boat instead of in a conference hall.
Senior growth, UA and app-marketing leaders, roughly 90% of them C-level, from companies like King, Scopely, Zynga, Adjust, Canva, Product Madness, Deca Games, Idealo and Tilting Point.
GrowBoat is invitation-only, with about 30 seats per sailing. Add your name to the waitlist for the next edition. The team reads every request and reaches out when there is a fit. Seats go to fit, not to first come.
Seats are individual and decided on fit, so we cannot promise a plus-one. If there is someone who belongs on the boat, mention them when you register and we will take a look.
GrowBoat is invitation-only rather than ticketed. There is no fee to register your interest, and the day on board is hosted for the guests we invite.
Dress for a warm day on the water. Bring sunglasses, sunscreen, and a swimsuit if you plan to get in. Leave the suit and the laptop at home.
GrowBoat sails on the open water of its host cities. The most recent edition, GrowBoat Barcelona, took place on the Mediterranean off Barcelona, Spain on 17 June 2026. Previous editions sailed in San Francisco, Berlin and Marbella.
The most recent edition was GrowBoat Barcelona on 17 June 2026. The next date and city are not announced yet. Join the waitlist to be first to know when the next sailing is confirmed, before it goes public.
We work with a small number of partners who share our standard for the room. Past editions have been powered by Adjust, Remerge, Adapty, WePush, Mintegral, CleverTap and others. If that sounds like you, reach out through the contact page.
GrowBoat is hosted by Admiral Media, an award-winning creative-performance agency founded in 2019 by Andre Kempe, a pioneer in app and mobile marketing.
Be first to know when we sail again.
No date yet. Add your name and we’ll reach out when the next edition opens, before it goes public. Every request gets read, and seats go to fit.