Gravity Vault
The total investment to open a Gravity Vault franchise ranges from $1.7M to $3.3M. The initial franchise fee is $79,500. Ongoing royalties are 6.5% plus a 1% advertising fee.
What is the Gravity Vault franchise?
Gravity Vault is an indoor rock climbing gym for people who want to climb. Estimated total initial investment is $1,747,150 to $3,304,300, and the initial franchise fee is $79,500.
The royalty is 6.5 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 1 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years. Gravity Vault was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Upper Saddle River, NJ.
Loan Activity Score
33/100
SBA Default Rate
7.1%
Active Lenders
6
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Gravity Vault has 10 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 6 lenders made 14 loans to franchisees of Gravity Vault. PeerSense calculates Gravity Vault's score as 33 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 2005 · 10 locations
$1.7M to $3.3M
$79,500
10
10 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Gravity Vault
14
Total SBA loans
$1.2M
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Gravity Vault
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Growing (10 to 24 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
7.1%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
14
Total Volume
$17.2M
Active Lenders
6
States
4
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Gravity Vault based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
7.1%
3.2% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
14 loans
Across 6 lenders
Lender Diversity
6 lenders
Avg 2.3 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$1,747,150 to $3,304,300 total
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$18,086
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
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- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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