About HORNGRY
Off screens.
Into the streets.
We're pulling the next generation off couches and screens, and back into sport. This is the home of the uninvited. The riders, skaters, surfers and shredders nobody put on a stage.
Why we exist
From disadvantage to opportunity for others.
Sport was the escape. Skateboarding, BMX, racing mates through the woods on a Raleigh Chopper at full speed. Adrenaline, challenge, the drive to push further.
The reality was harder. Founder Brian Smithies was raised in the UK council care and foster system. Access to skateparks, gear, comps and sponsorships was almost non-existent. The system was built to back a select few.
Hundreds of kids with serious talent went, and still go unnoticed because they didn't have the right exposure or the right people behind them. That frustration never left. It became the reason we exist.
We're here to make the opportunities we never had. For skaters, surfers, BMXers, mountain bikers, snow riders, and anyone else with the hunger.
Kids today spend more time on screens than any generation before them, drifting into isolation. Sport is the antidote. It builds humans, friendships, and a sense of belonging an algorithm can't fake.
"Join the movement. Find your tribe. Get noticed."
Brian Smithies, Founder
What we stand for
Action. Adrenaline. Achievement.
01
Action
Sports built our discipline, our crew, our way out. We back anyone who shows up. Pro or first-timer, same energy.
02
Adrenaline
Real life is loud. We exist as the antidote to scrolling. Put the phone down, get outside, feel something you actually earned.
03
Achievement
Talent without exposure goes nowhere. We surface the overlooked. Votes, leaderboards, sponsorships, gear. No gatekeepers.
The road so far
From a frustration to a movement.
Origin
Council care, no skatepark
Founder Brian Smithies grew up in the UK care system. Talent everywhere, exposure nowhere. The frustration never left. It became the brief.
2024
HORNGRY is born
A responsible action sports brand with a real mission: build a global community where anyone, regardless of background, can showcase, connect, and get seen.
Now
Crews in 12+ cities
Street, Surf, Dirt, Snow and Sky tribes meeting locally. Documentary content. Underground events. Free for the community, always.
Next
The HORNGRY App
Upload your best clips, climb the leaderboard, get Pro Coaching. Launching Q4 2026. No fees, no gatekeepers. Just raw talent on a fair stage.
12+
Cities with active crews
1,400+
Riders on the radar
0
Gatekeepers · ever
Where we're going
The future of action sports is here.
The world's biggest action sports community. Built at local level, connected globally. Free app. Underground events. Documentary content. Real sponsorships for real riders. No gatekeepers, no exclusivity, no fees. Just raw talent and a community that gets it.