PingPod
Table tennis venue company
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PingPod is a company that runs table tennis venues, nicknamed "pods." Most pods are operational 24/7 and operate without on-site employees.[1]
| Founded | July 31, 2019 in New York City, New York, United States |
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| Founders | David Silberman, Ernesto Ebuen, Max Kogler |
| Headquarters | New York City , United States |
Key people | Max Kogler (Co-Founder, CEO) David Silberman (Co-Founder, CFO) Ernesto Ebuen (Co-Founder) Ilya Rivkin (CTO) Ben Borton (Chief Strategy Officer) |
| Services | Table tennis clubs |
| Website | http://pingpod.com/ |
History
David Silberman conceived of the idea and pitched it to two individuals: Ernesto Ebuen, a former U.S. table tennis player who took on the role of Chief Product Officer, and Max Kogler, a former Goldman Sachs employee and businessman, who joined as the CEO.[2] PingPod's first location was opened in 2020 on the Lower East Side in New York City.[1]
Features
Locations are equipped with features like automated scorekeeping and the capability to replay moments in a match, called PodPlay.[3][4] PodPlay licenses its reservation management software and instant replay and scoreboard system to other venue operators, namely in the pickleball space.[5]