PingPod

Founded	July 31, 2019; 6 years ago in New York City, New York, United States
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/
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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]

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]

Locations

PingPod runs several locations across most of New York City, Brooklyn,^[6] New Jersey, Philadelphia, Boston,^[7] Chicago,^[8] Miami, as well as internationally in Bristol, UK^[9] and the Philippines.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "PingPod Futuristic Table-Tennis Coming to Fort Lee". NJB Magazine.
^ Greenberg, Zachary (4 April 2023). "Previewing PingPod: The Autonomous Ping Pong Revolution". Jewish Link.
^ Quinn, Liam. "PingPod, a 24/7 ping pong center, is coming to Fort Lee. Here is what to expect". NothJersey.com.
^ Lemire, Joe (18 March 2022). "Table Tennis Venue Startup PingPod Raises $10 Million, New Philadelphia Location Coming". Sports Business Journal.
^ ^a ^b Lu, Yiren (14 November 2023). "How Many Employees Should Be Working In Your Store? The Answer Might Be Zero — Here's How One Company Does It". Entrepreneur.
^ Robles, Brianna (21 February 2023). "Downtown Brooklyn Becomes Home for New PingPod Location". BK Reader.
^ Green, Hannah. "Kendall Square, North Station are getting tech-enabled ping-pong 'pods'". Bostinno.
^ McGowan, Elliot (7 December 2023). "A 24/7 Ping Pong Center Has Opened In River North". Secret Chicago.
^ Bojnansky, Eric. "New York company to open two automated ping-pong locations in Miami". South Florida Business Journal.

[NJB_Magazine-1] "PingPod Futuristic Table-Tennis Coming to Fort Lee". NJB Magazine.

[2] Greenberg, Zachary (4 April 2023). "Previewing PingPod: The Autonomous Ping Pong Revolution". Jewish Link.

[3] Quinn, Liam. "PingPod, a 24/7 ping pong center, is coming to Fort Lee. Here is what to expect". NothJersey.com.

[4] Lemire, Joe (18 March 2022). "Table Tennis Venue Startup PingPod Raises $10 Million, New Philadelphia Location Coming". Sports Business Journal.

[:0-5] Lu, Yiren (14 November 2023). "How Many Employees Should Be Working In Your Store? The Answer Might Be Zero — Here's How One Company Does It". Entrepreneur.

[6] Robles, Brianna (21 February 2023). "Downtown Brooklyn Becomes Home for New PingPod Location". BK Reader.

[7] Green, Hannah. "Kendall Square, North Station are getting tech-enabled ping-pong 'pods'". Bostinno.

[8] McGowan, Elliot (7 December 2023). "A 24/7 Ping Pong Center Has Opened In River North". Secret Chicago.

[9] Bojnansky, Eric. "New York company to open two automated ping-pong locations in Miami". South Florida Business Journal.

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Founded	July 31, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-07-31) in New York City, New York, United States
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/