PingPod is a company that runs

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venues, nicknamed "pods." Most pods are operational 24/7 and operate without on-site employees.

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. PingPod's first location was opened in 2020 on the

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in New York City.

Features

Locations are equipped with features like automated scorekeeping and the capability to replay moments in a match, called PodPlay. PodPlay licenses its reservation management software and instant replay and scoreboard system to other venue operators, namely in the

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space.

Locations

PingPod runs several locations across most of New York City, Brooklyn, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Miami, as well as internationally in Bristol, UK and the Philippines.

References

{{reflist Table tennis venues American companies established in 2019