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PingPod

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

  1. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  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.