# PodPlay Technologies

> PodPlay Technologies sells branded booking and club-management software, integrated scoreboards and video replays, and optional access control with remote monitoring to recreational venues. Developed inside PingPod, it launched commercially in 2023 and became independent in 2025. Its September 2026 case study reports 290+ clubs and 1.9 million players.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Maximilian Kogler (Co-Founder & CEO), Ben Borton (Co-Founder & CRO), Ilya Rivkin (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Products:** Basic, Basic Plus, Pro, Autonomous +, DUPR Challenge Matches
- **Notable:** Raised an $8 million Series A announced October 27, 2025., Company reported tripled year-over-year revenue in its October 2025 funding announcement., Company reported 290+ clubs and 1.9 million players in September 2026.

## Products & services

- **Basic** — Venue-branded web app with reservations, events, coaching, memberships, payments, administration, and analytics.
- **Basic Plus** — Adds venue-branded iOS and Android apps to the core software.
- **Pro** — Adds integrated cameras, monitors, digital scoreboards, customer-initiated replays, and AI video insights.
- **Autonomous +** — Adds door access and 24/7 remote monitoring for unattended or hybrid venue operation.
- **DUPR Challenge Matches** — Automatic submission of match results from supported PodPlay Pro scoreboards to DUPR.
- **PB Vision integration** — Integrated pickleball video analysis, player statistics, and DUPR-scale performance insights; processing is usage-based.
- **PodPlay Creator Collective** — Selective program connecting pickleball creators with participating clubs and distribution channels.

## Achievements

- Raised an $8 million Series A announced October 27, 2025.
- Company reported tripled year-over-year revenue in its October 2025 funding announcement.
- Company reported 290+ clubs and 1.9 million players in September 2026.
- September 2025 company blog reported 5,200 App Store ratings averaging 4.91 across PodPlay apps.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Premier Pickleball creator case study reports 290+ clubs, 1.9 million players, and more than 3 million views across 50+ PodPlay posts featuring Premier clips since August 2025.
- **2026-08** — Company essay describes AI-analyzed replays more than doubling in July and emerging AI-enhanced coaching and event formats.
- **2026-02** — PB Vision integration reported, adding AI match analysis with usage-based processing.
- **2025-10** — $8 million Series A and independence from PingPod announced.

## Links

- Website: https://podplay.app/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podplay-technologies/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PodPlayTechnologies
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podplay_official/

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Last updated: 2026-10-03