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Ben Borton

Ben Borton

Co-Founder, PodPlay Technologies

Mr. Borton is a Co-Founder of PodPlay Technologies responsible for go-to-market strategy and managing our Sales and Marketing teams. He is also the Chief Strategy Officer and was the first outside investor in PodPlay’s parent company PingPod Inc. Mr. Borton was previously Head of Digital Fund Services at Figure Technologies from February 2020 to July 2022, a Partner at Mountaineer Partners from January 2012 to December 2019, and a Partner at MM Capital from 2009 to 2011. He has been a Founder/Partner in multiple investment management firms during his career and an active technology angel investor. Mr. Borton received a Masters’ degree from the University of Chicago and a BA in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Recent Posts

PodPlay Adopts DUPR Coach and DUPR Coach-Assigned Ratings to Elevate Player Development and Club Growth

PodPlay is making DUPR Coach and Coach-Assigned DUPR Ratings available to guide pickleball players on the path of continuous improvement. By integrating Coach-Assigned DUPR Ratings with PodPlay’s innovative features—including integrated digital scoreboards, video replays, and DUPR Challenge Matches—clubs now have a powerful framework to enhance player participation, optimize programming, and drive sustained revenue growth.

Building Digital Tools for Physical Spaces

The world of atoms is less flexible than the world of bits. As a consequence, building digital tools for managing physical spaces requires deep empathy for both end customers and staff.

Earning the Right to Compete on ROI

The best Vertical SaaS companies earn the right to compete based on return-on-investment (ROI) not price. They win business by becoming an essential driver of profitability for the businesses they serve.

Other Team Members

Maximilian Kogler

Maximilian Kogler

Co-Founder and CEO

Ilya Rivkin

Ilya Rivkin

Co-Founder & CTO

David Silberman

David Silberman

Co-Founder & CFO

Kyle Nielson

Kyle Nielson

Director of Customer Success