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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

What Businesses Become Possible If Labor Costs Are Reduced by 66%?

By eliminating the need for onsite personnel, the autonomous operating model powered by PodPlay allows venues to simultaneously increase capacity (stay open more hours) and decrease labor costs. As of the beginning of 2025, PodPlay will be supporting five different autonomous experience verticals in New York City: table tennis, pool, pickleball, golf simulators, and a dog wash.

How PodPlay Uses Kisi to Power its Autonomous Operating Model

Learn how PodPlay leverages Kisi for seamless access control, fully integrated with PodPlay’s white-label apps, to support venues operating autonomously across table tennis, pool, pickleball, golf simulators, and even dog washes.

Being Your Own ICP

If you are building digital tools to manage physical spaces there is no better way to learn what to build than to manage physical spaces with technology. There is another, less obvious, strategic advantage: highly efficient distribution.

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