Brian Hickey

PodPlay Technologies is the operating system for modern, tech-forward recreational venues. We built the tech that powers PingPod, and, in 2023, formed PodPlay to offer our full autonomous tech stack as a white label SaaS solution to like-minded racket sports venues. The PodPlay offering integrates reservations, event management, coach connect, analytics, and payments software with hardware-enabled features like scoreboards, customer initiated replays, door access, and 24/7 remote security monitoring. Today, we power clubs across pickleball, padel, pool, and ping pong, but the long term vision is to power all businesses pursuing the autonomous operating model. If you run a business that offers time-slotted experiences, we should talk.

PodPlay Technologies is the operating system for modern, tech-forward recreational venues. We built the tech that powers PingPod, and, in 2023, formed PodPlay to offer our full autonomous tech stack as a white label SaaS solution to like-minded racket sports venues. The PodPlay offering integrates reservations, event management, coach connect, analytics, and payments software with hardware-enabled features like scoreboards, customer initiated replays, door access, and 24/7 remote security monitoring. Today, we power clubs across pickleball, padel, pool, and ping pong, but the long term vision is to power all businesses pursuing the autonomous operating model. If you run a business that offers time-slotted experiences, we should talk.

Venture For America is a national nonprofit and two-year Fellowship program that gives recent college graduates firsthand startup experiences to help them become strong leaders. Fellows learn important startup skills at Training Camp, apply for jobs within our company network, and work for two years as full-time, salaried employees in one of 13 cities. When Fellows are ready to start a company — be it two years after college or nine — VFA has the resources (like a crowdfunding competition and accelerator) to help make that dream a reality. Our vision: Venture For America is creating an accessible and inclusive future of entrepreneurship in America.

We partner with the world’s most ambitious entrepreneurs to drive resilience and applied AI. We support founders with a long-term view who challenge the status quo, partnering with them from seed to growth stage and beyond. With offices in the US, Europe, and India, we have supported the growth of 800+ businesses, including Airbnb, Anduril, Anthropic, Applied Intuition, Commure, Glean, Gusto, Helsing, Hubspot, Kayak, Livongo, Mistral, Ramp, Samsara, Snap, Stripe, Sword, and Zepto. For more information, visit: www.generalcatalyst.com.