Podo

Cameras that stick anywhere.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Consumer Products
  • Location Santa Clara, CA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded July 2013
  • Website mypodo.com

Company Summary

Podo's for anyone who's been frustrated taking or sharing their pictures. It's a camera that sticks anywhere, so no one gets left out holding the camera. You can see a live preview and snap the shutter from your phone, so you always get the best angles. The Podo app makes it easy to edit and share, and can even detect and send copies to the people you're with! With Podo, pictures are up to your imagination-not the length of your arm.

Team

  • Jae Hoon Choi
    CEO

    JaeHoon came to America at the age of 15 without any English ability but graduated high school in 3 years as Valedictorian. JaeHoon attended UC Berkeley with a full scholarship and earned a B.A. in Economics. During college, JH gained experience from investment banking internships and by working at startups. JaeHoon executed a major contract with Mercedes Korea and Hyundai for UT Global, a company creating an innovative multi-stage transmission.

  • Edmond Lee
    President

    Edmond attended U.C Berkeley with the Regents and Chancellor's Scholarship, awarded to 1% of the entering class. In addition to a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.A. in Rhetoric, he completed the Engineering Leadership program sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology. Edmond received a 99.5 percentile score on the LSAT but chose to fulfill his entrepreneurial dreams leading product and marketing at Podo.

  • Sam Pullman
    CTO

    Sam began coding from a very young age. He attended UC Berkeley and earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. With his exceptional knowledge in engineering, Sam held the title of Undergraduate Instructor for upper division electrical engineering classes at UC Berkeley. Sam has developed his mobile application portfolio since sophomore year, which has since accumulated tens of thousands of downloads.

  • Curt Collinsworth
    Advisor

    Curt is the Director of Digital and Brand Design at FuseProject. He has over two decades of experience in the industry, specializing in digital brand, UX, and motion design. Curt and FuseProject have led numberous successful products such as the August Lock, Jambox by Jawbone and OUYA (raised $8.6M on Kickstarter.) He oversees all aspects of design for Podo, from product to UX/UI to branding.

  • Alireza Masrour
    Advisor

    Alireza is a Managing Partner at Plug and Play Investment Arm, where he has led more than 100 investments since 2008. He is also a founding Partner of the Plug and Play Startup Camp, where he invests in and advises over 50 start ups from various universities. His specialties include growing startups, due diligence, research and analytical skills. His portfolio includes Zoosk, Dropbox and Paypal.

Advisors

  • Joe Wyatt, Ashwin Gokhale
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Plug and Play Tech Center
    Unconfirmed
    Alireza Masrour
    Unconfirmed

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