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About
Ivan Esmeral is Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Podqi, a company that helps brands and IP owners remove counterfeit products and content online across industries including beauty, fashion, gaming, and gambling. Podqi is backed by General Catalyst, Afore Capital, and Soma Capital, and has been selected for Warner Bros. Discovery's 2025 Accelerator Program and the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Portfolio.
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Experience
- PodqiFounder, CPOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Afore CapitalFounder in Residence2024San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2021 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- University of PennsylvaniaTeaching Assistant2018 — 2020
- Hack4ImpactProject Lead, Technical Developer2018 — 2020Greater Philadelphia
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern2020
- UberCareer Prep Fellow2019San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern2019Redmond, WA
- The Wharton SchoolResearch Assistant2017 — 2018Greater Philadelphia
Skills & more
Languages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ivan Esmeral?
- Ivan Esmeral is Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Podqi, a company that helps brands and IP owners remove counterfeit products and content online across industries including beauty, fashion, gaming, and gambling. Podqi is backed by General Catalyst, Afore Capital, and Soma Capital, and has been selected for Warner Bros. Discovery's 2025 Accelerator Program and the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Portfolio.
- Where does Ivan Esmeral work?
- Ivan Esmeral is Founder of Podqi.
- What companies did Ivan Esmeral found?
- Ivan Esmeral founded Podqi.
- Where did Ivan Esmeral go to school?
- Ivan Esmeral studied at University of Pennsylvania (School of Engineering and Applied Science, Computer Science).
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Same school
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