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Ivan Esmeral

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Founder at Podqi

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedPodqi

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×4Ivan: together at University of Pennsylvania
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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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Podqi's investors · 3

Afore CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks

Co-founders at Podqi

JXJesse Xu
Jesse XuFounder
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Trevor WestFounder

Experience

  1. PodqiFounder, CPOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Afore CapitalFounder in Residence2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2021 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. University of PennsylvaniaTeaching Assistant2018 — 2020
  5. Hack4ImpactProject Lead, Technical Developer2018 — 2020Greater Philadelphia
  6. MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern2020
  7. UberCareer Prep Fellow2019San Francisco Bay Area
  8. MicrosoftSoftware Engineer Intern2019Redmond, WA
  9. The Wharton SchoolResearch Assistant2017 — 2018Greater Philadelphia

Skills & more

Public Speaking53Leadership52Management4Programming10Data Analysis31Research24Systems Engineering16Entrepreneurship3Microsoft Office18Java5

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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