Jamie Thompson

  • Pongr infographic provides peek at ImagePulse statistics

    Could it be that — gasp! — the power of the Swoosh trumps the seemingly unstoppable force of nature known as Bieber Fever? Certainly not in the eyes of True Beliebers — by whom we now half expect to be barraged with angry emails. But a new infographic …

  • Pongr “getting close” to launch of new product, Image Pulse

    Zach Cox seems about as even-keeled as they come, a man not prone to hyperbole. So last month when I interviewed Cox …

  • Things clicking for Cox, Pongr one year after move to Des Moines

    Zach Cox grew up in Marshalltown and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Iowa State University, so he’s no stranger to central Iowa. But when Cox moved to the Des Moines area last summer after spending several years on the East Coast and in Canada, he had to work to acclimate himself to the…

  • Pongr seeking to raise under $3 million in Series B round

    According to peHUB, Pongr, an image recognition-based mobile marketing platform, is “looking to take on new institutional and angel investors as it seeks to raise…

  • Pongr’s Zach Cox talks about mobile tech & expanding Iowa team

    Across the globe, startups are utilizing mobile technology to create innovative and disruptive product offerings. Locally, we’re seeing the mobile tech community continue to expand, as well. One of those recent additions is a company called Pongr. The startup still maintains a Boston address, but co-founder and native Iowan, Zach Cox, has plans…