MELBOURNE – After securing VC funding of $5 million local startup PingusCo. splurged on their trendy Fitzroy open plan office with all the latest fittings. The hip new company, helmed by Zaden Flenster aims to leverage AI to optimise digital synergy.
Mr. Flenster’s shiny new Tesla is located in front of the building and the signt reads ‘The Big Boss Parks Here’. He meets us in the lobby and takes us on a tour of the office.
“Over here by the ping pong table we have our espresso machine with beans from St. Ali in Drake’s Break Room where our team can chill out. Then over here is our open plan area called the Kozy Kanye Korner where we have our social drinks. I just think he’s a really misunderstood genius”, says Mr. Flenster
The tour continues through the office where Digital & Marketing sits, dubbed the XXXTentacion Station, close to Diddy’s Dojo where Sales bring the cash in. Our journey concludes with a look at the onsite gym, imaginatively dubbed Chris Brown’s Boxing Gym where staff have unlimited access to its facilities.
When asked if Mr. Flenster thinks there’s anything wrong with the potentially problematic room names he laughs and says all his employees think it’s funny. A quick scan of the office confirms that there’s only men under 25 that work here.
At the time of publishing this article PingusCo. received another $20 million in funding.