About Poplar
At Poplar we provide a platform that makes the production of AR campaigns simple, quick and affordable.
Through the power of AR, we hope to help people transform reality by building a more intuitive and fun world for everyone.
You can start building your own AR experiences right now.
Who we are
We’re a tight-knit team of people crazy about AR and its power to transform the world.
Learning is at the core of everything we do and we are passionate about educating people about AR. We also have a lot of fun trying the latest immersive technologies and we want to share that fun with everyone.
We are strong believers in diversity: it is not only core to our team, but also a core strength of our entire ecosystem: developers, partners and platforms.
David Ripert, CEO & Co-Founder
David is the supreme leader of Poplar, taking care of all the most important business needs, such as getting investment and ensuring everyone’s chocolate cravings are satisfied at all times.
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Laurie Ainley, CTO & Co-Founder
Laurie is the ruler of Poplar’s product roadmap, weaving its web of fate with each passing day. When no one’s watching, he can be found in the back alleyways conversing with the neighbourhood cats.
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Priyanka Parmar, Creative Lead
Priyanka is a Slytherin maven with a killer fashion sense and a black belt in selfie-taking. She is our Creative Lead and the main driving force in the creative vision of Poplar.
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Lilit Mesyan, Business Development Lead
Lilit brings in the cash thanks to her superb ability to communicate Poplar’s grand vision of AR. When she’s not signing big deals she’s playing guitar in her fabulous rock covers band or showing off her wine and pasta matching skills.
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Cristina Ferrandez, Marketing Lead
By day, Cristina is the Marketing guru at Poplar and also writes about all things AR for our blog. By night, she works on her novel and watches way too many episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Wesley Twyman, Senior Developer
Wes is the grand wizard mage of senior development. His kingdom extends to the far horizons, reaching over the Mountains of Code and beyond the Binary Seas.
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Irene Alegre, Product Designer
Irene brings that extra sparkle Poplar needs with her magical designs and considered user journeys. She will also beat you at Cards Against Humanity every time, so watch out!
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Ethan Brann, Junior Developer
Ethan is our Junior Developer, although rumours indicate that he might have a clandestine career as an ‘underground electronic spacey music DJ’. In his spare time he likes to play the drums.
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Hugo King, Junior Account Manager
Hugo is our Junior Account Manager, making sure all our clients are happy. He loves all things culture and can often be heard quoting obscure books or rambling the streets of London like the flaneurs of old.
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Raquel Carvalho, US Business Development
Raquel is a multilingual force of nature whose enthusiasm for immersive technologies often pulls those nearby into her vortex. In her house is a TV that looks like a picture frame.
Indiya, Box Ripper and Office Dog
Indiya is the pupper-in-chief here at Poplar. If you’re not careful, she will do you a heckin’ blep while you’re not looking, so watch out. 15/10 would pet until eternity. Fan of April Fools day.
Flip, Assistant Pupperino
Flip is our newest pupperino recruit and we just can’t get enough of booping that magical snoot. Flip reports to his manager, Indiya, at least until he grows bigger than her! Big fan of carrots and boyfriend to Grumpy the Cat.
If you’d like to get in touch, feel free to contact us now!