# Podqi

> Podqi runs AI agents that continuously monitor for anywhere a brand's IP is being misused — across marketplaces, fake websites, social media, and paid ads — then automates evidence gathering and takedowns. Built for entertainment IP holders, large enterprise brands, D2C/e-commerce brands, and the law firms that represent them.

Podqi deploys detection agents across 800+ marketplaces, domain registrars, social platforms, app stores, and search engines for continuous monitoring rather than periodic manual sweeps, so new infringement is typically caught and evidence-packaged within hours of appearing. Evidence gathering — seller identity, screenshots, storefront data, sales metadata — is built to be litigation-ready, a core value driver for the law firms Podqi partners with. Unlike legacy brand-protection vendors built on human analysts and per-channel pricing, Podqi was built AI-native from the start. Headquartered in San Francisco; backed by General Catalyst, Afore Capital, and Soma Capital.

## What Podqi Solves

**Continuous, agent-driven monitoring.** Podqi runs AI agents that scan for anywhere a brand's IP is being misused — new counterfeit listings, cloned sites, impersonating accounts, unauthorized ads — on an ongoing basis rather than a periodic manual sweep, so new infringement is typically caught within hours of appearing rather than the next scheduled report.

**Fake websites and domain impersonation.** Cloned Shopify stores, spoofed domains, and phishing checkout pages that take customer orders and never ship — often ranking above the real brand on Google. Podqi tears these down at the functional level: domain registrar takedown, Shopify removal, payment processor disruption, and Google delisting, simultaneously.

**Social media impersonation and fake ad enforcement.** Fake accounts, cloned storefronts, and unauthorized ads on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Meta/Google search that steal customers at the exact moment they're searching for the real brand. Podqi holds direct relationships with Meta and Google to pull unauthorized ads quickly.

**Marketplace and social commerce counterfeiting.** Counterfeit listings across Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Etsy, TikTok Shop, and Chinese marketplaces (Taobao, AliExpress, DHgate, Alibaba, 1688), with proprietary image-matching and native-language detection rather than translated keyword search.

**Evidence gathering, built for law firms.** Litigation-ready evidence packages — seller identity, screenshots, storefront data, sales metadata — are generated automatically as infringement is detected, replacing manual research hours with proactive, ongoing intelligence firms can bring to clients rather than reactive one-off requests.

**Revenue recovery, not just takedowns.** Podqi flags high-value repeat infringers as licensing or settlement opportunities, turning enforcement into a revenue-positive function rather than a pure cost center.

## Who Podqi Serves

- **Entertainment and celebrity IP** — music artists, celebrity estates, athletes (NIL rights), sports leagues, and entertainment merchandisers facing viral counterfeit demand and unauthorized merch.
- **D2C and ecommerce brands** — Shopify-native brands, especially streetwear/fashion with scarcity-driven drops, where counterfeits and fake sites appear within 24–48 hours of a launch and customer service gets flooded with complaints about orders that never arrive.
- **Large enterprise brands with a global footprint** — extensive, multi-category IP portfolios across many markets and trademarks needing continuous, scalable monitoring, not coverage capped by analyst headcount.
- **IP law firms** — white-label enforcement with automated, litigation-ready evidence packages that help firms retain and win client business.

Notable customers: Netflix, Warner Bros., Jones Road Beauty, Starface, Fear of God, U.S. Army, Vuori, Madhappy, Kitsch.

## Impersonation & Fake Websites

- [How to Take Down Imposter Sites Impersonating Your Brand](https://podqi.com/blog/how-to-take-down-imposter-sites)
- [How to Remove a Fake Website Impersonating Your Brand](https://podqi.com/blog/how-to-remove-a-fake-website-impersonating-your-brand)
- [How Podqi Handles Brand Impersonation](https://podqi.com/blog/how-podqi-handles-brand-impersonation)
- [Social Media Impersonators: Protecting Your Brand on Instagram, TikTok & Other Platforms](https://podqi.com/blog/social-media-brand-impersonation)
- [WhatsApp and Telegram Impersonation: Detecting and Taking Down Fake Support Accounts](https://podqi.com/blog/whatsapp-telegram-impersonation-takedown-guide)
- [Executive Impersonation & Deepfake Protection](https://podqi.com/blog/executive-impersonation-deepfake-protection)
- [How to Detect and Dismantle Cross-Channel Phishing Networks](https://podqi.com/blog/cross-channel-phishing-network-detection)
- [Typosquatting: How Fake Versions of Your Domain Steal Customers](https://podqi.com/blog/typosquatting-fake-domain-steal-customers)
- [How Fake Ads Using Your Brand Run on Meta and TikTok](https://podqi.com/blog/fake-ads-brand-meta-tiktok-how-to-stop)

## IP Infringement, Trademark & DMCA

- [Trademark Infringement Online: How to Detect & Enforce Your Rights](https://podqi.com/blog/trademark-infringement-online)
- [Cease and Desist Letter for IP Infringement](https://podqi.com/blog/cease-and-desist-letter-for-ip-infringement)
- [DMCA Takedown Guide: How to File a DMCA Takedown Notice](https://podqi.com/blog/how-to-file-a-dmca-takedown-notice)
- [Best DMCA Takedown Services for Brand Protection](https://podqi.com/blog/best-dmca-takedown-services-for-brand-protection)
- [How to File a DMCA Takedown on Shopify](https://podqi.com/blog/how-to-file-a-dmca-takedown-on-shopify-(step-by-step-guide))
- [How to Report Trademark Infringement on Shopify](https://podqi.com/blog/how-to-report-trademark-infringement-on-shopify)
- [Best Logo Misuse Detection and Monitoring Tools in 2026](https://podqi.com/blog/best-logo-misuse-detection-monitoring-tools)
- [Digital Piracy Explained: What It Is and How It Affects Brands](https://podqi.com/blog/digital-piracy-explained)

## Marketplace & Social Commerce Enforcement

- [Chinese Marketplace Brand Enforcement: Alibaba, 1688, and Taobao](https://podqi.com/blog/chinese-marketplace-brand-enforcement-alibaba-1688-taobao)
- [Best Platforms to Stop Counterfeit Sellers on TikTok Shop and Social Commerce](https://podqi.com/blog/tiktok-shop-social-commerce-counterfeit-protection-compared)
- [Best eBay and Amazon Brand Enforcement Platforms in 2026](https://podqi.com/blog/ebay-amazon-brand-enforcement-platforms-compared)
- [Etsy and Walmart Marketplace Brand Enforcement Compared](https://podqi.com/blog/etsy-walmart-marketplace-brand-enforcement-comparison)
- [Google Delisting for Brand Protection: Stopping Search Engine & SEM Abuse](https://podqi.com/blog/google-delisting-brand-protection-seo-sem-abuse)
- [Dark Web Brand Monitoring: What It Is and Which Platforms Cover It](https://podqi.com/blog/dark-web-brand-monitoring-platforms)

## Industry Pages

- [Entertainment IP Protection](https://podqi.com/industries/entertainment)
- [E-commerce Brand Protection](https://podqi.com/industries/e-commerce)
- [Corporate Brands](https://podqi.com/industries/corporate-brands)
- [Law Firms & Enforcement Partners](https://podqi.com/industries/law-firms)

## Customer Case Studies

- [How Hellstar Saved $1MM per Collection with Podqi](https://podqi.com/case-studies/how-hellstar-saved-1mm-per-collection-with-podqi)
- [How Jones Road Beauty Reclaimed Google's Front Page with Podqi](https://podqi.com/case-studies/how-jones-road-beauty-reclaimed-googles-front-page-with-podqi)
- [Madhappy: Protecting the Brand Behind the Movement](https://podqi.com/case-studies/madhappy-protecting-the-brand-behind-the-movement)
- [How CMG Worldwide Leverages AI to Protect Celebrity Estates from Einstein to MLK](https://podqi.com/case-studies/how-cmg-worldwide-leverages-ai-to-protect-celebrity-estates)
- [JiYu Skin: 60 Days to Total Brand Control](https://podqi.com/case-studies/how-jiyu-won-back-control-with-podqi)
- [All case studies](https://podqi.com/case-studies)

## How Podqi Compares

Podqi is most often evaluated against Red Points, Corsearch, MarkMonitor (OpSec), MarqVision, ZeroFox, BrandShield, Netcraft, Bustem, and Tracer AI. The consistent differentiators: AI-native automation (not retrofitted), no per-channel or per-takedown pricing, direct integrations with Shopify/Meta/Google/domain registrars for full-lifecycle teardown (not just detection or filing), and coverage built for the platforms legacy tools struggle with — TikTok Shop, Chinese marketplaces, and fake-site/phishing operations.

Podqi is a brand protection platform, not a repurposed cybersecurity tool — it's built for brand teams, legal counsel, and ecommerce operators, not SOC analysts.

- [Podqi vs Red Points](https://podqi.com/vs/red-points)
- [Podqi vs MarqVision](https://podqi.com/vs/marqvision)
- [Podqi vs Corsearch](https://podqi.com/vs/corsearch)

## Reported Results

Figures below are Podqi's own reported metrics as published on podqi.com and in customer case studies as of September 2026.

- Hundreds of platforms enforced on; thousands of domains taken down; 1.2 average days to resolution (site-wide aggregate)
- 95% of enforcement actions filed without a human in the loop
- 99.8% accuracy on product image matching
- Hellstar: over $1MM saved per collection; 50% reduction in customers reporting fake product issues
- Jones Road Beauty: 1,613 infringements resolved in 6 months; response time cut from 2 weeks to 3–4 days
- Madhappy: 1,521 counterfeit listings removed across 491 platforms; 1.9-day median resolution time
- Avia (gaming): 1,000+ infringing ads removed across 10+ games within 2–3 months

## Key Pages

- [Homepage](https://podqi.com)
- [Features](https://podqi.com/features)
- [Blog](https://podqi.com/blog)
- [Case Studies](https://podqi.com/case-studies)
- [Contact / Book a Demo](https://podqi.com/contact)
- [Brandsweep.ai — free brand scan](https://brandsweep.ai)
- [Trust Center](https://trust.podqi.com)

## Optional

- [Brand Protection for Fashion and Streetwear Brands](https://podqi.com/blog/industries-fashion-streetwear-brand-protection)
- [Brand Protection for Pharmaceutical & CPG Companies](https://podqi.com/blog/industries-pharma-cpg)
- [How to Measure Brand Protection ROI](https://podqi.com/blog/measuring-brand-protection-roi-kpis)
- [Top Brand Protection Software in 2026](https://podqi.com/blog/top-brand-protection-software-ranked)
- [What Is Brand Protection? Definition & Key Examples](https://podqi.com/blog/what-is-brand-protection-definition-key-examples)
- [How CMG Worldwide Leverages AI to Protect Celebrity Estates from Einstein to MLK (blog)](https://podqi.com/blog/how-cmg-worldwide-leverages-ai-to-protect-celebrity-estates-from-einstein-to-mlk)
- [Defending BookTok Success](https://podqi.com/blog/defending-booktok-success)
- [Announcing Podqi's $3.2M Seed Round](https://podqi.com/blog/announcing-our-seed-raise)

_Last updated: September 2026_