Foko Retail offers a SaaS communication and task management platform for retailers that centralizes team communications and streamlines in-store execution of operations, visual merchandising and marketing tasks. The platform is used by more than 200,000 associates and deployed at 60+ global retailers, including Whole Foods, New Balance, CVS and Five Below. Foko enables field teams to complete daily tasks, access documents, and provide feedback to headquarters. The company is led by CEO Marc Gingras and is based in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It raised $3M in funding and plans to use the proceeds to expand penetration in international retail markets and to further develop its product suite through research and development. Investors in the round include BDC Capital, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED), ID Gatineau and current shareholders. Foko offers a secure photo-sharing and messaging service aimed at enterprise organizations, led by CEO Marc Gingras. The app is downloadable from the Apple and Google Play stores and lets users snap photos with messages, send them to other employees, filter people they follow, and respond with comments. The company said the newly raised funds will be used to continue improving the service and to increase awareness of Foko. Foko is headquartered in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Financially, the company raised $2M in seed funding in December 2014 in addition to $450k in seed financing secured in early fall 2014. Investors and backers include BDC Capital, Real Ventures and several named individual backers. Foko provides an enterprise photo sharing and messaging platform that allows co-workers to privately collaborate around images. The company is based in Gatineau, QC, Canada. It is led by newly appointed CEO Marc Gingras, with co-founder Eric Sauve taking on the role of Vice President of Product. In January 2014 Foko secured $450,000 in seed funding. Backers included Ellen Levy, Pierre Donaldson, Alex Karakozoff, Horacio Falcao, Stephane Marceau and Frederic Boulanger. The investors comprise executives, a serial entrepreneur, and an academic.

Total raised

$5M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Feb 2021