| Website | poken.com |
| Blog | blog.poken.com |
| @poken | |
| Category | Consumer Electronics/Devices |
| Employees | 30 |
| Description | Your Social Business Card |
| Series A, 5/10 Swisscom Ventures | $1.8M |
Poken is a suite of NFC-based devices and social networking software that enable people to collect and exchange digital information in the real world with a simple touch. The Poken suite is fully brandable and is used for events, customer loyalty programs, and more to enable efficient networking, “paperless†data collection and lead generation.
Combining bleeding-edge Near Field Communication technology (NFC), the power of the Internet, and the simplicity of a touch, the poken platform enables any consumer to collect and spread digital information obtained by touching an NFC tag. It also allows any merchant, advertiser, or event organizer to deploy media, measure its spread, and stay in touch with those who collected it. The platform is used by content owners to reach beyond traditional online channels for media distribution, and engage with the consumer in the real world, pursuing the relationship online and across all existing social media channels.
With major corporate clients in more than 20 countries, Poken has been providing innovative touch-based solutions that help brands engage more intuitively with consumers, and businesses measure the impact of their lead generation activities.
Poken products are sold by a network of direct sales reps in selected countries, as well as a network of Authorized Resellers in major markets worldwide. Products are also available from online retail stores catering to every region and language group.
Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, the company has attracted significant media attention around the world in the past three years, and it has won a number of awards for technical innovation and business excellence.