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Folk is a consumer AI assistant that lives inside iMessage, Telegram, and WhatsApp to handle tasks, money, and scheduling.

folk.com · Paris

CALL NO.CS·FOLK·26
StageSeedSeptember 2021 · led by Accel[4][5][6]
Raised$9Mdisclosed rounds[2]
Headcount13as of Sep 2021[4][5][6]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2020[2][4][6]
Money

Raised $9M across disclosed rounds.[2]

Seed closed September 2021, led by Accel.[4][5][6]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Accel, Hexa (eFounders).[2][4][5]

People

Simo Lemhandez, CEO and co-founder[2][4][5][19]

Thibaud Elziere, Co-founder[2][4][5][19]

Jean-Yves Poilleux, Co-founder and CTO[2][4][5][19]

Signals
Jan 31 2025newsHow I Grew My CRM Tool To $1.8M/Year[2]
May 4 2022launchFolk is launching its flexible CRM product[3]
Sep 15 2021fundingParis-based SaaS startup folk raises €2.8 million to reinvent and replace CRMs[4]
Sep 15 2021fundingfolk (eF19) secures $3.3M from 35 operator angels to reinvent CRMs[5][6]
Comps

Attio · attio.com · TechCrunch explicitly named Attio as a competing next-generation CRM product in the same launch coverage of Folk's CRM product.[3]

Salesforce · salesforce.com · Folk's founders and TechCrunch both positioned Folk as competing with Salesforce and other legacy CRMs for the same buyer budget.[2][3]

HubSpot · hubspot.com · TechCrunch named HubSpot as a traditional CRM product Folk competes with for the same buyer and workflow.[3]

Notion · notion.com · TechCrunch reported Folk considers database and spreadsheet tools like Notion, Airtable, Coda, and Excel as competitors for the same contact-management job.[3]

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CALL NO.CS·FOLK·26

Folk is a consumer AI assistant that lives inside iMessage, Telegram, and WhatsApp to handle tasks, money, and scheduling.

folk.com · Paris

StageSeed
Raised$9M
Headcount13
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2020
CompsAttio +3