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Folk is a consumer AI assistant that lives inside iMessage, Telegram, and WhatsApp to handle tasks, money, and scheduling.
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]
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]
Aug 2026 · eu-startups.com
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Folk is a consumer AI assistant that lives inside iMessage, Telegram, and WhatsApp to handle tasks, money, and scheduling.
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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Aug 2026 · thesaasnews.com
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Aug 2026 · techcrunch.com
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