Poken (www.poken.com) is a fast growing global start-up with offices in Lausanne, Switzerland (HQ), San Francisco, USA, and Sibiu, Romania, and sales in over 25 countries worldwide.
The poken is “your social business card”, a USB device that allows you to share your contact details and social networking profiles like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter in real life. Poken also operates a dynamic online community where Pokenauts can manage their social contacts and events in one central place.
Our Focus
Poken has uniquely positioned itself at the intersection of the online and offline worlds. Poken's target audience is loosely defined as "gatherings", which include Events, Tradeshows, Music Festivals, and more. Give a poken to each of your guests, and enable instant Social Networking. All Poken products can be customized to create a branded, personalized experience for your guests.
Awards & Recognition
Poken has attracted significant media attention around the world, and has won a number of awards for innovation and excellence, including the 2009 TechCrunch Europa award for “Best Real World Gadget”, the “25 Most Promising European Web & Mobility Start-ups” by the European Tech Tour (ETT), and the “newcomer” category of the Swiss ICT award, which honors cutting-edge technologies which are developed and commercialized in Switzerland.
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Press Contacts
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