Poka

Manufacturing Connected Worker Softwarepoka.io

Poka is a Quebec-headquartered SaaS company that sells an AI-augmented connected worker platform for manufacturing frontline operations, including digital work instructions, skills management, forms, issues, huddle boards, analytics, and Industrial AI, serving 2,300+ manufacturing sites across 170+ countries as a wholly-owned subsidiary of IFS.

Company typePrivate
Founded2014
HeadquartersQuebec, Canada
Headcount101–250
GTM typeB2B
OfferingSoftware

What Poka does

Poka Inc. is a Quebec-headquartered SaaS company that sells an AI-augmented Connected Worker Platform purpose-built for manufacturing frontline operations, including digital work instructions, skills matrix management, digital forms and checklists, issues and task management, tiered-meeting digital whiteboards (Huddle Boards), advanced analytics, a Factory Feed communication layer, and an Industrial AI module that adds a conversational AI Assistant, three AI agents (Knowledge, Analytics, Problem-Solving), a no-code Agent Studio, and an MCP server for enterprise integration. The platform is delivered on iOS, Android, and Web, supports 37 languages, and integrates with SAP, Workday, Tableau, IFS, CMMS, MES, QMS, LMS, and identity providers via Poka Automate (iPaaS), the Poka API, a Data Lake, and SCIM-based provisioning, with enterprise-tier features including SSO, audit trails, sandbox environments, and an SLA. Poka is privately held and has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of IFS (an enterprise software leader) since the 2023 acquisition; it previously raised capital across multiple rounds between 2015 and 2021, anchored by Inovia Capital, Uncork Capital, SE Ventures (Schneider Electric), and Bosch Ventures, alongside the Leclerc founding family. The company reports $18.6M ARR in 2025 and 63% ARR growth in 2025 and 60% ARR growth in Q1 2026, with a customer base of 2,300+ manufacturing sites across 170+ countries including Nestlé, Tetra Pak, Coca-Cola, Bosch, L'Oréal, Coty, Danone, Barry Callebaut, Tyson Foods, Soprema, and C.H. Guenther. GTM is a sales-led enterprise field motion with demo-based selling, contact-sales pricing, annual billing, and professional services for implementation, with recent expansion into DACH, the UK & Ireland, and France. At the end of 2025, co-founder Antoine Bisson (previously Chief AI Officer) succeeded co-founder Alex Leclerc as CEO, sharpening the company's strategic emphasis on industrial AI for the factory floor, including an Industrial AI roadmap whose general availability is planned for October 2026.

Poka firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Poka
Legal name: Poka Inc.
Website: https://poka.io
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2014
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 101–250 employees
Short description: Poka is a Quebec-headquartered SaaS company that sells an AI-augmented connected worker platform for manufacturing frontline operations, including digital work instructions, skills management, forms, issues, huddle boards, analytics, and Industrial AI, serving 2,300+ manufacturing sites across 170+ countries as a wholly-owned subsidiary of IFS.
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Poka industry classification

Industry

Product category: Manufacturing Connected Worker Software
NAICS: Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)
SIC: Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)
akta.pro primary industry: Robotic Process Automation (RPA) & Hyperautomation Platforms (HDAEAKAF)
akta.pro secondary industries: Model Development & Training Platforms (AutoML, Notebooks, Feature Stores) (HDAEANAB), Voice Assistants & Voice UI (VUI) (HDAAAFAD)

Keywords

Connected worker platform
Manufacturing workforce software
Industrial AI platform
Digital work instructions
Frontline worker solutions

Where Poka is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Quebec
HQ country: Canada
HQ region: North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

Poka business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Software
Cost components: Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

SaaS Subscription: Subscription-based SaaS model with annual billing for connected worker platform. Revenue of $18.6M ARR in 2025. No VC funding, bootstrapped company acquired by IFS in 2023.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Subscription	Annual	Enterprise SaaS pricing

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Poka product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Poka provides an AI-augmented Connected Worker Platform, delivered as a SaaS subscription to manufacturing companies. The platform enables frontline operators to access digital work instructions, skills matrices, digital forms and checklists, issues and tasks management, daily-management huddle boards, communication feeds, and advanced analytics, augmented by Poka Industrial AI (conversational AI assistant, autonomous AI agents for knowledge/analytics/problem-solving, Agent Studio, content conversion, and multilingual translation). The platform integrates with ERP (SAP, IFS), HRIS/LMS (Workday), BI (Tableau), CMMS, MES, QMS, and CMS via Poka Automate (iPaaS), REST APIs, Poka Data Lake, and SCIM.

Product overview

Poka is an AI-augmented Connected Worker Platform delivered as a unified, integrated suite of modules purpose-built for manufacturing frontline operations. The platform is architected around a core Connected Worker Platform that organizes data by plant, production line, workstation, and equipment level. Key modules include: Learning & Development (combining digital work instructions, knowledge management, training content, exams, and skills management); Daily Management (digital forms, issues management, and task management); Communication & Collaboration (Factory Feed); Advanced Analytics; and Poka Industrial AI (conversational AI assistant, AI agents, Agent Studio, content conversion, and translation). Enterprise-tier features include SSO/SCIM, API access, sandbox environments, and SLA. Integration is enabled through Poka Automate (iPaaS), Poka API, Poka Data Lake, and Poka SCIM. The platform is available on iOS, Android, and Web, supporting 37 languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Poka Connected Worker Platform (Enterprise SaaS) AI-augmented, multi-tenant SaaS Connected Worker Platform for manufacturing frontline operations. Bundles Learning & Development (digital work instructions, troubleshooting, skills matrix, exams), Daily Management (digital forms/checklists, issues/tasks, huddle boards), Communication & Collaboration (Factory Feed), Advanced Connected Worker Analytics, and Poka Industrial AI (conversational AI assistant, AI agents, content conversion, translation across 37 languages). Enterprise tier provides SSO/SCIM2, audit trail, 10 API keys, unlimited languages, sandbox environment, SLA, and global support. Sold via annual subscription; available on iOS, Android, and Web.
Poka Automate (iPaaS) Unified iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service) offering within the Poka platform for rapidly building custom integrations and automated workflows with popular apps in the manufacturing ecosystem (ERP, HRIS/LMS, CMMS, MES, QMS, BI). Pairs with Poka RESTful API, Poka Data Lake, and SCIM to connect shop-floor data with enterprise systems.
Poka AI Studio (No-Code AI Studio and MCP Server) — Industrial AI roadmap No-code AI Studio for designing, deploying, and refining custom Industrial AI agents, paired with a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects Poka's Industrial AI to enterprise systems. Released as part of the Poka Industrial AI roadmap announced June 2026, with Early Access by invitation and general availability targeted for October 2026. Aimed at industrial organizations that need governed AI agents for unique manufacturing processes.

Quantifiable outcome

8%+ productivity gain
+12 more outcomes

Companies that use Poka

Customer profile

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Poka technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: Yes
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability12 records

Feature16 records

Poka partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

IFSflagshipOthers · 1 January 2023Poka was acquired by IFS, an enterprise software leader, in 2023. IFS aims to become a global leader in Industrial AI by 2029 and is expanding through acquisitions including Poka. Poka operates as an IFS Company while maintaining operational independence.
SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationSAP integration allows bidirectional sync of production data, quality issue alerts, work orders, and tasks. Leclerc Group connects Poka and SAP for faster maintenance resolutions - 'problems that used to take hours to solve are now resolved in a few minutes.'
WorkdaycoreTechnology or IntegrationWorkday integration for syncing personnel training data. Tyson Foods manages training data with Poka-Workday integration, noting Poka 'interacts effectively with other systems' and provides flexibility in data structuring.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Poka competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Augmentir: Augmentir is an AI-powered connected worker platform purpose-built for industrial and manufacturing frontline operations, overlapping directly with Poka's digital work instructions, skills/training, and AI-driven assistance capabilities.
Tulip Interfaces: Tulip is a frontline operations and connected-worker platform for manufacturers with no-code app building for work instructions, inspections, and training, addressing the same shop-floor digitization needs as Poka.
L2L (Leading2Lean): L2L delivers connected-worker and daily-management software for manufacturers focused on tiered meetings, skills, and operational discipline, directly competing with Poka's huddle boards, skills matrix, and daily management modules.
ServiceNow Connected Worker (formerly Parsable): ServiceNow's Connected Worker offering, built on the acquisition of Parsable, targets industrial frontline workers with work instructions, inspections, and digital procedures, closely overlapping Poka's core modules in enterprise accounts.
Dozuki: Dozuki provides standardized work-instruction and training software for manufacturers with step-by-step visual procedures and skills tracking, mirroring Poka's digital work instructions and learning & development modules.

Broad incumbents

PTC: PTC's ThingWorx and Vuforia offerings span IoT, AR work instructions, and connected-worker capabilities as part of a broader PLM and industrial software portfolio, making PTC a broad-incumbent competitor in manufacturing frontline digitization.
IFS: IFS is Poka's parent company and a broad enterprise software (ERP/EAM/MES) vendor pursuing an Industrial AI strategy; its industrial software portfolio overlaps with Poka's manufacturing footprint at the high end.
Siemens Digital Industries (Opcenter / Tecnomatix): Siemens Opcenter and broader Digital Industries software covers MES, MOM, and shop-floor execution within a much larger industrial automation and digital twin portfolio, competing with Poka in connected-worker and operations use cases.
iBASEt: iBASEt provides manufacturing operations management (MES/MOM) software for complex discrete manufacturers with work instructions and quality, competing with Poka's modules inside broader MES deals.

Others

SAP: SAP is an integration partner for Poka (with documented bidirectional integrations) and an OTHERS peer because SAP's broader platform—particularly SAP Digital Manufacturing and its AI roadmap—represents both a complementary and competitive adjacency for Poka in large enterprise manufacturers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Poka compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance1 record

Poka financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Poka leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Poka funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors10 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Poka M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Poka

What does Poka do?

Is Poka a public or private company?

Poka is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Poka founded?

Poka was founded in 2014. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is Poka based?

Poka is headquartered in Quebec, Canada, in the North America region.

How does Poka make money?

One revenue line is on record: saaS Subscription.

Who are Poka's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Augmentir, Tulip Interfaces, L2L (Leading2Lean), ServiceNow Connected Worker (formerly Parsable) and Dozuki. Broad incumbents are PTC, IFS, Siemens Digital Industries (Opcenter / Tecnomatix) and iBASEt. SAP is listed as an others.

Does Poka have an API?

Yes. Poka offers a RESTful API providing maximum flexibility to build integrations with any third-party system. Additional integration options include an industry-leading iPaaS (Poka Automate), a Data Lake for streaming integrations with BI and reporting platforms, and SCIM for automatic provisioning of users and user groups with Identity Providers. Poka supports 10 API keys for enterprise customers. Developer documentation is at Not specified.

What industry is Poka in?

Poka's product category is Manufacturing Connected Worker Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAEAKAF, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) & Hyperautomation Platforms, with a secondary code of HDAEANAB, Model Development & Training Platforms (AutoML, Notebooks, Feature Stores). Its NAICS code is 54151 and its SIC code is 7373.