What Perk Labs Inc. does

Perk Labs Inc. is a Vancouver-based public technology company (CSE: PERK; OTCQB: PKLBF; FSE: PKLB) that operates a digital commerce platform serving restaurants and multi-transaction venues through its subsidiary brands Perk Hero and Getit Technologies. The platform combines QR-code and NFC-enabled contactless ordering, web-based and native mobile applications, multi-payment integration (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, BitPay, Shopify), and a gamified digital loyalty engine featuring promotional mechanics, levels, and reward redemption against digital gift cards and eCommerce products. A custom-branded white-label deployment layer allows enterprise clients to run unified ordering, ticketing, registration, and donation workflows within complex multi-vendor environments such as university campuses, food halls, stadiums, arenas, and festivals.

The company monetizes through three streams: (1) monthly SaaS subscriptions at $99 per business for SMB restaurants; (2) franchise territory licensing, with franchisees paying $25,000-$35,000 initial fees for five-year exclusive territory rights and earning 70% of downstream SaaS revenue while Perk Labs retains a 30% royalty; and (3) payment processing fees on transactions routed through Stripe, Square, and cryptocurrency rails. Distribution occurs through direct enterprise sales for large venues, franchise partner recruitment for SMB distribution, and consumer app store distribution. Perk Labs holds granted U.S. and Canadian patents on mobile invoice payment and has pending applications covering payment fraud prevention, wireless transactions, and cryptographic token transfer.

Following the March 2, 2023 share-exchange merger with Getit Technologies Inc. (CAD $4.655M) that installed Getit co-founder Ryan Hardy as CEO, the company refocused its go-to-market toward enterprise multi-transaction venue clients. Named enterprise customers include Carleton University Students' Association (30,000+ students, expected up to $100K annual revenue), Queen St. Fare food hall, the Clocktower Group of Brewpubs, Fiazza Fresh Fired, and the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival partnership. The company has experienced material regulatory friction: a Management Cease Trade Order was granted by the British Columbia Securities Commission in April 2024, followed by a Failure-to-File Cease Trade Order on July 5, 2025 for non-filing of FY2023 audited financial statements, both of which raise going-concern considerations.

Name

Perk Labs Inc.

Legal name

Perk Labs Inc.

Website

https://perklabs.io

Company type

Public

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Perk Labs Inc. operates the Perk Hero and Getit Technologies digital commerce platforms, offering QR-code ordering, contactless payments, gamified loyalty, and white-label apps for restaurants, food halls, universities, stadiums, and festivals across Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Commerce & Digital Ordering SaaS

akta.pro primary industry

POS, SoftPOS & In-Person Acceptance Infrastructure (FSAGABAO)

Keywords

• Mobile ordering platform
• Contactless payment solutions
• Digital loyalty programs
• QR code ordering
• Restaurant SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription Revenue: Standard monthly subscription of $99/month for businesses using the ordering, payments and digital rewards solution. Franchisees earn 70% of SaaS revenue from each business they sign up, with the Company receiving 30% royalty fee.
2. Franchise Licensing: Perk Hero offers franchisees the opportunity to purchase rights to an exclusive territory through a five-year franchise agreement, with initial fees ranging from $25,000 for a small territory to $35,000 for a larger territory.
3. Payment Processing Fees: Digital payment processing fees earned from food, beverage, and other transactions processed through the platform, including fees from event partnerships and enterprise client deployments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Perk Labs operates a digital commerce platform, marketed under the Perk Hero and Getit Technologies brands, that enables restaurants and multi-transaction venues to offer customers contactless QR-code and NFC ordering, mobile and in-app payment, and a gamified digital loyalty rewards program redeemable for gift cards and merchandise. The platform is sold to enterprises via direct sales and distributed to small businesses through a territorial franchise program that signs local merchants onto a standard $99/month SaaS subscription, with the company additionally capturing transaction-based payment processing fees.

Product overview

Perk Labs Inc. operates a unified digital commerce platform primarily through its Perk Hero product, which offers mobile ordering, contactless payment processing, and gamified digital loyalty rewards for restaurants and multi-retailer venues. The product portfolio includes the core Perk Hero Platform with QR code and NFC ordering capabilities, a white-label custom-branded app solution, and the acquired Getit Technologies suite providing web-based QR ordering and enterprise mobile apps with loyalty, ticketing, and registration features. The company also operates a franchise program for territorial licensing. The platform integrates with major payment processors (Stripe, Square, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, BitPay) and e-commerce platforms (Shopify, Deliverect).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Perk Hero: Digital commerce platform featuring contactless QR code ordering, Shopify integration, mobile payments (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay, BitPay), and gamified digital loyalty program. Available as web platform and mobile app for restaurants and merchants.
• Getit

Products and services

• Perk Hero Platform Digital commerce platform enabling restaurants and merchants to offer customers QR-code and NFC mobile ordering, contactless payment, and a gamified digital loyalty rewards program redeemable for top-brand digital gift cards and eCommerce products. Available on web and as a free mobile app on Apple App and Google Play stores; targets restaurants, cafes and food-service operators.
• Perk Hero Custom-Branded App White-label version of the Perk Hero platform that businesses can deploy as their own custom-branded mobile loyalty and ordering app, providing a consistent guest and server experience using Perk Hero technology.
• Getit QR Code Ordering Solution Web-based QR-code ordering solution for restaurants and food-service venues that lets customers scan a code, order and pay directly from their smartphone without downloading an app. Acquired by Perk Labs as part of the Getit Technologies merger.
• Getit Enterprise Mobile App with Loyalty Custom-branded enterprise mobile app solution combining loyalty points, food & beverage ordering, ticketing, registration and merchandise/retail offerings, deployed for institutional clients such as university students' associations.
• Perk Hero Franchise Program Five-year exclusive territory franchise program under which franchisees purchase rights to a defined territory for an initial fee of CAD $25,000 (small territory) to CAD $35,000 (larger territory) and earn 70% of SaaS revenue from each local business they sign up on the standard $99/month subscription, with Perk Labs retaining a 30% royalty.

Quantifiable outcome

• Gross margins improved from approximately 5% to approximately 30% through new high-margin revenue streams and subscription-based model

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Carleton University Students' Association (CUSA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023Multi-year partnership where Getit provides QR code ordering solution for CUSA's food outlets, ticketing and registration for events, and a mobile app featuring loyalty points, food & beverage ordering, and merchandise offerings. Carleton has over 30,000 students. Expected to generate up to $100,000 in annual revenues.
• Queen St. FarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023Ottawa's first food hall featuring 6 eateries selected Getit as ordering and payment technology provider for food and beverage vendors. QR code digital ordering through custom branded web-app unifying all properties' offerings.
• Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival (Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023Three-year, multi-festival agreement making Getit the official ordering and payments partner for the Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival and BeaverTails Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival. Getit earns digital payment processing fees for food, beverages, and donations.
• Clocktower Group of BrewpubscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023Ordering and payment technology provider for 5 locations across Ottawa including Ottawa's original craft brewery.
• Fiazza Fresh FiredcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023Technology partner implementing Getit's web-based QR code ordering solution at 4 locations in Ottawa.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Toast: Cloud-based restaurant POS platform offering integrated ordering (including QR/contactless), payments processing, loyalty and marketing tools. Directly comparable to Perk Hero's QR ordering + payments + loyalty stack for restaurants and food-service operators.
• Olo: Public restaurant commerce platform providing digital ordering, dispatch, and loyalty APIs to enterprise restaurant brands. Comparable in targeting multi-location and enterprise restaurant customers with ordering infrastructure and loyalty.
• SpotOn: Restaurant and SMB POS / payments platform that includes online and contactless ordering, loyalty, and marketing. Closely aligned with Perk Labs' all-in-one ordering + payments + loyalty positioning for restaurants and venues.
• HungerRush: Restaurant tech platform offering online/QR ordering, POS, payments, and loyalty programs targeting multi-location operators. Closely aligned product surface with Perk Labs' restaurants + multi-transaction venue focus.

Broad incumbents

• Block (Square): Square provides SMB payments, POS hardware/software, online ordering, and loyalty products that overlap substantially with Perk Hero's restaurant-facing offering; broader portfolio but squarely competes in the same merchant workflow.
• Lightspeed Restaurant: Canadian-headquartered commerce platform with a restaurant POS product that includes contactless/QR ordering, payments, and loyalty features. Geographic and product overlap makes it a relevant comparable for Perk Labs.
• PayPal Zettle: Mobile card reader and integrated POS/payments offering for SMBs and merchants (including restaurants). Overlaps with Perk Hero's mobile payment and POS integration capabilities.
• Clover (Fiserv): Fiserv's SMB POS hardware and software platform with an app marketplace for ordering, loyalty, and payments. Comparable enterprise-like distribution through acquirer-bank channels that Perk Labs would face in the SMB market.

Emerging players

• ChowNow: Direct online ordering platform for independent restaurants with QR code and contactless ordering, focused on reducing third-party delivery app commissions — the same pain point cited by Perk Labs' value proposition.

Others

• Deliverect: Integration platform that aggregates orders from delivery and POS channels into restaurant kitchens. Listed by Perk Labs as a POS integration partner and an enabler in the same restaurant digital-commerce ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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