TRES

What TRES does

TRES Network, Inc. operates a community marketing platform (marketed as the "community marketing OS") that enables brands, agencies, and marketers to discover, activate, and measure partnerships with real-world communities. The platform is built around three integrated modules: Discover (an AI-enhanced search and recommendation engine querying a proprietary database of 85,000+ communities using location, category, audience signals, and activation context), Activate (a campaign workspace for outreach, collaboration, deliverables, and approvals), and Measure (analytics covering social media performance, direct sales, earned media value, and affiliate attribution via a Shopify integration). The company also operates a related community ([email protected]) and targets community-led growth as the unifying strategic thesis, framing its value proposition against the commoditization of content by generative AI.

The business model combines SaaS subscription access (monthly, annual, or campaign-based) with optional managed services for implementation, campaign coordination, outreach, and reporting. Distribution is hybrid: self-serve platform access, an enterprise demo-led sales motion (Calendly), a content-led blog engine producing case studies, and a flagship exclusive agency partnership with Communities SRL (announced November 2025) covering Belgium and broader European markets. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; commercial terms are governed by per-customer Service Orders.

TRES was founded in 2024, is headquartered in New York City, and operates with a 5-person team. The customer base spans global brands and marketing agencies across sports/lifestyle (Nike, HOKA, Oakley, Hyperice, Pas Normal Studios, Exposure Lights), wellness (Othership, Athleta), food and beverage (Oatly, Nespresso, Celsius, Chip City Cookie), cosmetics (Bobbi Brown), baby products (BabyBjörn), and institutional/government (European Commission). The legal entity is a Delaware corporation with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or institutional investors. Operating geographies span the US (New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego), the UK (London, Cardiff), Portugal (Lisbon), and Belgium.

Name

TRES

Legal name

TRES Network, Inc.

Website

https://tresapp.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TRES operates a community marketing platform with an 85,000+ community database, AI-enhanced discovery, campaign management, and Shopify-integrated measurement, serving global brands and marketing agencies across sports, wellness, food, and consumer verticals in the US, UK, Portugal, and Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Marketing Software

NAICS

Media Buying Agencies (541830)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAFAHAL

Live Commerce & Shoppable Creator Campaigns

Business & Public Services/Marketing, Advertising & PR Services/Influencer & Creator Marketing

SECONDARYBPAMAAAD

Vertical/Specialty Search (e.g., jobs, real estate, travel, products)

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Search, Discovery & Web Portals

Keywords

• Community marketing platform
• Brand partnership discovery
• Campaign management software
• Marketing attribution analytics
• Influencer community database

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

United States

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Subscription: SaaS platform subscription providing access to community discovery database, campaign management tools, and analytics. Subscriptions can be monthly, annual, or campaign-based, with potential for transaction-based fees on payment facilitation.
2. Managed Services: Optional managed services including implementation, onboarding, advisory, campaign coordination, outreach, negotiation support, and reporting as add-on professional services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TRES sells a community marketing operating system (a SaaS platform) that lets brands and agencies search a proprietary database of 85,000+ communities, run outreach and partnership campaigns through a dedicated workspace, and measure real-world impact including direct sales attributed via Shopify integration. An optional managed services layer offers onboarding, campaign coordination, and reporting as a paid add-on.

Product overview

TRES is a community marketing operating system (OS) consisting of three integrated modules: Discover (AI-powered community database of 85,000+ communities for research and identification), Activate (campaign workspace for outreach, partnerships, calendar, and deliverables management), and Measure (analytics for social media performance, conversion tracking, and revenue attribution). The platform facilitates community-led growth by providing a standardized discovery layer that transforms fragmented social and offline data into actionable campaign intelligence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 6.8% engagement rate with +1.2pp improvement
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 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

Integration1 record

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Communities SRLflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 November 2025Exclusive platform partnership with Belgian agency founded by former Ogilvy Social.Lab and VICE executives. Agencies uses TRES to access live map of 20,000+ Belgian and European communities for brand partnerships. TRES is the exclusive platform behind the agency's community marketing operations.
• ShopifycoreTechnology or IntegrationNative integration with Shopify for revenue attribution, enabling brands to track direct sales and affiliate attribution from community marketing campaigns. Provides measurable ROI proof connecting community activations to ecommerce revenue.
• HypericecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRecovery brand supporting multi-day endurance events including Thursdays Cycling Club's Lake Tahoe Conquer (400+ miles, 28,000 ft climbing) and 800GP community-led sporting events. Provides recovery infrastructure enabling multi-day community experiences.
• Exposure LightscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLighting brand supporting cycling communities including Marina Run Club night runs, Wizard Cycling Crew Senegal ride, Thursdays Cycling Club Lake Tahoe Conquer, and Crystal Mountain events. Addresses real functional needs for early morning and after-dark riding.
• Pas Normal StudioscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium cycling apparel brand partnering on Sea Otter Classic dual activation with Exposure Lights (night gravel ride + evening trail run). Multi-brand activations showcasing complementary products serving same cycling community.
• Mega BelgiumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBrand powering We Run Liège's Montagne de Bueren staircase running event, understanding that community-led sporting events thrive when physical environment reinforces collective experience.
• Away MessageminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent organizer for Altitude Sickness - 170-mile Sierra Crest endurance event with Hyperice recovery support. Community-led sporting event creating complete participant experience.
• ReloadcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity known for creating unique athletic experiences. Partnered with Oakley on The Tarmac Race at Valencia-Chabeuil Airport - 1,500 runner event. Brought credibility and audience trust.
• Eight8LinesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent organizer for 800GP in Aulnay-sous-Bois, France - 300 elite middle-distance runners with Hyperice, Nike Paris, Red Bull France brand partners. DJ-led athletic competition.
• Wizard Cycling CrewcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPurpose-driven cycling community completing 10-day Senegal ride to fund Socio-Cultural Centre of Thiès education hub. Multiple edition events including Crystal Mountain in Italy's Valsassina region.
• Thursdays Cycling ClubcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMulti-day endurance cycling organizer for Lake Tahoe Conquer (400+ miles, 28,000 ft climbing). Supported by Exposure Lights, Hyperice, and Pas Normal Studios.
• Marina Run ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocation-based running club in San Francisco with Friday night runs past iconic landmarks. Featured in running club scenic routes case study with Exposure Lights partnership.
• Girls Gone Hiking NYCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHiking community organizing Bear Mountain treks with Gruns Daily and TRES sponsorship. Demonstrates trail sponsorships that feel like partnerships.
• Ocean Beach Plunge ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCold water wellness community with 250+ women International Women's Day events in San Francisco. Partnership example for Athleta demonstrating niche wellness community value.
• Brooklyn Stroll ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFatherhood community around stroller walks, grew to 200-person DadCon26 event with BabyBjörn backing. Demonstrates simple format community building.
• Yes Chef Run ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCreator-led offline community from Jack Goldburg (Jack's Dining Room, 2.7M followers). Partnerships with Nespresso and Chip City Cookie showing creator-to-community model.
• RummiKlubLAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBoard game social community across LA, NYC, Miami, London. Partnership with Bobbi Brown Cosmetics demonstrating brand integration in non-athletic community spaces.
• Expats NYCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExpat community organizing urban nightlife events including Bogart House activation with Dion. Demonstrates expat community value for brand partnerships.
• Rat Supper ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFood community hosting Dialogue Banquet as part of EU Food Safety campaign. Interactive exhibition exploring food systems through community dining experiences.
• Daddy CoursminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFatherhood community building network of fathers through shared experiences. Brands support the community rather than headline it.
• Babes on Waves ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCreative community partnering with Nike on Re-Created collection co-creation campaign alongside ASOS and designer Tega Akinola.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sprout Social: Public social media management and analytics platform serving brands and agencies. Comparable customer base and workflow orientation to TRES, but oriented around owned-channel publishing rather than community partnerships.
• Brandwatch: Enterprise social listening and consumer intelligence platform (now part of Cision). Adjacent to TRES on community and audience analytics, though it does not provide campaign execution or community-discovery tooling.

Direct peers

• Grin: Creator marketing platform with deep ecommerce integrations (including Shopify) and ROI measurement for brand-creator partnerships. Closely comparable to TRES on the Shopify revenue-attribution value proposition and enterprise customer base.
• Aspire (AspireIQ): Creator and community marketing platform serving brands and agencies with discovery, workflow, and analytics tooling. Overlaps directly with TRES's Discover-Activate-Measure lifecycle for brand-to-community marketing campaigns.
• Traackr: Influencer and community marketing platform focused on brand-safety, performance measurement, and global brand workflows. Comparable to TRES's enterprise-led measurement and brand-partnership focus.
• LTK (formerly LiketoKnow.it): Creator commerce platform connecting brands with influencers and their communities, with built-in attribution and shoppable content. Comparable to TRES on community-to-commerce monetization and brand-partnership workflows.
• CreatorIQ: Enterprise creator marketing platform used by global brands (similar to TRES's enterprise brand customers) to discover, manage, and measure influencer and community partnerships. Most directly comparable as a SaaS operating system for brand-to-audience relationship management at scale.

Emerging players

• #paid: Creator marketplace platform connecting brands with vetted influencers for paid and organic collaborations. Comparable to TRES on the brand-community matchmaking workflow, though narrower in scope than a full operating system.
• Tagger Media: Social intelligence and influencer planning platform acquired by Sprout Social, offering audience analytics and campaign planning for brands. Partial overlap with TRES's audience-signal and discovery layer.

Others

• Communities SRL: Belgian community-marketing agency founded by former Ogilvy Social.Lab and VICE executives, which has an exclusive platform partnership with TRES. Adjacent rather than competitive — operates as TRES's channel partner for European brand engagements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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