eko
Interactive experiences for customer engagement
- 201-500 employees
- B2B
- Content
- Entertainment
- Digital Media
- SaaS
- Video
- Gramercy Park, New York, NY
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Company mission
To bring the art of storytelling closer to the human experience through the power of choice.
Our take
Usually, when you watch a movie or any form of video entertainment, there is a fixed predetermined storyline. Eko has developed an interactive platform that provides choice-driven video entertainment. It enables viewers to choose how the plot will continue.
The company, previously called Interlude, was founded in 2009 by three musicians. They started with the idea of making interactive music videos. In 2018, the company partnered with Walmart to bring interactive content to their shopping experience, in order to compete with Amazon.
Eko has raised impressive funding, as well as a $250 million deal with Walmart. Despite its recognition and success, it has struggled to find a profitable business model. This will remain a challenge, but with companies keen to personalize more specific consumer experiences, Eko's AI is likely to stay in demand.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Equal opportunity employer
- Work from home opportunities
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2018
$5m
SERIES A
Dec 2015
$18.2m
SERIES C
Total funding: $41.5m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Yoni Bloch
(CEO & Co-Founder)Having studied at Ben Gurion University and worked as a Deputy Branch Manager at McDonalds as a student alongside being a lifelong musician, Yoni founded eko in 2009. He has served as CEO ever since 2016.
Tal Zubalsky
(CPO & Co-Founder)Previously the Creative Director and Co-Founder of Lionite LTD, Illustrator and Storyboard Artist at McCann Erickson Israel and Co-Founder and Animator at the Piano Piano Animation Studio.