Folk SAS

Folk SAS, founded in 2020 by Simo Lemhandez, Jean-Yves Poilleux, and Thibaud Elziere, emerged from the European startup studio eFounders. The company was created in response to the limitations of traditional customer relationship management (CRM) tools, aiming to better serve non-sales teams and professionals engaged in diverse relationship-centered roles. Following an 18-month product development period with significant user engagement, Folk launched its extended relationship management (xRM) platform to the public, offering a flexible, no-code CRM alternative designed for accessibility and collaboration.

Headquartered originally in Paris, France, Folk operates as a fully distributed team serving a global customer base. Its primary product, Folk, is a subscription-based SaaS platform that centralizes contact management, automates administrative tasks, and delivers actionable relationship insights. The company targets small and medium-sized businesses, startups, agencies, and business development teams seeking modern, user-friendly CRM solutions without enterprise exclusivity. Since raising $4.5 million in seed funding led by Accel and several angel investors, Folk has focused on scalable growth strategies and has positioned itself as a noted player in the SaaS CRM market.