PARKLU
Company

Last deal

Amount

Seed

Stage

12.01.2015

Date

2

all rounds

$800K

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
PUNKLU is a KOL relationship management and analytics platform that connects leading brands with 500 million consumers in China.

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founded date

11.07.2011

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Seed

IPO status

Private

Description

PARKLU's data-based technology gives brands the tools to discover influencers most relevant to them, nurture relationships and brand ambassadors, manage social media campaigns, and measure progress and effectiveness, including ROI and engagement across China's top social media platforms. The platform has been used by global brands such as Unilever, Lululemon, and Movado, and has been featured in major publications such as The New York Times and Forbes. PARKLU is a Launchmetrics company, which is the leading Brand Performance Cloud for the Fashion, Luxury & Beauty (FLB) industries around the world.
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M&A Details
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Acquired by

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announced date

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Number of Funding Rounds

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Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 12.01.2015. Their latest investor Click Ventures. Their latest round Seed

Date 
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Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
12.01.2015
1
15.10.2014
4
$800K
Co-Investors
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0

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5

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Round 
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People

Founders
2
Kim Leitzes
Kim Leitzes

Kim Leitzes

Kim Leitzes is CEO and founder of ParkLU, a marketplace connecting consumer brands with China KOLs. Her career started in New York, working exclusively with luxury, retail & consumer brands on strategy, M&A and investing. After moving to China in 2010, Kim began working with global e-commerce companies, including ASOS, Shopbop (owned by Amazon) and YOOX Net-a-porter Group on digital and influencer marketing strategies. In 2015, ParkLU launched its web and mobile platform, which has since enabled independent and global brands, including H&M, Abercrombie & Fitch, Macy's and Swire Properties, to collaborate with KOLs.

current job

PARKLU
PARKLU

organization founded

1

Kim Leitzes

Alex Xu
Alex Xu

Alex Xu

current job

Aqumon
Aqumon

organization founded

1

Alex Xu

Employee Profiles
9
Elijah Whaley

Elijah Whaley

Host

Vinki Xie

Human resources director

Carman Chan

Carman Chan

Investor

Kim Leitzes

Kim Leitzes

Founder and CEO

Max Shi

Senior Web Developer

Jessie Kang

Account Director

Daisy Fang

Community Manager

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