Locket - About the company
Locket is an acqui-hired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2013 by Yunha Kim, Paul Jang and Christopher Crawford. It operates as a Lock-screen ads platform. Locket has raised $3.7M in funding. The company has 50 active competitors, including 11 funded and 10 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Glance, Affle and Buzzvil.
Company Details
Locket Engage is a developers’ platform that allows app publishers to reconnect and reengage users using the lock screen. If the user swipes one way they can interact with the ad or pass it by swiping the other way. Getlocket's Android app, Locket allows users to share with friends and family right from the lock screen. The customers include Hershey’s, HotelTonight, Sunny D, Sears, ZipCar, eBay and Spotify.
- Website
- getlocket.com
- Social
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2013
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Acqui-Hired
Total Funding
$3.7M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
14th among 50 active competitors
Employee Count
10 as on May 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Locket's funding and investors
Locket has raised a total funding of $3.7M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 18, 2013. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Feb 10, 2015 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Locket has 4 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Locket:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 10, 2015 | 9692136 | Seed | 7548214 | 9368702 | 1376174 | 2194462 |
Nov 19, 2013 | 4425715 | Seed | 4622325 | 2740286 | 6179800 | 6769465 |
Jul 18, 2013 | 6956038 | Seed | 6630861 | 7240690 | 5830998 |
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Locket's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Locket's key team members:
- Yunha Kim: Co-founder & CEO of Locket and founder of 1 other company.
- Paul Jang: Co-founder of Locket.
- Christopher Crawford: Co-founder of Locket.
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Locket's employee count trend
Locket has 10 employees as of May 26. Here is Locket's employee count trend over the years:
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Locket's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Locket include Glance, Affle and Buzzvil. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Locket, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Developer of an AI-powered shopping agent providing personalized style inspiration | $390M | 78/100 | ||
2nd | Provider of consumer intelligence driven platform for mobile advertising solutions | $10M | 73/100 | ||
3rd | Buzzvil 2012, Seoul (South Korea), Series C | Lock screen advertising platform | $32.5M | 55/100 | |
4th | Application that allows users to transfer cash free tokens | $4M | 50/100 | ||
5th | Aquto 2012, Boston (United States), Acquired | Cloud-native network software provider transforming global connectivity with AI and automation | $16M | 46/100 | |
6th | Mobile Posse 2005, Mclean (United States), Acquired | Curated stories and stunning photography celebrating everyday lifestyle for curious people | $26.5M | 44/100 | |
7th |  Digital Social Retail 1996, New York City (United States), Early Stage | Software solution for proximity marketing | $480K | - | 40/100 |
8th | Moblty 2012, New York City (United States), Acquired | Content deployment platform for kiosk and mobile advertising | $34.3M | 40/100 | |
9th | Pabbl 2015, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Funding Raised | Provides lock screen advertising solutions | - | 40/100 | |
10th |  S’more 2016, Chicago (United States), Unfunded | Provides a lock screen ad platform | - | - | 39/100 |
14th | Locket 2013, San Francisco (United States), Acqui-Hired | Lock-screen ads platform | $3.7M | 38/100 |
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Locket's Investments and acquisitions
Locket has acquired Context Logic. Locket has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Locket
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News related to Locket
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Mobile Shopping App Wish Buys Android Lockscreen App Maker LocketTechCrunch+•Jul 14, 2015•Wish Shopping, Locket, DST Global
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Locket is totally fierce: Tyra Banks invests in the lockscreen ad app | VentureBeatVentureBeat•Nov 19, 2013•Locket, Tyra
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