Ykone - About the company
Ykone is an acquired company based in Paris (France), founded in 2008 by Olivier Billon and Mathieu Lebreton. It operates as a Marketing campaign analytical solutions for fashion businesses. Ykone has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from Elaia. The company has 757 active competitors, including 20 funded and 44 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Collective Artists Network, Gushcloud and Samy for Brands.
Company Details
Marketing campaign analytical solutions for fashion businesses. The platform offers solutions for campaign management, analyzing brand performance, campaign results, finding influencers for campaigns, and more. It enables users to engage with influencers.
- Website
- ykone.com
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Founded Year
2008
Location
Paris, France
Stage
Acquired
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
13th among 757 active competitors
Employee Count
329 as on Apr 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Exit Details
Acquired by Bindawood (Jul 24, 2022)
Ykone's acquisition details
Ykone got acquired by Bindawood on Jul 24, 2022.
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Ykone's funding and investors
Ykone has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Ykone has 1 institutional investor.
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Ykone's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Ykone are Olivier Billon and Mathieu Lebreton.
Here are the details of Ykone's key team members:
- Olivier Billon: Co-Founder & CEO of Ykone. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
- Mathieu Lebreton: Co-Founder of Ykone.
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Ykone's employee count trend
Ykone has 329 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Ykone's employee count trend over the years:
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Ykone's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Ykone include Collective Artists Network, Gushcloud and Samy for Brands. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Ykone, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Collective Artists Network 2009, Mumbai (India), Series A | Provider of influencer marketing services | $16.5M | 72/100 | |
2nd | Paid social media endorsements | $14.5M | 64/100 | ||
3rd | Samy for Brands 2013, Madrid (Spain), Series A | Influencer marketing platform | $5.3M | 56/100 | |
4th | WHOSAY 2010, New York City (United States), Acquired | Advertising solutions leveraging culture-defining content to drive business outcomes | $15.5M | 55/100 | |
5th | Chatter Box 2016, Mumbai (India), Public | Provider of social media and digital marketing services | $150K | 50/100 | |
6th | Offers talent management, branding and influence marketing services | - | - | 49/100 | |
7th | Thumzup 2020, Carson City (United States), Public | Provider of influencer marketing services | $11.5M | - | 46/100 |
8th | Monk Entertainment 2017, Mumbai (India), Unfunded | 360-degree creative organization that provides holistic marketing and promotional services to enterprises | - | - | 45/100 |
9th | Provider of influencer marketing services | - | - | 41/100 | |
10th | Strategy-led influencer marketing agency focused on data, creativity, and innovation | - | - | 41/100 | |
13th | Marketing campaign analytical solutions for fashion businesses | - | 40/100 |
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Ykone's Investments and acquisitions
Ykone has acquired Barcode. Ykone has not made any investments as of now.News related to Ykone
Media has covered Ykone for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about partnerships.
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Ykone invests in Swiss Talent Management Agency Atlas to strengthen its presence in Switzerlandmarkt-kom.com•Oct 30, 2025•Ykone, Atlas
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Ykone’s Acquisition of Barcode Influencer MarketingGlobal Legal Chronicle•Apr 05, 2024•Ykone, Barcode
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Influencer Marketing Firm Ykone Acquires Indian Firm BarcodeWWD•Mar 19, 2024•Ykone, Tec-IT, TF1 Group, India Barcodes and 3 others
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TF1 confirms Ykone sale as it posts solid first half numbersDigital TV Europe•Jul 28, 2022•MYTF1, Ykone
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Ykone Agency Opens The First Fully Integrated Influencer Marketing Hub In The Middle Eastuaenews247.com•Jan 19, 2022•Ykone
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