We Are Poka
Empowering Workers in Support of Operational Excellence.
Digital manufacturing leaders rely on Poka to improve the knowledge, performance and productivity of their factory workers.
We empower workers to learn, solve problems and share knowledge in real-time, on the factory floor. Our platform is designed to connect workers to digital manufacturing operations, and enable a culture of continuous improvement.
Trusted By Industrial Fortune 500 Companies
Our Story & Mission
Built for manufacturers by a former manufacturing CI director.
The name Poka comes from Poka Yoke, the Japanese term for mistake proofing.
The idea behind Poka was inspired by the challenges its CEO, Alex Leclerc, experienced while working as a CI Director at a global food manufacturer. Alex saw first-hand how inconsistent performance across the company’s operations can lead to waste, quality issues and safety risks.
Alex then solicited the help of Antoine Bisson, a lifelong friend and former engineer at Microsoft and Ubisoft, to help him co-found the company. Their mission was to build a modern solution to help factory workers collectively learn from their mistakes and build knowledge that leads to continuous improvement.
And so Poka was born!
Poka has quickly become part of our daily operations and is helping to capture best practices in a centralized, easy-to-access knowledge base.
Arne Smolarz
Head of Manufacturing IT
Poka in the Press
The Globe and Mail
Son of Quebec cookie king scores financing to expand ‘Facebook for factories’ platform globally.
Forbes Technology Council
Four Reasons Why It’s Time To Fill The Tech Gap For Deskless Workers.
Techcrunch
Workforce training app developer Poka adds strategic investor Schneider Electric.
Gartner
Takeaways from Gartner’s Report on the Connected Factory Worker.
