Okanjo
Okanjo is Cloud Commerce. Our Native Commerce products built on this platform help drive new digital revenue for media companies.
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Internet / Web Services
- Location Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded November 2011
- Employees 7
- Website okanjo.com
Company Summary
Local media ($133b+) struggles to monetize their massive traffic (80% of US pop).
Local SMBs have products/offers to sell but no significant traffic.
We brings these parties together with our Cloud Commerce™ platform.
Cloud Commerce is an easy way to connect products and offers with the communities that will buy them.
We help local media monetize their audiences, and help local SMBs tap into those communities to sell their product/offers.
Team
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PresidentThomas spent eight years in healthcare tech before founding an early social commerce/crowdfunding venture, Shindig. An active proponent of Milwaukee's entrepreneurial ecosystem, Thomas cofounded the “Foundry” series of invite only investor/entrepreneur gatherings, assists in strategy for the Greater Milwaukee Committee’s “Innovation in Milwaukee” initiative, and serves as an advisor for Startup Milwaukee and social architecture firm Newaukee.
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Michael DrescherCo-Founder, CEOFounders Mike Drescher and Jeff Rowe have been working together for over 20 years in the media space, and successfully built a TV data business that had an $80m exit to Tribune in 1999. Both have been extremely active in the startup space. Mike is actively involved in Okanjo as CEO and Chairman, and Jeff is an active board member.
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Kevin@okanjo.comArchitectKevin is a 10x hacker who also happens to be a unicorn (front/back end skills, and design). Kevin's built everything from mobile apps for Fortune 500s to eCommerce enabled 3d game engines to healthcare imaging systems.
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Director of MarketingJackie gets SaaS and startup marketing. As both and entrepreneur and an accomplished digital marketer who's helped build $30-$50m in sales in SaaS/Cloud through smart, automated, and efficient marketing before joining Okanjo, Jackie is an integral part of our team.
Advisors
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Attorney
Advisory Board
Previous Investors
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Tom ShannonInvestor, Board MemberUnconfirmed
Jeff HarrisInvestor, Board MemberUnconfirmed
Mike DrescherFounder, Chairman/CEOUnconfirmed
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