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GiftPocket
Techstars '22Upper Arlington, US · Founded 2016 · 1 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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GiftPocket is a smartphone digital wallet app for storing, spending, sending and trading gift cards.
Also known as GiftPocket
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026GiftPocket is a consumer mobile application that functions as a digital wallet for gift cards. Users can add gift cards to their phone, pay with them in store or online, send gift cards to others, and trade unwanted gift cards for ones they would use. The app is available on Apple and Android platforms.
The product was created to address two problems the founder experienced personally: forgetting physical gift cards at home when shopping, and receiving gift cards for retailers she did not shop at. As of mid-2021 the app supported 250 brands.
Founding story
Brooke Yoakam, a 2020 graduate of Upper Arlington High School in Ohio, founded GiftPocket in 2014 as a teenager. She has described being motivated by forgetting gift cards at home when shopping with friends and by receiving gift cards from her grandfather for stores she would never use, and by a broader aim of helping teenagers manage money.
Traction
As of July 2021 the app reported 4,000 users and 250 brands supported, with availability on both Apple and Android app stores.
Latest developments
In 2021 the app debuted on Apple and Android platforms and the founder won a $7,500 venture competition prize earmarked for marketing and growth.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
The founder cites simplicity of using gift cards through the app and the ability to exchange unwanted gift cards as the product's distinguishing features.
Technology
A smartphone application for iOS and Android that stores gift cards digitally and supports in-app and online payment, gift card sending, and gift card exchange.
Go-to-market
Consumers who hold gift cards, with an emphasis on teenagers and young adults managing their own spending.
Geography
Based in Upper Arlington, Ohio, United States.
History
Founded in 2014 by Brooke Yoakam in Upper Arlington, Ohio, GiftPocket went through several years of development and funding before launching on Apple and Android platforms. By mid-2021, when Yoakam was a rising sophomore at Boston College, the app had 4,000 users and 250 available brands, and she had won a $7,500 top prize in a venture competition that she said would be directed toward marketing and growth.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsFounder Brooke Yoakam took top prize in a venture competition, winning $7,500 intended to fund marketing and growth for the GiftPocket app.
$7.5K source ↗
After several years of development and funding, the gift card digital wallet app debuted on iOS and Android.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does GiftPocket do?
- GiftPocket is a smartphone digital wallet app for storing, spending, sending and trading gift cards.
- Who are GiftPocket's investors?
- GiftPocket's investors include Techstars.
- Where is GiftPocket headquartered?
- GiftPocket is headquartered in Upper Arlington, US.