Two Ikeono team members smiling at the Ikeono booth at a bike industry trade show

Built with retailers, for retailers

Every feature started as a conversation with a shop owner.

Our story

Ikeono started in a Colorado bike shop in 2017.

We spent our first year working alongside retailers to understand what they needed most, then officially launched in 2018 as a business texting solution.

Two Ikeono co-founders working late on laptops in a hotel room
CABDA Chicago 2020
Four Ikeono team members standing under the Ikeono-sponsored CABDA Expo banner
CABDA Las Vegas 2026
Two Ikeono team members smiling while working on laptops at a trade show venue
CABDA Las Vegas 2025
  1. Oct 2017Started in a bike shopDenver, CO
  2. Nov 2018Officially launchedBrooklyn, NY
  3. Sept 2019Lightspeed partnershipMontreal, QC
  4. Feb 2020First CABDA showSan Diego, CA
  5. Oct 2021Launched NPS Feedback
  6. Dec 2022Launched Ikeono Mobile
  7. Sept 2023Launched Ikeono 2.0
  8. Mar 2024Launched Campaigns
  9. Mar 2025Launched Google Business integration
  10. Aug 2026Launched Appointments
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The Ikeono team with a Lightspeed partner at a Lightspeed event

Our mission

Our mission is to empower businesses to think differently when it comes to customer communication.

We believe you should be calling friends and family, and texting your customers instead. The future of retail is built on community and building strong relationships.

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Golden retriever puppy peeking over a laptop on a coffee table

The real brains behind Ikeono

They may not have business degrees, but they know what our customers want even before our customers do!