Toronto-based edtech company Pok Pok has secured US$6 million in Series A financing that it will use to grow its business. 

Venture capital firm Adjacent led the funding round, with Konvoy Ventures, MetaLab Ventures, Banan Capital and angel investors such as Peanut’s Michelle Kennedy participating. Pok Pok is planning to use this cash infusion to expand its infrastructure, launch its subscription-based Pok Pok app on Android devices this fall, and create new STEM-themed content. 

Featuring open-ended drawing, building and music-making games that encourage kids to develop their creativity, Pok Pok has been downloaded more than a million times since launching in 2021. It won a 2024 Kidscreen Award for Best Original Learning App, as well as an App Store Award for Cultural Impact. The app’s development was cashflowed by a 2022 funding round that raised US$3 million in seed financing.

Pictured, left to right, is Pok Pok’s co-founder CEO Melissa Cash and co-founder and chief creative officer Esther Huybreghts.