<s>
Flok	B-Protocol
(	O
formerly	O
Loyalblocks	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
American	O
tech	O
startup	O
based	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
that	O
provides	O
marketing	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
chatbots/AI	O
,	O
customer	O
loyalty	O
programs	O
,	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
and	O
CRM	O
services	O
to	O
local	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Flok	B-Protocol
ceased	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Flok	B-Protocol
communicated	O
via	O
email	O
stating	O
that	O
Flok	B-Protocol
is	O
shutting	O
down	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Flok	B-Protocol
communicated	O
via	O
email	O
stating	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flok	B-Protocol
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2011	O
by	O
Ido	O
Gaver	O
and	O
Eran	O
Kirshenboim	O
and	O
has	O
offices	O
in	O
Tel	O
Aviv	O
,	O
Israel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Flok	B-Protocol
secured	O
a	O
$9	O
million	O
Series	O
A	O
Round	O
from	O
General	O
Catalyst	O
Partners	O
with	O
participation	O
from	O
Founder	O
Collective	O
and	O
existing	O
investor	O
Gemini	O
Israel	O
Ventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
Flok	B-Protocol
has	O
raised	O
over	O
$18	O
million	O
in	O
venture	O
capital	O
in	O
three	O
rounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Flok	B-Protocol
announced	O
a	O
self-service	O
loyalty	O
platform	O
for	O
SMBs	O
to	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
programs	O
with	O
beacon	B-Protocol
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Flok	B-Protocol
released	O
a	O
turnkey	O
chatbot	B-Application
service	O
for	O
local	O
businesses	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
AdWeek	O
for	O
developing	O
the	O
first	O
weed	O
bot	O
chatbot	B-Application
for	O
a	O
California	O
cannabis	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flok	B-Protocol
offers	O
an	O
eponymous	O
customer-facing	O
app	B-Application
that	O
consumers	O
use	O
to	O
receive	O
rewards	O
and	O
deals	O
from	O
partner	O
businesses	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Flok	B-Protocol
business	O
app	B-Application
for	O
merchants	O
to	O
manage	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flok	B-Protocol
's	O
main	O
products	O
center	O
around	O
customer	O
loyalty	O
and	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
offers	O
a	O
digital	O
punch	O
card	O
,	O
proximity	B-General_Concept
marketing	I-General_Concept
,	O
push	O
messaging	O
and	O
CRM	O
services	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
chatbots	B-Application
and	O
AI	B-Application
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flok	B-Protocol
provides	O
partner	O
businesses	O
with	O
beacons	B-Protocol
that	O
can	O
locate	O
customers	O
and	O
verify	O
store	O
visits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
Flok	B-Protocol
had	O
a	O
4-star	O
rating	O
on	O
Merchant	O
Maverick	O
review	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
