Yokoy
Yokoy was a Swiss expense management software company acquired by Perk (formerly TravelPerk) in 2025 to form an integrated travel and spend platform. It had raised $108M in funding before acquisition, including a Series B in 2022.
The growth story
Yokoy grew from 34 to 85 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $108M along the way, most recently a Series B in March 2022.
About
Yokoy provided AI-powered software for corporate travel and expense management, targeting finance and operations teams. Its tools handled policy enforcement, approvals, bookings, and payments in one system.
The company was acquired just six years after founding, with its 85 employees folded into Perk. Its $108M funding haul suggests rapid scaling before the exit, though headcount growth data is unavailable.
Founders and leadership
Engineering was the largest function at Yokoy, with 13 employees. The company had a median tenure of 2 years, indicating relatively stable staffing for a startup.
The Yokoy org chart
Philippe Sahli (Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer) leads 11 mapped leaders with 1 direct report. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Education 15 (+88% YoY), Engineering 11 (-42% YoY), Business Development 8 (-27% YoY), Entrepreneurship 7 (+17% YoY), Sales 6 (-68% YoY), Operations 5 (-37% YoY).
Talent flow
Yokoy recruited heavily from enterprise tech firms like IBM, UBS, and Microsoft. After acquisition, 41 employees moved to parent company Perk, while others joined startups like WorkFlex and Carv.
Most common previous employers of Yokoy staff: IBM (3), UBS (2), Microsoft (2), Accenture (2), Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (2), ETH Zürich (2). Former Yokoy employees most often moved to Perk (41), WorkFlex (6), Carv (3), Workday (3), DeepJudge (3), Swisscom Ventures (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Yokoy mafia
Yokoy alumni founded 9 companies, including Norm (33 employees) and Epago (9 employees). The most prolific founder started Ocean Orchestra and May Ventures.
9Gian Reto à Porta, was Board Member until 2021Andrea Grippi, was ML Engineer until 2020Caroline Mogford, was Chief Marketing Officer until 2025Maximilian Derpa, was Investor & Board Observer -> EXIT to TravelPerk in 2025 until 2024Kris Schamroth, was Head of Learning and Development until 2023Cristina Raita, was Senior Customer Engineer until 2023
Arianis Ibrahimi, was Business Development Representative until 2022
Marvin Kahr, was Business Development Representative until 2024
Christian Woese, was VP Global Customer Success until 2023What this company is made of
Most common skills at Yokoy: Microsoft Excel (43), Business Development (40), Marketing (36), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (32), Business Strategy (32), Leadership (31), Management (17), Sales (13).
Where the team actually sits
Yokoy people are concentrated in Zurich, Switzerland (13), Bavaria, Germany (6), County Dublin, Ireland (4), Delhi, India (3). 4 offices on record.
Search footprint
Yokoy attracts about 7,977 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $290K a month if bought through ads. It gained 5,572 ranking keywords and lost 1,779 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Yokoy has 85 employees as of September 2026.
Yokoy has raised $108M in total, most recently a Series B round in March 2022.
Yokoy was founded in 2019 by Philippe Sahli.
Philippe Sahli (Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Yokoy's reporting structure, with 1 direct report.
The most common previous employers of current Yokoy staff are IBM (3 people), UBS (2 people), Microsoft (2 people).
Former Yokoy employees most often move to Perk (41), WorkFlex (6), Carv (3).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at Yokoy, including Norm, Epago, Ocean Orchestra.
Yokoy attracts about 7,977 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $290K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Yokoy staff are Microsoft Excel, Business Development, Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Strategy.
Yokoy staff are concentrated in Zurich, Switzerland (13), Bavaria, Germany (6), County Dublin, Ireland (4).
Yokoy has about 15 people in Education, up 88% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Yokoy has about 11 people in Engineering, down 42% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 55 current and 275 former Yokoy profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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