Flikshop
Flikshop provides a digital platform that lets families and organizations send postcards, photo prints, and photo books directly to incarcerated individuals at approved correctional facilities nationwide. The service handles all formatting, compliance, and delivery logistics, and also offers the Flikshop School of Business with free entrepreneurship courses for justice-involved individuals.
- Commerce & Shopping
- Software Only
- Education Technology
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Families of incarcerated individuals face significant barriers to staying connected through mail, including complex correctional facility rules, photo formatting requirements, and unreliable delivery processes. This communication gap weakens family bonds and can negatively impact the well-being and successful reentry of incarcerated people.
Solution
Flikshop provides a digital platform that lets families and organizations send postcards, photo prints, and photo books directly to incarcerated individuals at approved correctional facilities across the United States. Users upload photos from their device, camera, or social media accounts, add a message, and Flikshop handles all formatting, compliance, and delivery logistics. The service also includes the Flikshop School of Business, which offers in-person, in-facility, and digital courses on entrepreneurship and workforce readiness, as well as targeted mailing campaigns that connect organizational resources to incarcerated populations.
Target Audience
Primary users are families and friends of incarcerated individuals seeking reliable mail delivery, along with organizations, employers, and reentry programs that want to connect resources to incarcerated populations and support reentry through educational initiatives.
Features
- Photo upload from camera, photo album, Facebook, Instagram, or screenshots with automatic formatting and compliance screening
- Direct delivery of postcards, photo prints, and photo books to approved correctional facilities nationwide
- Targeted mailing campaign tools for organizations to reach specific incarcerated populations
- Flikshop School of Business with six courses covering the gig economy, personal branding, pitch creation, and entrepreneurship fundamentals
- In-person, in-facility, and digital course formats with no enrollment requirements and no cost to scholars
- Flikshop Angels recurring donor program providing postcard credits to families in need