Qik

company

About

Qik is an online messenger that allows its users to exchange video messages between individuals or within a group.

  • 51 - 100

Details

Last Funding Type
Series B
Last Funding Money Raised
$3M
Industries
Messaging,Mobile,Video
Founded date
Jun 1, 2006
Number Of Employee
51 - 100
Operating Status
Close

Qik is an online messenger that allows its users to exchange video messages between individuals or within a group. The first version of the Qik service was launched as a private alpha in January 2008 and then as a public beta in August 2008. Since then the company has expanded its service to support millions of users in over 160 countries and on all the major smartphones (over 140 models) including iPhone, [Android](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/android), [Symbian](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/symbian-software-ltd), [Blackberry](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blackberry), and Windows Mobile. Qik was founded by [Ramu Sunkara](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/ramu-sunkara), [Bhaskar Roy](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/bhaskar-roy), and [Nikolay Abkairov](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/nikolay-abkairov), and has attracted investments from individuals and companies such as [Marc Andreessen](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/marc-andreessen), [Ben Horowitz](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/ben-horowitz), [Marc Benioff](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/marc-benioff), [Quest Venture Partners](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/quest-venture-partners), and [CampVentures](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/campventures). The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California with an office in Zelenograd, Moscow, Russia. In 2011, Qik, Inc., a Silicon Valley startup, was acquired by Skype Technologies.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
$3M
Qik has raised a total of $3M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 9, 2008 from a Series B round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Apr 9, 2008 Series B $3M 1 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
Qik is funded by 1 investors. TeleSoft Partners are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
TeleSoft Partners Series B