Qik

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

Business Model: B2C

Revenue: $31.5M

Employees: 51-200

Detailed Qik Information

Qik was acquired by Skype.
The acquisition happend on 2011-01-06.
Details of the transaction were not public

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Geographic Data

Qik headquarters map

Address: 811 Hamilton St

City: Redwood City

State: CA

Zip: 94063

Country: US

Financial Info

Stage:

series unknown

Raised Last:

$6M

Raised Total:

$26M

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Description

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.

Contact Phone:
+16503661923

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Announced Date Company Transaction Money Raised
Announced Date Transaction Number of Investors Money Raised Lead Investors
5/2007 Series A $9M
8/2008 Angel Round 1 - Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen
4/2008 Series B 3 $3M Marc Benioff
TeleSoft Partners
George Garrick
Marc Benioff
TeleSoft Partners
George Garrick
7/2009 Series C 1 $5.5M Quest Venture Partners
Quest Venture Partners
8/2008 Funding Round 1 - Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen
1/2011 Venture Round 2 $6.3M Quest Venture Partners
Almaz Capital
Almaz Capital
Quest Venture Partners
Quest Venture Partners
Almaz Capital
Almaz Capital
Quest Venture Partners
10/2008 Debt Financing $1.8M
8/2008 Funding Round 1 - Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen
Announced Date Name Price

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