Kik Interactive

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kik_Interactive
GPTKB entity
AI-created image of Kik Interactive
AI-created image
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Ted_Livingston
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Ted_Livingston
gptkbp:foundedYear 2009
gptkbp:fundedBy raised over $120 million
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Waterloo,_Ontario,_Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kik Interactive
gptkbp:industry gptkb:software
gptkb:technology
gptkbp:investor gptkb:SV_Angel
gptkb:Foundation_Capital
gptkb:RRE_Ventures
gptkb:Venture51
gptkb:Spark_Capital
gptkb:Tencent
gptkb:Union_Square_Ventures
gptkb:William_Morris_Endeavor
gptkbp:legalIssue SEC lawsuit over Kin cryptocurrency
gptkbp:mobileAppAvailable gptkb:Android
gptkb:iOS
gptkb:BlackBerry
gptkb:Windows_Phone
gptkbp:notableCompetitor gptkb:Discord
gptkb:Skype
gptkb:Snapchat
gptkb:WeChat
gptkb:WhatsApp
gptkb:Telegram
gptkb:Facebook_Messenger
gptkb:LINE
gptkb:Viber
Signal
gptkbp:notableEvent acquired by MediaLab in 2019
announced shutdown of Kik Messenger in 2019
launched Kik Messenger in 2010
launched Kin cryptocurrency in 2017
gptkbp:notableFeature group chat
anonymous chat
bot platform
multimedia sharing
gptkbp:notableUser teenagers
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 100 (at peak)
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:MediaLab_(since_2019)
gptkbp:product gptkb:Kik_Messenger
gptkbp:status private
gptkbp:valuation over $1 billion (at peak)
gptkbp:website https://www.kik.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Waterloo,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4