Tech Company Financing Transactions

Kik Interactive Funding Round

Kik Interactive closed a $19.5 million Series B investment round on 4/22/2013. Investors included Foundation Capital, RRE Ventures and Spark Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
4/22/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$19,500,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Foundation Capital (Lead Investor) (Anamitra Banerji)

RRE Ventures (Adam Ludwin)

Spark Capital

Union Square Ventures (Fred Wilson)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
420 Weber St. North I
Waterloo ON, N2L 4E7
Canada
Email Address
Overview
Kik Interactive is all about sharing and connecting. Kik Messenger is a cross-platform application that allows real-time instant messaging for individuals and groups, as well as photo sharing.
Profile
Kik Interactive LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Kik Interactive Company Twitter Account
Company News
Kik Interactive News
Facebook
Kik Interactive on Facebook
YouTube
Kik Interactive on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Ted Livingston
  Ted Livingston LinkedIn Profile  Ted Livingston Twitter Account  Ted Livingston News  Ted Livingston on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Christopher Best
  Christopher Best LinkedIn Profile  Christopher Best Twitter Account  Christopher Best News  Christopher Best on Facebook


 

 

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