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Kik was founded in 2009, when a small group of University of Waterloo students decided to build a company that would shift the center of computing from the PC to the phone.

Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company now has more than 100 employees working on Kik, a chat app that lets users connect with people, services, and businesses.

Kik is

backed by major venture capitalists and has raised $120.5M to date. Its VCs are the same firms that first helped Twitter, Foursquare, Zynga and others become household names. China's Tencent, maker of WeChat, is a strategic investor.

Kik has more than 300 million registered users. According to a study by Frank N. Magid Associates, Kik users spend 35 minutes per session in the app.

More than 40% of young Americans are actively using Kik as their primary messenger app.

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9,720 Number of Organizations • $650.7B Total Funding Amount • 23,835 Number of Investors
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1,579 Number of Organizations • $34.3B Total Funding Amount • 1,572 Number of Investors
Kik was acquired by medialab on Oct 19, 2019.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Kik's headquarters? Kik is located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.Who invested in Kik? Kik has 16 investors including George Burke and Pantera Capital.How much funding has Kik raised to date? Kik has raised .When was the last funding round for Kik? Kik closed its last funding round on Aug 29, 2017 from a Initial Coin Offering round.Who are Kik's competitors? Alternatives and possible competitors to Kik may include SnapSendbird, and Tinder.