• Company Type For Profit
  • Contact Email info@qik.com
  • Phone Number +1 877 745 7459

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, Symbian, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile. Qik was founded by Ramu Sunkara, Bhaskar Roy, and Nikolay Abkairov, and has attracted investments from individuals and companies such as Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Marc Benioff, Quest Venture Partners, and 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.

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Qik was acquired by Skype for $150M on Jan 6, 2011.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Qik's headquarters? Qik is located in Redwood City, California, United States.Who invested in Qik? Qik has 6 investors including Quest Venture Partners and Almaz Capital.How much funding has Qik raised to date? Qik has raised .When was the last funding round for Qik? Qik closed its last funding round on Jan 6, 2011 from a Venture - Series Unknown round.