When was Fleksy founded?

Fleksy was founded in 2011 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Fleksy located?

Fleksy is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Who is the current CEO of Fleksy?

Olivier Plante of Fleksy. They have also founded 2 companies.

Which legal entities is Fleksy associated with?

Fleksy is associated with THINGTHING LTD.

How many employees does Fleksy have?

As of Aug 31, 2021, the latest employee count at Fleksy is 3.

Is Fleksy a funded company?

Fleksy is a funded company, having raised a total of $7.73M across 7 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on 2011.

When was the latest funding round of Fleksy?

Fleksy's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Oct 28, 2021, with participation from 3 investors.

Where does Fleksy rank among its competitors?

Fleksy ranks 4th amongst 151 active competitors, of which 10 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Bobble AI, which secured $92.6K in Jan, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Fleksy?

Fleksy's top competitors include Kika Keyboard, Bobble AI and SwiftKey. Among them, Bobble AI secured the most recent funding round in January, 2025.

Fleksy - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Fleksy is an acquired company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2011 by Kostas Eleftheriou, Olivier Plante, Francisco Jose Garcia Ojalvo, Ioannis Verdelis, Xevi Farrarons and Francisco José García. It operates as an Alternate mobile keyboard. Fleksy has raised $7.73M in funding from investors like Highland Capital Partners, Middleland Capital and Digital Garage. The company has 151 active competitors, including 10 funded and 5 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Kika Keyboard, Bobble AI and SwiftKey.

Company Details

Fleksy is an alternate mobile software keyboard. Fleksy provides customizable extensions like to send GIFs, predictable extensions, etc. Fleksy has developed the auto-correct algorithm which functions by combining analysis of user typing patterns and linguistic context. Swiping gestures are used by Fleksy to control common functions, such as space, delete, and word correction. Fleksy has been used by blind people through muscle memory for typing on a smartphone. Fleksy is the first keyboard to be demonstrated on a 3D gesture system (Leap Motion) and smartwatch.

Website: fleksy.com
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Founded Year

2011

Location

London, United Kingdom

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$7.73M in 7 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Oct 28, 2021, $*****

Investors

Highland Capital Partners & 18 more

Ranked

4^th among 151 active competitors

Employee Count

3 as on Aug 31, 2021

Similar Companies

Kika Keyboard & 247 more

Exit Details

Acquired by ThingThing (Jul 25, 2017)

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Fleksy is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
THINGTHING LTD CIN: 9691012 , United Kingdom, Active	Jul 16, 2015	-	3 (As on Dec 31, 2024)

Fleksy got acquired by ThingThing on Jul 25, 2017.

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Fleksy has raised a total funding of $7.73M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2011. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Oct 28, 2021 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Fleksy has 16 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Fleksy:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 28, 2021	9226811	Series A	9220073	9436727	5331998	3097733
2018	2001	Series A	9469	2059	3180	MOX
Oct 16, 2014	6017782	Series A	1866084	6897143	Digital Garage & 4 more	2644296

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The founders of Fleksy are Kostas Eleftheriou, Olivier Plante, Francisco Jose Garcia Ojalvo, Ioannis Verdelis, Xevi Farrarons and Francisco José García. Olivier Plante is the CEO of Fleksy.

Here are the details of Fleksy's key team members:

Kostas Eleftheriou: Co-Founder of Fleksy and founder of 4 other companies, including Syntellia, ZuluTrade and BlindType.
Olivier Plante: Co-Founder & CEO of Fleksy and founder of 1 other company.
Francisco Jose Garcia Ojalvo: Co-Founder & CTO of Fleksy and founder of 1 other company.
Ioannis Verdelis: Co-Founder of Fleksy.
Xevi Farrarons: Co-Founder of Fleksy.

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Fleksy's employee count trend

Fleksy has 3 employees as of Aug 21. Here is Fleksy's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Fleksy include Kika Keyboard, Bobble AI and SwiftKey. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Fleksy, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Kika Keyboard 2011, Beijing (China), Series B	Developer of a customizable keyboard application featuring themes, emojis, and GIFs	$94.1M	Dalian Tianshen Entertainment, China Prosperity Capital ... & 1 others	64/100
2nd	Bobble AI 2012, Gurugram (India), Series B	Developer of keyboard-as-a-platform offering branding, marketing, and data solutions	$26.7M	Affle, Krafton & 23 others	62/100
3rd	SwiftKey 2008, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	AI based keyboard application for predicting texts	$31.7M	Octopus Investments, Index Ventures & 35 others	61/100
4th	Fleksy 2011, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Alternate mobile keyboard	$7.73M	Digital Garage, Eniac Ventures & 17 others	52/100
5th	Ridmik Keyboard 2017, Austin (United States), Unfunded	Provider of a Bangla keyboard app	-	-	48/100
6th	TouchPal 2008, Beijing (China), Series B	Mobile application for creating customized emojis and stickers	$25M	Qualcomm Ventures, Sequoia Capital & 3 others	47/100
7th	ClusterDev 2014, Kochi (India), Funding Raised	Vernacular keyboards application	-	Kerala Startup Mission	46/100
8th	Minuum 2012, Toronto (Canada), Seed	Virtual keyboard for touchscreen devices	$625K	FCVC, FundersClub & 5 others	46/100
9th	Button Mapper 2018, Chatham Kent (Canada), Unfunded	Provider of keyboard button mapping app	-	-	43/100
10th	IDID 2003, Mumbai (India), Unfunded	Regional language keyboard app for Android	-	-	42/100