When was IYK founded?

IYK was founded in 2021 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is IYK located?

IYK is headquartered in New York City, United States.

How many employees does IYK have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at IYK is 27.

Is IYK a funded company?

IYK is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Aug 04, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of IYK?

IYK's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Aug 04, 2023, with participation from 5 investors.

Where does IYK rank among its competitors?

IYK ranks 42nd amongst 463 active competitors, of which 95 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Kresus, which secured $13M in Feb, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of IYK?

IYK's top competitors include Alchemy, Digital Asset and Galxe. Among them, Kresus secured the most recent funding round in February, 2026.

IYK - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

IYK is a seed company based in New York City (United States), founded in 2021 by Ryan Ouyang. It operates as a Platform bridging the physical and digital worlds. IYK has raised $18.9M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz. The company has 463 active competitors, including 95 funded and 14 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Alchemy, Digital Asset and Galxe.

Company Details

Platform bridging the physical and digital worlds. It provides tools to launch activations and identify supporters. It features tokenized apparel, authenticated guestbooks, IRL minting, and targeted rewards.

Website: iyk.app/music/
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Email ID: *****@iyk.app

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2021

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$18.9M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Aug 04, 2023, $*****

Investors

Andreessen Horowitz & 4 more

Ranked

42^nd among 463 active competitors

Employee Count

27 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Alchemy & 630 more

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IYK is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
IYK GMI Inc. CIN: 863623405 , United States, Active	Aug 06, 2023	-	-	-

IYK has raised a total funding of $18.9M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Aug 04, 2023 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. IYK has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of IYK:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 04, 2023	1701702	Seed	4058200	6237254	6256488	1254994

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The founders of IYK is Ryan Ouyang. Jennifer Roebuck is the CEO of IYK.

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

Ryan Ouyang: Founder of IYK.
Jennifer Roebuck: CEO of IYK.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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IYK's employee count trend

IYK has 27 employees as of Mar 26. Here is IYK's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of IYK include Alchemy, Digital Asset and Galxe. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of IYK, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Alchemy 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Provider of complete blockchain developer platform	$564M	Silver Lake, Coatue & 33 others	78/100
2nd	Digital Asset 2014, New York City (United States), Series E	Provider of Canton Network, the public blockchain with institutional-grade privacy for tokenized real-world assets	$452M	Goldman Sachs, Australian Securities Exchange ... & 36 others	74/100
3rd	Galxe 2021, San Mateo (United States), Series A	Web3 credential data network	$10M	Multicoin Capital, DRAGONFLY & 28 others	73/100
4th	Kresus 2022, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Web3 app intended to let users create mint, manage, and store digital assets	$38M	Liberty City Ventures, Craft Ventures & 5 others	61/100
5th	Metaplex 2021, Chicago (United States), Series C	Online platform for developing NFTs marketplaces	$46M	Jump Crypto, Multicoin Capital & 16 others	60/100
6th	COCA 2023, London (United Kingdom), Seed	Non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet	-	Stellar, FunFair	55/100
7th	Origin Protocol 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Blockchain platform for building decentralized marketplaces	$31.5M	DHVC, Foundation Capital & 53 others	54/100
8th	HaHa 2019, Remote (United States), Funding Raised	Mobile wallet for NFT and crypto traders	-	Outlier Ventures	54/100
9th	QuickNode 2017, Miami (United States), Series B	Node and Dapp infrastructure for blockchain	$106M	10T, Tiger Global Management & 24 others	54/100
10th	Ryder 2022, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Seed	Digital asset hardware wallet	$4.4M	Oak Grove Ventures, SBX Capital & 9 others	51/100
42nd	IYK 2021, New York City (United States), Seed	Platform bridging the physical and digital worlds	$18.9M	Andreessen Horowitz, Collab+Currency & 3 others	37/100