When was Qik founded?

Qik was founded in 2006 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Qik located?

Qik is headquartered in Redwood City, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Qik?

Ramu Sunkara and Vijay Tella s of Qik. Vijay Tella has also founded 1 company.

Is Qik a funded company?

Qik is a funded company, having raised a total of $14.8M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series B round, raised on Apr 09, 2008.

When was the latest funding round of Qik?

Qik's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Jan 05, 2011, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does Qik rank among its competitors?

Qik ranks 286th amongst 1533 active competitors, of which 134 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Pronto, which secured an undisclosed amount in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Qik?

Qik's top competitors include Facebook, Bilibili and Skype. Among them, Pronto secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Qik - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Qik is an online social platform enables users to share live video with their friends, family, and communities. Enables users to do live two-way mobile-to-mobile video chatting, as well as the ability to send and receive video mail messages. It also allows users to capture special moments wherever they might happen and instantly share. Has an office in Zelenograd, Moscow, Russia.

Website: qik.com
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Founded Year

2006

Location

Redwood City, United States

Stage

Deadpooled

Total Funding

$14.8M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Jan 05, 2011, $*****

Investors

Quest Venture Partners & 3 more

Ranked

286^th among 1533 active competitors

Similar Companies

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Qik has raised a total funding of $14.8M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 09, 2008. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Jan 05, 2011 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Qik has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Qik:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 05, 2011	6529954	Series C	7762142	6280819	8039144	8618439
Jul 09, 2009	1095334	Conventional Debt	6452074	2343995	4681100	1052193
Jul 08, 2009	5348904	Series C	5843989	4860584	Quest Venture Partners & 1 more	8971395

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The founders of Qik are Bhaskar Roy, Nikolay Abkairov and Ramu Sunkara.

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

Bhaskar Roy: Co-founder / SVP Products of Qik. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Nikolay Abkairov: Co-Founder & CTO of Qik.
Ramu Sunkara: Co-founder & CEO of Qik and founder of 1 other company.
Vijay Tella: Co-founder and CEO of Qik.

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Top competitors of Qik include Facebook, Bilibili and Skype. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Qik, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Facebook 2004, Menlo Park (United States), Public	Operator of a social networking service facilitating connection and communication	$2.27B	Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners ... & 114 others	90/100
2nd	Bilibili 2010, Yangpu (China), Public	Online video streaming platform for anime	-	IDG Capital, Tencent & 16 others	83/100
3rd	Skype 2002, Luxembourg, Acquired	VoIP Software application	$26.8M	DFJ, Index Ventures & 18 others	81/100
4th	YouTube 2005, San Bruno (United States), Acquired	Online video-sharing and streaming platform	$11.5M	Artis Ventures, Sequoia Capital & 4 others	78/100
5th	VK 2006, St Petersburg (United States), Acquired	App-based social platform for sharing photos and videos	-	Prosus, DST Global & 1 others	71/100
6th	Dailymotion 2005, Paris (France), Acquired	Video sharing platform	$148M	Advent Life Sciences, Partech Partners & 12 others	68/100
7th	Pronto 2018, Lehi (United States), Series B	Mobile communication platform for higher education and corporate	$14.2M	Origin Ventures, SEVA & 5 others	67/100
8th	YouNow 2011, New York City (United States), Series B	Live video-streaming and chat app	$38.4M	Venrock, Broadway Video & 11 others	66/100
9th	Renren 2005, Haidian (China), Public	Online social platform for communication	$478M	SoftBank Capital, General Atlantic & 10 others	65/100
10th	hi5 2003, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Social network connecting people for friendship and fun	$37M	Mohr Davidow Ventures, Crosslink Capital & 2 others	64/100
286th	Qik 2006, Redwood City (United States), Deadpooled	Live video casting from cell phones	$14.8M	CampVentures, Almaz Capital & 2 others	31/100