When was Shopkick founded?

Shopkick was founded in 2009 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Shopkick located?

Shopkick is headquartered in Redwood City, United States. It is registered at Redwood City, California.

Who is the current CEO of Shopkick?

Cyriac Roeding and David Fisch s of Shopkick. Cyriac Roeding has also founded 2 companies.

How many employees does Shopkick have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Shopkick is 61.

Is Shopkick a funded company?

Shopkick is a funded company, having raised a total of $20M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on 2009.

When was the latest funding round of Shopkick?

Shopkick's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Jul 14, 2010, with participation from 4 investors.

Where does Shopkick rank among its competitors?

Shopkick ranks 18th amongst 531 active competitors, of which 68 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was EasyRewardz, which secured $4M in Apr, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Shopkick?

Shopkick's top competitors include Capillary Technologies, Ibotta and Thanx. Among them, EasyRewardz secured the most recent funding round in April, 2024.

Shopkick - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Shopkick is a hyperlocal mobile-app platform offering rewards and shopping assistance to consumers from national retail partners at thousands of stores and malls. It uses a location technology that allows the app to verify the user is actually present inside a store and rewards them for store visits. Its partners include Target, Macy’s, Old Navy, Best Buy, American Eagle, Crate & Barrel, Sports Authority, Toys”R” U etc. It was acquired by SK Telecom in September of 2014 for $200M.

Website: shopkick.com
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Registered Address: Redwood City, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2009

Location

Redwood City, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$20M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Jul 14, 2010, $*****

Investors

Greylock Partners & 6 more

Ranked

18^th among 531 active competitors

Employee Count

61 as on May 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Magicpin & 474 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Trax (Jun 24, 2019)

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Shopkick is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Shopkick, Inc. CIN: 270288482 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	96 (As on Dec 31, 2019)	-
SHOPKICK, INC CIN: 27-0288482 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 2008	-	-	-

Shopkick got acquired by Trax on Jun 24, 2019.

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Shopkick has raised a total funding of $20M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2009. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jul 14, 2010 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Shopkick has 7 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Shopkick:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 14, 2010	4874234	Series B	5959076	2057486	5035619	7203894
2009	9982	Series A	2848	6721	7102	Kleiner Perkins

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The founders of Shopkick are Cyriac Roeding, Jeff Sellinger and Aaron Emigh.

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

Cyriac Roeding: Co-founder, CEO, Board of Directors of Shopkick and founder of 2 other companies, Rewind and Earli.
Jeff Sellinger: Co-Founder & CPO of Shopkick.
Aaron Emigh: Former Co-Founder & CTO of Shopkick.
David Fisch: Co-CEO of Shopkick.

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Shopkick's employee count trend

Shopkick has 61 employees as of May 26. Here is Shopkick's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Shopkick include Capillary Technologies, Ibotta and Thanx. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Shopkick, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Capillary Technologies 2008, Bengaluru (India), Public	AI powered loyalty management software for enterprises	$144M	Warburg Pincus, Norwest & 32 others	82/100
2nd	Ibotta 2012, Denver (United States), Public	Provider of a platform for cash-back rewards and digital promotions	$97.6M	GGV Capital, Koch Disruptive Technologies ... & 9 others	79/100
3rd	Thanx 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Provider of loyalty management solution for offline stores	$23.1M	Sequoia Capital, Icon Ventures & 9 others	76/100
4th	Paytronix 2001, Newton (United States), Acquired	Provider of digital guest engagement platform for restaurants and c-stores	$75M	Great Hill Partners, SVB & 1 others	71/100
5th	Groupon 2007, Chicago (United States), Public	Online marketplace offering deals on multi-category products and services	$980M	TCV, Silver Lake & 28 others	70/100
6th	LivingSocial 2007, Washington, DC (United States), Acquired	Online platform offering deals	$1.11B	Lightspeed Venture Partners, IVP & 13 others	70/100
7th	Quotient 1998, Cincinnati (United States), Acquired	Platform offering ad campaign management software	$250M	Marshall Wace, Triangle Peak Partners & 6 others	68/100
8th	SheerID 2011, Portland (United States), Series C	Online Customer Verification at POS	$96.1M	Voyager Capital, Centana Growth Partners & 8 others	67/100
9th	RetailMeNot 2009, Austin (United States), Acquired	Provider of app and browser extension offering digital coupons & deals	$315M	Adams Street Partners, Google Ventures & 10 others	66/100
10th	EasyRewardz 2011, Gurugram (India), Series B	Cloud-based CRM and loyalty platform solutions for managing customer relationships, loyalty programs, and sales interactions	$14.3M	IIFL Finance, Netcore Cloud & 79 others	64/100
18th	Shopkick 2009, Redwood City (United States), Acquired	Hyperlocal mobile-app platform offering rewards and shopping assistance to consumers	$20M	Archer Venture Capital, Citi Ventures & 5 others	58/100