Where is Tico located?

Tico is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

How many employees does Tico have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at Tico is 7.

Is Tico a funded company?

Tico is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Tico rank among its competitors?

Tico ranks 275th amongst 456 active competitors, of which 21 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Blackberry, which secured an undisclosed amount in Nov, 2020.

Who are the top competitors of Tico?

Tico's top competitors include WhatsApp, Snapchat and Kik. Among them, Blackberry secured the most recent funding round in November, 2020.

Tico - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

Tico is a deadpooled company based in Taipei (Taiwan), founded in 2017 by Howie Young. It operates as an App-based platform for messaging and calling. The company has 456 active competitors, including 21 funded and 21 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like WhatsApp, Snapchat and Kik.

Company Details

App-based platform for messaging and calling. Its platform allows users for text messaging, video calling, group messaging, location sharing, file sharing, and others. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.

Website: tico.app
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Founded Year

2017

Location

Taipei, Taiwan

Stage

Deadpooled

Ranked

275^th among 456 active competitors

Employee Count

7 as on Jul 01, 2024

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Tico has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Tico is Howie Young.

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

Howie Young: Founder of Tico and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses

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Tico's employee count trend

Tico has 7 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Tico's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Tico include WhatsApp, Snapchat and Kik. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Tico, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	WhatsApp 2009, Menlo Park (United States), Acquired	Private messaging platform	$58.2M	Sequoia Capital, Dragon Gateway	84/100
2nd	Snapchat 2011, Los Angeles (United States), Public	Provider of multimedia messaging application	$2.62B	IVP, Kleiner Perkins & 60 others	80/100
3rd	Kik 2009, Santa Monica (United States), Acquired	Multimedia messaging app	$166M	Foundation Capital, Tencent & 16 others	71/100
4th	Blackberry 1984, Waterloo (Canada), Public	Developer of secure communication software and embedded operating systems	-	Fairfax Financial Holdings, Borsa Capital ... & 2 others	69/100
5th	imo 2005, Palo Alto (United States), Series B	Mobile application for video and audio calling	$23.5M	-	68/100
6th	Messenger 2011, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired	Online messaging and calling app	-	Europa, Boost VC	64/100
7th	Arattai 2021, Chengalpattu (India), Unfunded	Mobile app for secure messaging	-	-	62/100
8th	LINE 2000, Shinjuku City (Japan), Public	Messaging app with voice calls	-	SJL Partners	60/100
9th	WeChat 2011, Shenzhen (China), Unfunded	Provider of vernacular-based text and voice messaging applications	-	-	59/100
10th	BOTIM 2018, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Acquired	Provider of private and group voice and video calls services	-	-	57/100
275th	Tico 2017, Taipei (Taiwan), Deadpooled	App-based platform for messaging and calling	-	-	19/100