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Company · Retail & E-commerce

Kik

Mobile instant messaging application.

Private Founded 2009 Waterloo Canada Retail & E-commerce
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Founders

2
S
Stefan Heinig
Co-founder
 T
Ted Livingston
Founder & CEO

Where its founders came from

1

The companies and labs that produced Kik’s founders.

BlackBerry

The Kik diaspora

3 companies

People who worked at or founded Kik and went on to start their own companies.

Lineage of KikKikKikChris BestChris BestSubstackSubstackHamish McKenzieHamish McKenzieSubstackSubstackJairaj SethiJairaj SethiSubstackSubstack
The Kik lineage graph — click any node to keep exploring.
C 1 founded
Substack 2017
H 1 founded
Substack 2017
J 1 founded
Substack 2017

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