Industry Leaders Marc Benioff, Arjun Gupta and George Garrick invest in the
Leader in Mobile Live Video Streaming
SAN MATEO, Calif., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Qik, Inc., the leading
provider and innovator of mobile live video streaming service Qik.com,
today announced that it has raised $3 million in Series B funding.
Previously known as Visivo Communications, Qik enables anyone with a camera
phone to stream live video from their phones to anywhere in the world to
the Web, TV, mobile phones, and gaming consoles.
"With the backing from industry veterans, we are on our way to become
'the' mobile video streaming platform for all smartphones and Java enabled
phones globally," said Ramu Sunkara, CEO of Qik. "Qik enables the mobile
video revolution by enabling anyone to stream video live from their mobile
phones to anyone, anywhere in the world."
Investors include industry leaders Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO of
salesforce.com; Arjun Gupta, Founder and Managing Partner of Telesoft
Partners; and George Garrick, President and CEO of Jingle Networks. George
Garrick also joins the board of directors of Qik, Inc. Prior to Jingle
Networks, Garrick was president and CEO of Wine.com and CEO of PlaceWare
(acquired by Microsoft). As well, Garrick was CEO of Flycast
Communications, which he led from start-up through IPO, and then negotiated
its sale for $2.3 billion in early 2000.
Qik Company History
-- Invitation-only Alpha in December 2007
-- Innovation break through, the only platform to date that has real-time
notifications, real-time chat from the web to mobile phones, the best
quality streaming, and the ability to view recorded Qik videos from
mobile phones
-- Thousands of users actively using the service in 55 countries
-- Multiple patents filed on its technology that adapts efficiently to
different devices and networks
-- Adjusts to deliver the highest quality of experience possible - fast,
simple with best quality for both live and recorded videos
-- Users with Nokia smartphones can use Qik to stream videos to any
blog/website, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Mogulus, Seesmic, Justin.tv,
and Pownce
About Qik
Qik, the world's leading mobile live video streaming platform, enables
anyone to stream video live from their mobile phones to anywhere in the
world. Its innovative, patent-pending technology enables anyone to share
their moments live with their friends and family or the entire world. For
more information visit http://qik.com
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Rachel Petersen
OutCast Communications
415-392-8282
rachel@outcastpr.com
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