Andreessen and Horowitz Join Qik's Board of Advisors
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Qik, Inc., the leading
innovator of mobile, interactive live video streaming services, today
announced that Netscape veterans Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz have made
a significant investment in the company. The experienced pair is also
joining Qik's Board of Advisors.
"We are thrilled to have Marc and Ben involved in Qik, both as
investors and advisors," said Qik CEO Ramu Sunkara. "Marc is a true
visionary and seasoned technology investor. He brings strong
entrepreneurial and innovation experience to Qik. It is great to have them
both on board to help us grow Qik and guide us on how we can change the way
people communicate and share live experiences around the world."
Currently co-founder and chairman of social networking platform Ning,
Andreessen invests in several Internet startups and serves on the board of
directors for Facebook and for Open Media Network. Best known as co-author
of Mosaic, the first widely-used web browser, and co-founder of Netscape
Communications, Andreessen's experience also includes his work as CTO of
AOL, as well as chairman and co-founder of Web infrastructure company
Loudcloud, later named Opsware and acquired by Hewlett-Packard.
A veteran of Netscape, Opsware and AOL, Ben Horowitz co-founded
Loudcloud with Andreessen in 1999 and served as CEO of the company before
it was acquired in 2007. He currently serves as vice president and general
manager of Hewlett-Packard's Business Technology Organization Unit.
"Qik lets people share experiences live, on a global basis, through its
truly innovative mobile technology," said Andreessen, co-founder of Ning.
"I'm looking forward to guiding Qik, as an advisor, as the company
progresses its acceleration as the world's premiere mobile communication
service."
"Qik is breaking fresh ground at the intersection of live video, mobile
technology, and communications," said Horowitz. "It's a real pleasure to
contribute to their efforts and see where the company's creative and
inventive approach will lead us all."
In addition to notification integration with Twitter
(http://www.twitter.com), Qik users can also effortlessly stream videos
from their phones to YouTube (http://www.youtube.com), Mogulus
(http://www.mogulus.com), MySpace (http://www.myspace.com), Orkut
(http://www.orkut.com), and Justin.tv (http://www.justin.tv).
Andreessen and Horowitz join 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, as investors in Qik.
About Qik
Qik, the world's leading mobile live video streaming platform, lets
anyone stream video live from their mobile phone 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. Notable
events captured on Qik include the lighting of the Olympic torch from both
inside and outside the Olympic stadium in Beijing, the Mars landing from
mission control, and sessions from the World Economic Forum in Davos. Qik
is available on a wide variety of cell phones, including Nokia N-series
phones and a selection of Windows Mobile phones. Find additional Qik
videos, including those streaming live, here: http://qik.com/.
|
