Organisation

Kik Interactive

organisation:kik_interactive

The company that operated Kik before selling the app to MediaLab AI.

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Relationships

Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
outgoing ASSOCIATED_WITH Tencent Explicit 93
incoming OPERATED_BY Kik Explicit 93
incoming DEVELOPED_BY Kin Explicit 93
incoming INVOLVES Kik SEC lawsuit Explicit 93

Claims

Kik OPERATED_BY Kik Interactive

Kik was operated by the company called Kik Interactive before its sale to MediaLab AI.

Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 93 Details

“By this point, the company was called Kik Interactive and they had a whole team of people working there.”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 4293–4397

Kik Interactive ASSOCIATED_WITH Tencent

Tencent invested $50 million in Kik Interactive in an effort to make Kik the WeChat of the West.

Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 93 Details

“the Chinese company Tencent invested 50 million dollars into Kik, trying to make it the WeChat of the West”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 4073–4179

Kin DEVELOPED_BY Kik Interactive

Kik Interactive created its own cryptocurrency called Kin.

Explicit Confidence 95% · Jack Rhysider EP 93 Details

“decided to make their own cryptocoin called Kin”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 6066–6113

Kik SEC lawsuit INVOLVES Kik Interactive

The SEC lawsuit involved Kik Interactive.

Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 93 Details

“the SEC filed suit against Kik and Kin”