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Yik Yak
Based in
Atlanta, United States
Apps, Social Media, Social Network
B2C
Yik Yak is a location-based social network that helps you connect with the people around you.
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Dates
Launch
10 October 2013
Closure
1 May 2017
Duration (months)
3 years, 6 months
Failure
Reason
Struggled to keep users on its platform
Submitted Failure Story
Failure categories
No Sustainable Business Model
Churn
Founders and team
Investment
Number of investors
11
Investors
Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, DCM Ventures, Slow Ventures, Draper Associates, Azure Capital Partners, Vaizra Investments, Kevin Colleran, Atlanta Ventures, Renren Lianhe Holdings, Niko Bonatsos
Accelerator program
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Acquisition status
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Acquisition date
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Employee count
11-50
Founders
Brooks Buffington, Tyler Droll, Will Jamieson
Founders Twitter
Funding
Total funding
$73,500,000
Number of funding rounds
3
Funding round(s) amount(s)
Series B - $62,000,000, Series A - $10,000,000, Seed - $1,500,000
Last funding
$73,500,000
Last funding date
24 November 2014
Last funding type
Series B
Funding Status
Early Stage Venture
Online
Website
Public synopsis
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