Yik Yak
Media & StreamingUSAClosed 2017
Total Raised
$73M
Peak Valuation
$400M
Employees
—
Year Collapsed
2017
Business model
Anonymous, location-based social messaging board.
In brief
An anonymous, hyperlocal message board that became hugely popular on US college campuses, Yik Yak struggled with widespread bullying and harassment on the platform, which drove away advertisers and mainstream users. After a failed pivot toward usernames and profiles, the company…
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Key facts
- Founded
- 2013
- Closed
- 2017
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, USA
- Industry
- Media & Streaming
- Employees
- —
- Revenue
- Undisclosed
- Founders
- Tyler Droll, Brooks Buffington
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