Talkray (TiKL)
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Talkray (TiKL Inc) was a Sunnyvale messaging company best known for TiKL Touch Talk, a push-to-talk walkie-talkie app that grew organically from zero to 25 million users in 24 months with no marketing and turned profitable in 2011. After joining Y Combinator, the five-person team set out to build Talkray, an all-in-one free communication app combining texting, HD calling, group conferencing, voice messaging, paging and video on iOS and Android.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- TiKL bootstrapped
TiKL bootstraps its Touch Talk walkie-talkie app, reaching 25 million users organically within two years and becoming profitable in 2011.
- Series A
The company raises a $2.1 million Series A round led by ZhenFund and begins building Talkray, its all-in-one communication app.
- Series B
Talkray raises a $5.3 million Series B round from General Catalyst, SV Angel, Lerer Ventures and ZhenFund.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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