KickApps
| File:Kickapps logo.png | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | 29 W 38th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10018, U.S.A. |
| Key people | Alex Blum, CEO Eric Alterman, Chairman |
| Industry | Internet, Computer software |
| Website | www.kickapps.com |
KickApps is a hosted platform for creating social networks and adding social software features, video players[1] and widgets[2] to websites. More than 50,000 sites use KickApps, including major media companies (e.g. ABC Family, The BBC, The CW, and Scripps Networks) and a wide variety of niche websites.[3]
Features
KickApps is a hosted platform (SaaS) that provides a range of social media applications to website developers and publishers that accelerate deployment of more sophisticated and costly applications such as social networking, user-generated content, media management and sharing, profiles, programmable video players, webcam applications and widgets.
A SaaS platform allows websites to deploy a wide range of user experiences in a variety of ways: REST and SOAP APIs, feeds, programmable widgets and video players, customizable templates and single-sign services.
- Members select a username and password (or use their existing site ID) to join your social network
- Members can upload videos, photos, and audio
- Member profiles contain standard social networking features, including: blogs (video, audio, and plain text), RSS feeds, guest books, friends, multi-media message boards, widgets and groups
- Includes online media management, member management, reporting and advertising administration
KickApps is often compared with Brightcove[4], Flux[5] and Ning.[6].
Founder and Chairman, Eric Alterman, was also founder of MeshNetworks (acquired by Motorola), Military Commercial Technologies, TeraNex, SkyCross, Jed Broadcasting, Quadfore, Centerpoint and Triton Network Systems
Venture Funding
- $7 million Series A round from Spark Capital and also included Prism VentureWorks and Jarl Mohn
- $11 million Series B round from SoftBank Capital and a group of previous investors[7]
- $14 million Series C round from North Atlantic Capital and all previous investors. [8]
References
- ↑ CMS Wire - KickApps: Kicking off Video Deal with Akamai - August 19, 2008
- ↑ Mashable: KickApps and Clearspring Team Up to Monetize Social Widgets - June 10, 2008
- ↑ TechCrunch: KickApps Actually Raises $14 Million In Series C Round - November 25, 2008
- ↑ CMS Wire - KickApps: Kicking off Video Deal with Akamai - August 19, 2008
- ↑ TechCrunch: MTV Networks Buys The Rest Of DIY Social Networking Platform Flux (Social Project) - September 22, 2008
- ↑ TechCrunch: Nine Ways to Build Your Own Social Network - July 24 2007
- ↑ Red Herring: KickApps Draws in Dollars - August 14, 2007
- ↑ TechCrunch: KickApps Actually Raises $14 Million In Series C Round - November 25, 2008
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