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About Krikey:
Krikey is an Augmented Reality gaming app that is live on iOS and Android. Krikey just closed their Series A round, led by India’s largest telecom operator, Reliance Jio. Krikey has partnered with Google Maps, The Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Foundation, Sony Pictures Entertainment and the National Audubon Society, building custom multi-player AR games for each brand partner. In 2020, Krikey launched their first action-adventure game, Yaatra.
Krikey was founded by sisters (Jhanvi and Ketaki) in 2017. They have previously worked at YouTube, Facebook's Oculus and Google X. Jhanvi holds a BA, MBA from Stanford and an MFA from USC, and Ketaki holds a BA, MA, and PhD from Stanford (in virtual reality and game development). Ketaki was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for gaming in 2020. Krikey was named to the Fast Company list of Best Apps and Games of 2020.
Krikey is an Augmented Reality gaming app that is live on iOS and Android. Krikey just closed their Series A round, led by India’s largest telecom operator, Reliance Jio. Krikey has partnered with Google Maps, The Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Foundation, Sony Pictures Entertainment and the National Audubon Society, building custom multi-player AR games for each brand partner. In 2020, Krikey launched their first action-adventure game, Yaatra.
Krikey was founded by sisters (Jhanvi and Ketaki) in 2017. They have previously worked at YouTube, Facebook's Oculus and Google X. Jhanvi holds a BA, MBA from Stanford and an MFA from USC, and Ketaki holds a BA, MA, and PhD from Stanford (in virtual reality and game development). Ketaki was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for gaming in 2020. Krikey was named to the Fast Company list of Best Apps and Games of 2020.
Overview
Location
United States, California, San Francisco
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2017
Mentions in press and media 6
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| Sep 26, 2024 | Canva Expands Developer Platform As App Uses Surpass 1 Billion | Canva, the world’s only all-in-one visual communication platform, unveiled updates for its growing Canva Developers community, as part of its vision to build the world’s most pluggable design platform. At the company’s second annual Canva E... |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Stability AI Partners With Krikey AI to Launch AI Animation Tools | Krikey.ai, an AI tools company, announced an AI Animation partnership with Stability AI. Krikey’s AI Text to Animation tool enables users to use a text phrase to generate avatar animations in minutes. Users can then export a video file or f... |
| Dec 2, 2020 | Jio Platforms backs SF-based AR gaming startup Krikey | Jio Platforms, the biggest telecom operator in India and which has raised over $20 billion from Facebook, Google and other high-profile investors this year, is leading a financing round of a San Francisco-based startup that develops augment... |
| Sep 24, 2018 | Augmented reality can foster empathy — and games can take advantage | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. BUZZZZZ! THUMP. Down goes another tree in virtual reality. The sole witness of this was the participant in our VR study who used a remo... |
| Sep 24, 2018 | AR Multiplayer Gaming App 'Krikey' Now Available On Android | In short: Krikey, an augmented-reality app dedicated to real-time multiplayer gaming, is now available on select Android devices, the San Francisco-based studio behind the service announced Monday. The solution allows users to play AR games... |
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FAQ about Krikey
When was Krikey founded?
Krikey was founded in 2017.
What has the press written about Krikey?
Parsers VC has collected 6 articles mentioning Krikey, among them “Canva Expands Developer Platform As App Uses Surpass 1 Billion” (Sep 26, 2024) and “Stability AI Partners With Krikey AI to Launch AI Animation Tools” (Feb 8, 2023).
Is Krikey still active?
Yes, Krikey is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 26, 2024.