Returned Qwik means lifting a total of 9.5 million, including the owners - the latest round of funding - which also tips received from Greylock and projects to Lehrer, Contour projects, projects and clouds. Founded in 2009 by Chief Executive Doug Imbruce, and management of the company Louis section includes transportation Munir, the founder of Alta Vista.
Qwik, and is currently in alpha stage by invitation only, using a variety of sources to answer questions, take pictures to sites like Flickr and Wikipedia information, for example, to generate a history video. The contents of this mechanism, and promoters. So far, the country's more than 3 million competencies to achieve results in the mix, and the text, audio, video, and photos.
"Our partners will help in the new financial independence, expertise, resources and strategic growth Qwik the next level, and the continued use of the information the way the world better," he said in a statement Imbruce.
He denied Saverin, who now lives in Paris, and the amount invested in the Qwik discovery. The director of the company to be seen, with 5% of social media giant worth about $ 2.5 billion.
"Qwik is a revolutionary platform that information to determine the future of the world's consumers. I am very pleased that the team Qwik output is to support the initial impetus. It's always exciting to participate in the early stages of disruptive technologies" Saverin said in a statement.
The company, which began in September 2010, a plan for the financial injection for the use of technology and funding to initiate development on multiple platforms, in accordance with Qwik. The company said this year, people will be able to use and Qwik create almost any subject, in the device. Said in addition to consideration of the Qwik add more scientists and artists on its staff.
"If you're planning a trip to the Web, and evaluation of restaurants in your phone, or help in household chores before the Apple family, Qwik dedicated to providing information in a format that is the essence of man - the story instead of searching," said the company's Web site. "We believe that This is because the machine data storage does not mean it should be presented in the form of a list of machine-readable try more "..
Qwik, native and pioneer "information experience", through the transfer and processing of data in the accounts of rich media, today announced that it had closed and 8 million in the financing chain. So far, the company has a total of 9.5 million, including the owners returned.
And led the tour by a few large investors, including senior investors Eduardo Saverin (co-founder, Facebook) Jawed Karim (Co-founder, YouTube) and Pradeep Sindhu (Co-Founder, Juniper Networks). Institutional investors, including projects and media to Lehrer, projects and attract venture partners Contour. And Pejman Nozad Saverin and work with the Governing Council Qwik as an observer. The union was organized individual investors from New York City investment Felix.
"The enthusiasm of the public for the first time, we have a break TechCrunch Qwik show an incredible opportunity that lies ahead," said CEO Doug Imbruce. "Our partners will help in the new financial independence, expertise, resources and strategic growth Qwik the next level, and the continued use of the information on how a better world."
Said Eduardo Saverin "Qwik is a revolutionary platform that information to determine the future of the world's consumers. I am very pleased that the team is to support their gross Qwik initial momentum. It's always exciting to participate in the early stages of technologies for the split."
"Qwik is a game changer," said Jawed Karim. "The team was able to coordinate and create new media that will greatly enrich the experience of the Web to create."
