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Websiteblyk.com
Blogblyk.com/blog
Twitter@Blyk
CategoryMobile/Wireless
Phone+358 10 830 1800
Emailpress@blyk.com
Employees100
Founded1/06
DescriptionMobile Social Networking

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Funding

TOTAL $108M
FUNDING TOTAL $108M
Series A, 1/06
Sofinnova Ventures
€30M
Series B, 1/08
Goldman Sachs
Industrial and Financial Investments Company
Series C, 11/08
€40M
Venture Round, 9/10
Nexit Ventures
€17M

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Blyk

Blyk is a messaging media that works with mobile operators to link young people with brands and other stuff they like.

Blyk launched its innovative mobile service in he UK in 2007, and quickly became known as a leader in mobile advertising, audience engagement and for its ability to drive unprecedented response rates and return on investment for advertisers. Blyk pioneered the use of interactive text and multi-media messaging as an advertising format, leveraging the most predominant, everyday behaviour of young people (sending and receiving messages on their phones) and enabling young people to communicate with brands in the same way they do with everyone else.

Blyk is a private company, with offices in Helsinki, London, Amsterdam and Delhi. It’s current strategic partners include Orange and Vodafone. www.blyk.com

Recent Milestones

  • Dollar
    Blyk received $21.8M (€17M) in Venture Round funding. (9/13/10)
    Posted 9/13/10 at 7:11pm via blyk.com
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    Blyk received $50.6M (€40M) in Series C funding. (11/18/08)
    Posted 11/21/08 at 5:12pm via blyk.com
  • Dollar
    Blyk received () in Series B funding. (1/30/08)
    Posted 3/7/08 at 4:04pm via blyk.com
  • Dollar
    Blyk received $35.4M (€30M) in Series A funding. (1/1/06)
    Posted 11/16/07 at 3:24am
  • Check
    Blyk added Pekka Ala-Pietilä as Co-founder and CEO.
    Posted 5/14/08 at 9:27am
  • Check
    Blyk added Antti Öhrling as Co-founder.
    Posted 5/14/08 at 9:27am
  • Check
    Blyk added Timo Ahopelto as Strategy and Business Development.
    Posted 5/14/08 at 9:28am
  • Check
    Blyk added Marko Ahtisaari as Brand and Design.
    Posted 5/14/08 at 9:28am
  • Check
    Blyk added Leif FÃ¥gelstedt as COO.
    Posted 5/14/08 at 9:29am

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Blyk

Websitehttps://www.blyk.co.uk/join/start
StagePrivate
Launch DateSeptember, 2007
Tags mobile-ads

As of November 2007, users sign up with Blyk and get a SIM card providing them with 217 free texts and 43 free minutes a month. In exchange, users agree to receive 6 brand messages (deemed relevant by Blyk). Phones supported by Blyk must be MMS-enabled. Blyk also lists cell phones and accessories for users to purchase from the site.

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Above: Blyk Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/5/08

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  1. EDGAR [edit]
  2. Blyk Announces First European Expansion and New Investors Goldman Sachs and IFIC (about.blyk.com) [edit]
  3. Blyk raises !40M and paves the way for global growth (blyk.com) [edit]
  4. Nexit Ventures Invests in the Continued Growth of Blyk (blyk.com) [edit]
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