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Who is Ted Livingston?
He founded Kik, the Waterloo messaging app started in 2009. Velocity, the University of Waterloo's startup incubator, wrote that Kik was "Founded in the Velocity Residence in 2009" and called Livingston "the founder and CEO of Kik" (Velocity Incubator news page, 2015-10-07). His LinkedIn profile lists the University of Waterloo, 2005 to 2009, and Waterloo, Ontario as his location (checked 2026-09-21).
Is Ted Livingston still CEO of Kik?
No. He sold Kik in 2019 (M13 investment announcement, 2024-02-06). Coverage from 2026 describes him as "the founder of the Kik messaging platform" and as the founder of his current company, Flipcash, not as Kik's CEO (The Block, 2026-05-20). His LinkedIn profile lists Flipcash Inc. as his company (checked 2026-09-21).
What happened with Kik's Kin cryptocurrency?
Kik launched a token called Kin that was, in The Block's words, "subject to a multi-year Securities and Exchange Commission probe" (The Block, 2026-05-20).
What is Ted Livingston working on now?
Flipcash, a digital payments app built on the Solana blockchain and formerly called Code, where he is founder and CEO; on the Lightspeed podcast he said "We could only build this app on Solana" (Solana Compass episode page, 2025-06-10). In May 2026 Flipcash launched a stablecoin, USDF, on Coinbase's stablecoin-as-a-service platform (The Block, 2026-05-20).