Square Hires Yik Yak Engineering Team

By  |  April 25, 2017
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Credit card processing company Square is rumored to have hired many people directly from the Yik Yak engineering team, which is about five to 10 people.

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    Those close to the deal say that the entire move to acquire these former Yik Yakkers is $3 million, which doesn’t include the anonymous app’s CEO, Tyler Droll.

    While this has not been confirmed yet, Yik Yak’s lack of activity seems to indicate a less-than-stellar outlook. There has not been any updates to the app since January, and all blog posts on the company’s site stopped back in December 2016.


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