Wickr

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Wickr Inc.

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Secure instant messaging
Founded	2012 (2012)
Founder	Dr. Robert Statica, Kara Coppa, Christopher Howell, Nico Sell, York Sell
Headquarters	New York , United States
Key people	Joel Wallenstrom (CEO) Chris Lalonde (COO) Chris Howell (CTO)
Parent	Amazon Web Services
Website	www.wickr.com

Wickr is an American software company based in New York City,^[1] known for its instant messenger application of the same name. The Wickr instant messaging apps allow users to exchange end-to-end encrypted and content-expiring messages, and are designed for iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems. Wickr was acquired by Amazon Web Services (AWS) mid-2021 and discontinued the free version of the app in December 2023.