Lightning Pitch: Taku – Social app that turns words into images

COMPANY: Taku

ELEVATOR PITCH

A social app that turns your words into images.

PRODUCT/SERVICE DESCRIPTION

Taku is a social app that’s supercharged creative messaging and social networking using Google Images in place of your words. Our Crowd Curation Technology provides the most accurate search results; an incredibly simple concept that’s been growing steadily with millennials since we launched in March. We are currently building a custom keyboard extension so Taku can be used within any existing messaging app. With Taku you’ll have limitless options of images from the web right at your fingertips.

FOUNDERS

Ryan Faught is Co-Founder and CEO of Taku. Ryan has been a design professional and team leader for nearly ten years.

Meaghan McCarthy, Co-Founder and Operations Director, has a background in app development, entertainment and management.

Sri Pulakanam, Chief Technology Officer, was previously a CTO for a multi-million dollar company and managed more than 45 engineers.

HEADQUARTERS: Santa Monica, California

WEBSITE: takuapp.com

YEAR FOUNDED: 2014

TWITTER: @Taku_App

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/TakuApp