Wickr was an American software company based in New York City that was acquired by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in mid-2021.[1] It was known for its instant messaging applications of the same name. The Wickr messaging service allowed an organization's users (and, optionally, external guests) to exchange end-to-end encrypted and content-expiring messages.
History
Wickr was founded in 2012.[2] Nico Sell served as the company's CEO until May 2015, who then became the co-chairman of Wickr and CEO of Wickr Foundation, a newly launched nonprofit whose seed funding was provided by the company.[3] Mark Fields, who previously led CME's Strategic Investment Group, became the company's CEO.[4]