# Christian Wiklund

> Christian Wiklund is the San Francisco-based co-founder and CEO of unitQ, which uses AI to analyze customer feedback and identify product and customer-experience issues. He previously co-founded Skout with Niklas Lindstrom and led it through its 2016 acquisition by MeetMe. His public interviews connect his approach to software with a longstanding interest in analog electronics and making music.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at unitQ
- **Organizations:** unitQ, Skout, VMware
- **Nationality:** Swedish
- **Education:** Master of Science in Computer Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded Skout and led it through its 2016 acquisition by MeetMe., Co-founded unitQ in 2018 with former Skout co-founder Niklas Lindstrom., Raised a $30 million Series B for unitQ in 2021, led by Accel.

## Career timeline

- **2005-2006** — Worked at VMware as a Development Process Analyst; dates and title are listed by Crunchbase.
- **2007** — Co-founded Skout with Niklas Lindstrom.
- **2016** — Skout was acquired by MeetMe; the June announcement implied a $54.6 million enterprise value.
- **2018** — Co-founded unitQ with Lindstrom.
- **2021** — Announced a $30 million unitQ Series B led by Accel, bringing announced funding to $41 million at that time.
- **2024** — Announced a strategic investment from existing unitQ customer Zendesk through Zendesk Ventures.
- **2026** — Published an expanded unitQ platform announcement and was listed as a September Chief Product Officer Summit speaker.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Skout and led it through its 2016 acquisition by MeetMe.
- Co-founded unitQ in 2018 with former Skout co-founder Niklas Lindstrom.
- Raised a $30 million Series B for unitQ in 2021, led by Accel.
- Secured a strategic investment from Zendesk Ventures in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Listed on the September 24 Chief Product Officer Summit program for a talk about customer understanding and AI agents; the program establishes the scheduled topic, not confirmation of attendance.
- **2026-04** — Published an expanded unitQ platform announcement focused on quality intelligence across the customer experience.
- **2026-02** — unitQ published highlights of his conversation with product author Dan Olsen on customer insight, feedback and AI.

## Links

- Website: https://www.unitq.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cwiklund
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/cwiklund

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Last updated: 2026-10-21