Tech Company Financing Transactions

Wikia Funding Round

Wikia, based in San Francisco, secured $15 million in investment from Digital Garage, Amazon and Bessemer Venture Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Wikia
Announced On
8/27/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$15,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Digital Garage (Lead Investor)

Amazon

Bessemer Venture Partners (Jeremy Levine)

private investors (Nobuyuki Idei)

IVP (Eric Liaw)

Proceeds Purpose
The idea is to use the new money to make Wikia more popular around the world, specifically in Japan and more generally in Asia, according to a statement today on the news.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
500 3rd St. 405
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
Phone
(415) 762-0780
Website
www.wikia.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Wikia supports the development of the open source software that runs both Wikipedia and Wikia, as well as thousands of other wiki sites.
Profile
Wikia LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Wikia Company Twitter Account
Company News
Wikia News
Facebook
Wikia on Facebook
YouTube
Wikia on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Craig Palmer
  Craig Palmer LinkedIn Profile  Craig Palmer Twitter Account  Craig Palmer News  Craig Palmer on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Bud Austin
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Chief Operating Officer
Walker Jacobs
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Vice President
Bob Huseby
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VP - Bus. Development
William Schulze
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VP - Marketing
Christy Shannon
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VP - Product Management
Ted Gill
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VP - Sales
Kenneth Shapiro
  Kenneth Shapiro LinkedIn Profile  Kenneth Shapiro Twitter Account  Kenneth Shapiro News  Kenneth Shapiro on Facebook

 

 

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