Tech Company Financing Transactions
Wikia Funding Round
On 3/27/2006, Wikia raised $4 million in Series A financing from Bessemer Venture Partners and Omidyar Network.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
3/27/2006
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$4,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors
Bessemer Venture Partners (Lead Investor) (Jeremy Levine)
Proceeds Purpose
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
500 3rd St. 405
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
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
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Craig Palmer
Chief Financial Officer
Bud Austin
Chief Operating Officer
Walker Jacobs
Vice President
Bob Huseby
VP - Bus. Development
William Schulze
VP - Marketing
Christy Shannon
VP - Product Management
Ted Gill
VP - Sales
Kenneth Shapiro
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