Tech Company Financing Transactions
Wikia Funding Round
Amazon invested in a Series B venture round for Wikia. This venture round was announced on 12/6/2006.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
12/6/2006
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
Unknown
Round
Series B
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
Wikia founder and Chairman Jimmy Wales said, "Amazon is a leader in offering customer generated content, and we are delighted to have them as a strategic investor in Wikia. With Amazon's support, Wikia will be able to expand and serve new communities around the globe on an even greater range of topics."
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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