Wikia
Wikia is the definitive place for people to collaboratively pursue their interests and share their knowledge on the web. Using Wikia, anyone can form new communities around any subject they love or participate in over 250,000 existing communities by...Founded in 2006
Homepage: http://www.wikia.com
Blog: http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog
Total money raised: $24.8M
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Craig Palmer CEO
Jimmy Wales Co-Founder
Mike Schwartz SVP Engineering & Operations
Mark Davis VP Engineering
Sara Wood SVP Product
Christian Williams Engineering Manager
Jeremy Levine Board Member
Bill Kaufmann SVP, Business Operations
Kyle Harmon Sr. Community Manager
Jen Burton VP, Community Support
Linda Chou Director
Past
Gil Penchina CEO
Artur Bergman SVP Engineering & Operations
Angela Beesley Starling Co-Founder
Shahid Hussain Product Manager
Douglas Kennedy Director of Content
Alessandra Barlas Marketing Solutions
November, 2012
Wikia raised $10.8M in a Series C round from Institutional Venture Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners
With 1B Pageviews Under Its Belt, UGC Giant Wikia Raises $10.8M From IVP, Bessemer & Amazon 
techcrunch.com
2009
Wikia acquired Lyric Wiki
Wikia Buys Lyric Wiki As Part Of Music Expansion 
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December, 2006
Wikia raised $10M in a Series B round from Amazon
http://www.wikia.com/wiki/About_Wikia 
wikia.com
March, 2006
Wikia raised $4M in a Series A round from Bessemer Venture Partners, Reid Hoffman, Mitch Kapor, Gil Penchina, Joi Ito, Dan Gillmor, First Round Capital, Omidyar Network, Endeavor Partners, and SV Angel
http://www.wikia.com/wiki/About_Wikia wikia.com
2006
Wikia was founded in 2006
January, 2004
Wikia raised unknown amount in angel funding from Joi Ito and Reid Hoffman