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Fandom
Fan platform for entertainment and gaming
- 501-1000 employees
- B2C
- Publishing
- Content
- Entertainment
- Digital Media
- Community
- Union Square, San Francisco, CA
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Company mission
To understand, inform, entertain and celebrate fans by building the best entertainment and gaming communities, services and experiences.
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-3% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Fandoms are on the rise, with companies and cultural brands recognizing the lucrative potential of increased fan engagement and increasingly courting audiences with additional content. Fandom (previously Wikia) is a company leveraging this trend by providing a mainstream multi-platform home for the rise of fan-targeted content and experiences through a multi-property, multimedia business.
Fandom has more than 350 million monthly active users and 250,000 wiki communities. Its advertising revenue model, in an industry defined by internet participation and loyal engagement, has been an astute move from the start and has helped propel it to a leading position, as have a spate of multimedia and media asset acquisitions since 2018.
New features long requested by the community rolled out in 2022, including Interactive Wiki Maps and Fandom Trivia. Fandom is still working on evolving map tools and implementing further new features, such as custom map markers and more. This will provide its community with more immersive opportunities for fan exploration, with the company aiming to attract new users to continue its growth.
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Benefits
- Robust health plans
- Flexible time off
- Retirement programs including 401k match
- Paid parental leave
- Learning resources
- Paid volunteer time
Company values
- We serve a global community
- We build experiences
- We bring joy
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2018
$106.4m
SERIES E
Aug 2014
$15m
SERIES D
Total funding: $161.4m
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Leadership
Jimmy Wales
(Co-founder & Owner)Founded Wikipedia. Was Executive Chairman at The People's Operator. Has been a Board Member of the Wikimedia Foundation for over 18 years. Is the Founder & CEO of WikiTribune.
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