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WP Engine[edit]
WP Engine is a privately-held organization providing managed WordPress website hosting.
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Internet |
| Founded 📆 | 2010 |
| Founder 👔 | Jason Cohen |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Austin, Texas |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people |
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| Members | |
Number of employees | 1000+ |
| 🌐 Website | wpengine.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
History[edit]
In November 2011, WP Engine raised $1.2 million in funding led by Silverton Partners.[1]
In January 2014, WP Engine, announced that it has raised $15 million in funding from North Bridge Growth Equity.[2]
In March 2015, WP Engine raised $23 million in a follow-on funding round led by North Bridge Growth Equity.[3]
On January 4th, 2018, WP Engine announced it raised a $250 million round of funding from Silver Lake Partners.[4]
Acquisitions[edit]
In June 2018, WP Engine acquired StudioPress, the developer of Genesis Framework, a tool for creating .[5]
In June 2019, WP Engine acquired Flywheel, which was founded in 2012 and provides WordPress hosting.[6]
In December 2021, WP Engine acquired FrostWP, the block-based WordPress theme making it open source.[7]
In June 2022, WP Engine acquired Delicious Brains, makers of plugins including Advanced Customer Fields, WP Migrate, Better Search and Replace, WP Offload SES, and WP Offload Media.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ Rao, Leena (2011-11-15). "Silverton, Automattic Put $1.2M Into WordPress Hosting And Security Service WP Engine". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ Lardinois, Frederic (2014-01-14). "WP Engine Raises $15M From North Bridge Growth Equity To Invest In Product Development, Accelerate Growth". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ Lardinois, Frederic (2015-03-25). "WP Engine Raises $23M To Continue Its International Expansion, Push For Enterprise Adoption". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ Lunden, Ingrid (2018-01-04). "WP Engine, a managed WordPress platform, raises $250M from Silver Lake". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
- ↑ Hawkins, Lori. "Austin tech company WP Engine makes first acquisition since raising $250 million". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ Lunden, Ingrid (2019-06-24). "WordPress management site WP Engine acquires Flywheel as it moves to a $1B valuation and IPO". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ Anthony Spadafora (2021-12-24). "WP Engine snaps up Frost, makes it free for all". TechRadar. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ Montti, Roger (2022-06-03). "WP Engine Acquires Company Behind ACF, WP Migrate & Better Search and Replace". Search Engine Journal. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
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