Fandom

About

Fandom is a developer of a global entertainment media platform designed for fans to explore, contribute to, and celebrate.

San Francisco,California,United States
251 - 500
https://www.fandom.com/

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Series B
Last Funding Money Raised: $10M
Industries: Communities,Gaming,Media and Entertainment
Founded date: Jan 1, 2004
Number Of Employee: 251 - 500
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Fandom, Inc.
Also Known As: Wikia

Fandom is a developer of a global entertainment media platform designed to provide a home for fans to explore, contribute to, and celebrate the world of pop culture. The company's platform offers users fandom entertainment related to games, movies, television, anime, and fandom wikis, providing fans with a single source for pop culture news, discussions, and discovery. It is also the home of D&D Beyond, a direct-to-consumer service/product supporting the passionate community and players of Dungeons & Dragons.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

8

$145.44M

Fandom has raised a total of $145.44M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jun 1, 2018 from a Series E round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Jun 1, 2018	Series E	$106.44M	1	TPG Growth	—	Detail
Nov 15, 2015	Private Equity（PE）	—	1	—	—	Detail
Jan 28, 2015	Series Unknown	—	1	DG Ventures (Digital Garage Group TSE4819)	—	Detail
Aug 27, 2014	Series D	$15M	7	Digital Garage (TSE: 4819)	—	Detail
Nov 30, 2012	Series C	$10M	2	IVP	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

1

0

Fandom has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jun 30, 2021, when Linen App raised 0.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Jun 30, 2021 Linen App	Seed	—	Apps	—

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

7

19

Fandom is funded by 19 investors. TPG Growth and DG Ventures (Digital Garage Group TSE4819) are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
TPG Growth	Yes	Series E
DG Ventures (Digital Garage Group TSE4819)	Yes	Series Unknown
Digital Garage (TSE: 4819)	Yes	Series D
Omidyar Network	Yes	Series A
Delta-v Capital	—	Private Equity（PE）
Amazon	—	Series D
Asuka Asset Management	—	Series D
Bessemer Venture Partners	—	Series D
IVP	—	Series D
Nobuyuki Idei	—	Series D

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

16

Fandom has 16 current employee profiles, including Employee Jeff McKinnon

Employee

Executive

Executive

Executive

Board member

Acquisition

Fandom has acquired 12 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Grub on Jul 28, 2007. They acquired Grub for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Jul 28, 2007 Grub	Search Engine	acquisition	—	Detail
Oct 14, 2009 Lyric Wiki	Digital Entertainment	acquisition	—	Detail
May 22, 2014 Huddler	Internet	acquisition	—	Detail
Dec 13, 2018 Curse	Digital Media	acquisition	—	Detail
Feb 24, 2021 Fanatical	E-Commerce	acquisition	—	Detail