December 8, 2006 at 19:08Amazon invests in Wikia
Amazon.com Inc., the owner of the popular Amazon online store , has become an investor in Wikia's Wikipedia commercial “brother” . The amount of investment has not been disclosed, Techcrunch reports .
Some time ago it also became known that Wikia plans to acquire the ArmchairGM sports community for $ 2 million. Most likely, the funds from Amazon will be used for the most part in this transaction.
In March this year, the project already received funding from Bessemer Venture Partners and the Omidyar Network. The main direction of the project is the creation of various thematic communities on the wiki engine.
Some time ago it also became known that Wikia plans to acquire the ArmchairGM sports community for $ 2 million. Most likely, the funds from Amazon will be used for the most part in this transaction.
In March this year, the project already received funding from Bessemer Venture Partners and the Omidyar Network. The main direction of the project is the creation of various thematic communities on the wiki engine.