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WP Engine
[edit]WP Engine is a privately-held organization providing WordPress technology services, including website hosting, headless WordPress, enterprise WordPress, developer tools, and eCommerce. [1][2]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Jason Cohen |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas |
Key people |
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| Products | |
Number of employees | 1000 |
| Website | wpengine.com |
History
[edit]WP Engine was founded in 2010 by Jason Cohen and Co-Founder Ben Metcalf in Austin, Texas. [3]
In November 2011, WP Engine raised $1.2 million in funding led by Silverton Partners. [4]
Heather Brunner, former Bazaarvoice COO, was appointed to CEO in 2013. [5]
In January 2014, WP Engine, announced that it has raised $15 million in funding from North Bridge Growth Equity. [6]
In March 2015, WP Engine raised $23 million in a follow-on funding round led by North Bridge Growth Equity. [7]
On January 4th, 2018, WP Engine announced it raised a $250 million round of funding from Silver Lake Partners. [8]
Acquisitions
[edit]In June 2018, WP Engine acquired StudioPress, the developer of Genesis Framework, a program that helps the owners of WordPress websites create their pages. [9]
In June 2019, WP Engine acquired Flywheel, which was founded in 2012 and provides WordPress hosting. [10]
In May 2020, the team from Block Lab joined WP Engine. [11]
In December 2021, WP Engine acquired FrostWP, the block-based WordPress theme making it open source. [12]
In June 2022, WP Engine acquired Delicious Brain, makers of plugins including Advanced Customer Fields, WP Migrate, Better Search and Replace, WP Offload SES, and WP Offload Media. [13]
References
[edit]- ^ Williams, Mike; Sutherl, Richard; Updated, Last (2021-03-24). "WP Engine review". TechRadar. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "WP Engine Makes Atlas Available". CMSWire.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "Xconomy: WP Engine Gets $250M From Silver Lake as PE's Hunger For Tech Grows". Xconomy. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ Rao, Leena (2011-11-15). "Silverton, Automattic Put $1.2M Into WordPress Hosting And Security Service WP Engine". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "WP Engine's Heather Brunner puts diversity and equality in action". The CEO Magazine. 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.
- ^ Kerner, Sean Michael (2018-01-05). "WP Engine Raises $250M to Advance WordPress Platform". eWEEK. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Block Lab Team Joins WP Engine, Looks to the Future of Block Building". WP Tavern. 2020-05-01. 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.