Wikipedia Offshoot Wikia Raises $4 Million in First Round

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 23, 2006 - 3:07am.
St. Petersburg, Fla. - Wikia, a provider of free online content hosting and licensing services, has raised $4 million in its first round of venture capital, led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Private Equity Week reported, citing a regulatory filing. Wikia was founded in 2004, originally as a project to create a search engine. The company subsequently expanded with Wikicities, with the aim of creating freely hosted, advertising-supported "wiki communities."
http://www.wikia.com

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