# Fandom: Information technology & services, San Francisco, United States

> Fandom: Fandom is a digital media and wiki-hosting company based in San Francisco. Based in San Francisco, United States. Founded 2001.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/fandom-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Fandom

Fandom is a digital media and wiki-hosting company based in San Francisco.

Funding reported Last round: Series E

Information technology & services San Francisco, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2001 25 years old
- **Team:** 670 201 to 1,000 people
- **Funding reported:** $145M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series E Jun 2018

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Fandom has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Fandom

Fandom is a digital media and wiki-hosting company based in San Francisco.

It operates the largest fan-generated entertainment and gaming platform, catering to millions of users who create and share content related to pop culture, games, TV, and film. The company offers a variety of services, including wiki hosting for fan communities, mobile apps, and editorial content through well-known brands like GameSpot and TV Guide. Fandom also engages in online game retail through its division, Fanatical, and provides advertising solutions with audience insights and data products like FanDNA for marketers. Fandom's mission is to enhance the fan experience by building communities and providing unique tools, original content, and commerce opportunities. Its target audience includes a vast number of entertainment and gaming enthusiasts, as well as advertisers seeking insights into fan behavior.

## What company datasets say Fandom raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$145M** in dollars

Rounds **8**

Last round **Series E**

Last round size **$106M**

Last round date **Jun 2018**

Investors listed **19**

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Notable Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notable-capital)
- [Suneight Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suneight-investment)

Each firm lists Fandom on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

libraries gaming reviews social media engagement consumers wikipedias editorial content fan content platforms fan art fan content curation content updates fan engagement strategies media integrations enterprises fan surveys partnership opportunities fan collaboration

Built with from their website

Docker Cross Pixel Media Google Sheets Tableau dbt Atlassian Paypal Google Cloud Amazon Elastic File System YouTube

+8 more

GitHub MailChimp Google Workspace CloudFlare Zoomdata Apache Superset Amazon Elastic MapReduce Google Cloud BigQuery

- **Sector:** Information technology & services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 51621, 51929, SIC 7389, 7375
- **Region:** California
- **Revenue:** $176M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/fandom)

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