Six Apart Ltd. provides award-winning blogging software and services that change the way millions of individuals, organizations, and corporations connect and communicate across the world every day. Founded in 2002 by husband and wife team Ben Trott and Mena G. Trott, Six Apart is a global company with its headquarters in San Francisco, CA, and offices in Europe and Japan. The company continues to lead in the blogging and social media industry with the Movable Type Publishing Platform, the TypePad hosted blogging service, and Vox, a free blogging service for friends and families.
Acquisitions included both Apperceptive (4/08) and LiveJournal (1/05)
Financials
| Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/01/04 | Series B | 10M | Springboard Angels Fund, Quantum Technology Partners | Unknown |
| 03/01/06 | Series C | 12M | First Data Corp., NCR | Unknown |
People
Anil Dash (VP Business Development)
Mena Trott (President)
Ben Trott (CTO)
Michael Schwartz (VP Engineering)
Nobuhiro Seki (EVP GM)
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