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WPEngine is a WordPress-only hosting company focussed on speed, scalability, security, and service. We address the gap between low-cost, low-end hosting and expensive, custom hosting.
Went cash-flow positive in 7 months, then made hires and went positive again in 6 months. Now that we've shown the model is profitable, it's time to switch to growth-mode.
Founders
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Jason CohenEarly-stage seed accelerator program in Austin, TX.
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Ben MetcalfeEarly BBC News Website software engineer, founder BBC Developer Network, occasional angel investor
Previous Investors
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Eric RiesAuthor of The Lean Startup
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Matt MullenwegWordPress, Automattic, Akismet, Polldaddy, VaultPress, Gravatar... http://ma.tt/
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Bill BoebelEntrepreneur/engineer. CTO/co-founder Webmail.us (acq RAX). I also help a few amazing companies, including via Capital Factory, 500 Startups, TechStars & 21212
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Kip McClanahanFounder Broadjump (IPO), over six startups returned $800m in shareholder equity
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Josh JonesFounder and CEO at DreamHost
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Toni SchneiderI grew up in Switzerland, live in San Francisco, and work with Automattic, True Ventures, Bandcamp, Showyou, Singly.
Advisors
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Joshua BaerFounded 3 email companies and Capital Factory. Teaching 1 Semester Startup at University of Texas. Trilogy Alumni 1999. CS Carnegie Mellon.
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Erica DouglassSelf-funded and bootstrapped high-end dedicated server hosting company. Sold it in 2007 for $1.1 million. Now CEO of Whoosh Traffic -- SEO expert
Employees
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Austin GunterBrand Ambassador at WP Engine. Built 120 Startup Community. F-500 Consulting. Really good at Facebook.
Referrer
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Joshua BaerFounded 3 email companies and Capital Factory. Teaching 1 Semester Startup at University of Texas. Trilogy Alumni 1999. CS Carnegie Mellon.

