WP Engine
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WP Engine Logo, 2013–present | |
| Private | |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Jason Cohen |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, United States |
Area served | Global |
| Products | Web Hosting Web hosting service, including: Managed dedicated server, Hosted service provider |
Number of employees | 410 |
| Website |
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WP Engine is a Hosted service provider, specifically tailored to WordPress websites and apps.
Company overview
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, WP Engine is a privately held company whose primary shareholder is Jason Cohen. WP Engine has 50,000 customers[1] and operates data centers in the United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, and Japan. WP Engine was founded in 2010 in Austin, Texas by serial entrepreneur Jason Cohen. When he started the company, Cohen saw a need for a WordPress specific hosting provider to fulfill the growing needs for increased speed, security, and scalability.[2]
Company history
The company was founded in 2010 to focus on web hosting for WordPress. It has since grown to over 400 employees. In October 2013, Jason Cohen assumed the role of CTO and Heather Brunner, former COO of Bazaarvoice, assumed the role of CEO.[3]
WP Engine has raised a total of $18,200,000 from institutional venture capital investors (Silverton Partners[4] and NorthBridge Partners[5]) and angel investors (Eric Ries, Dharmesh Shah, Joshua Baer, Bill Boebel, Josh Jones, Loic Le Meur, and Automattic[6]).
Founded in Austin, TX, WP Engine opened an office in San Francisco in 2012, San Antonio in 2014,[7] London in 2015 [8] and in Limerick 2016. [9]
Critical Reception
WP Engine's growth[10] combined with its focus on culture has earned it multiple awards for Best Place to Work in Austin[11][12][13] and individual awards for its executives.[14][15][16] It has also been recognized for its work in the field of managed WordPress hosting,[17][18] and for its contributions to the open source WordPress project[19] and community.
The positive reviews praise the quality of customer service and the speed of the platform; negative reviews cite difficulties in migrating existing WordPress sites and SSL certificates to the WP Engine platform, and lack of direct shell access to its servers.
References
- ↑ "WP Engine Announces New Board and Executive Appointments" - WP Engine - November, 2015
- ↑ "Nut Up or Shut Up" - A Smart Bear - September 2010
- ↑ "Letter to Customers from Founder/CEO" - WP Engine - October 2013
- ↑ "Silverton, Automattic put $1.2m into WordPress hosting and security service WP Engine" - TechCrunch, November 2011
- ↑ "WP Engine Raises $15M From North Bridge Growth Equity To Invest In Product Development, Accelerate Growth" - TechCrunch - January 2014
- ↑ "Automattic makes second investment - WP Engine" - WP Tavern, November 2011
- ↑ "WP Engine Opens an Office at Geekdom in San Antonio" - Silicon Hills News, July 2014
- ↑ "WP Engine Continues International Expansion" - Yahoo Finance, February 2015
- ↑ "WP ENGINE EXPANDS GLOBAL PRESENCE WITH NEW INNOVATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT CENTRE IN IRELAND" - The WP Engine blog
- ↑ "WP Engine Reports Record Growth Across Customers" North Bridge Report, September 2014
- ↑ "WP Engine #1 Best Workplace in Austin" - Austin-American Statesman - November 2014
- ↑ "Best Places to Work in Austin" - Austin Business Journal - November 2014
- ↑ "Austin's Best Places to Work in 2016 - Austin Business Journal". Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ↑ "TechFlash Titans - CTO of the Year" - Austin Business Journal - November 2014
- ↑ "Best CFOs of 2015: WP Engine’s top money mind is growing a giant" - Austin Business Journal - July, 2015
- ↑ "Best CEOs 2015: WP Engine exec steers one of Austin’s fastest-growing companies" - Austin Business Journal - September 2015
- ↑ "WP Engine is innovating again" - Chris Lema - November, 2014
- ↑ "How WP Engine triggered a revolution in WordPress hosting" - WPShout - April, 2013
- ↑ "WP Engine to sponsor two full-time WordPress core contributors" - WP Tavern - June, 2014