Where is Typepad located?

Typepad is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Is Typepad a funded company?

Typepad is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Typepad rank among its competitors?

Typepad ranks 5th amongst 667 active competitors, of which 18 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Spectee, which secured $10M in Oct, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Typepad?

Typepad's top competitors include Yandex, Wordpress and Koo. Among them, Spectee secured the most recent funding round in October, 2023.

Typepad - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Typepad is a funded company based in Tokyo (Japan), founded in 2003 by Eduardo Vilar. It operates as a Platform to publish blogs. The company has 667 active competitors, including 18 funded and 12 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Yandex, Wordpress and Koo.

Company Details

TypePad is an online platform that enables users to host and publish weblogs and photo albums. It feature personal support, customization, and inbuilt themes for bloggers. News agencies such as ABC, MSNBC, CBC, BBC and Sky News host their weblogs using TypePad.

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Founded Year

2003

Location

Tokyo, Japan

Stage

Funding Raised

Investors

Crescera Capital

Ranked

5^th among 667 active competitors

Investment & Acquisitions

GROU.PS & 2 more

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Typepad is a funded company. Typepad has 1 institutional investor.

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The founders of Typepad is Eduardo Vilar.

Here are the details of Typepad's key team members:

Eduardo Vilar: Founder of Typepad.
Marty Sprinzen: CEO of Typepad.

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Top competitors of Typepad include Yandex, Wordpress and Koo. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Typepad, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Yandex 2000, Moscow (Russia), Public	Blog focusing on music, market, video, and other related topics	-	Middleland Capital, Tiger Global Management ... & 10 others	67/100
2nd	Wordpress 2005, United States, Public	Provider of website hosting, domain name registration, and website building	$28K	Orange, 8200 EISP & 11 others	67/100
3rd	Koo 2015, Bengaluru (India), Deadpooled	Vernacular-based microblogging social platform	$70M	Tiger Global Management, 3one4 Capital & 99 others	59/100
4th	Spectee 2014, Tokyo (Japan), Series C	Real time photos and video distribution platform	$16.7M	Dai-Ichi Life, NTT DATA & 12 others	52/100
5th	Typepad 2003, Tokyo (Japan), Funding Raised	Platform to publish blogs	-	Crescera Capital	50/100
6th	Posterous 2008, San Francisco (United States), Acqui-Hired	Online blogging platform for users	$10.1M	Redpoint Ventures, Icon Ventures & 15 others	45/100
7th	Writing.Com 1997, United States, Unfunded	Digital platform for writing blogs	-	-	41/100
8th	Bloglovin' 2008, New York City (United States), Series A	Aggregator of blogs	$11.1M	Northzone, Betaworks & 7 others	41/100
9th	Hatena 2001, Kyoto (Japan), Unfunded	Online platform for blogging	-	-	40/100
10th	Video Blog 2005, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded	Developer of blogging platform and design services for online experiences	-	-	39/100

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Typepad has made 3 investments including GROU.PS, BeFunky and GROU.PS. Typepad has not made any acquisitions as of now.

Here is the list of its investments:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jun 25, 2009	Investments	GROU.PS	2005	Palo Alto (United States)
Jun 02, 2008	Investments	BeFunky	2007	Portland (United States)
Jun 01, 2008	Investments	GROU.PS	2005	Palo Alto (United States)