Articles about Funko

Funko names Netflix vet as new CEO a week after pop culture collectibles maker reported $41M loss

Everett, Wash.-based Funko, makers of pop culture collectibles, named Josh Simon as the company’s new CEO. The move comes on… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft leader named CEO at WPP; Snowflake taps SVP; Absci adds board member

— Cindy Rose, Microsoft’s chief operating officer for global enterprise sales, is leaving the tech behemoth to become CEO of… Read More

Putting the Pop! in hip hop: Funko teams with Snoop Dogg on L.A. retail location

Funko is head to “Tha Dogg House.” The Everett, Wash.-based maker of toys and collectibles, including its signature Pop! figurines,… Read More

Funko makes foray into video game production, inks partnership with English studio

Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based pop-culture collectibles company, is breaking into video game production. In collaboration with new studio 10:10 Games,… Read More

Funko acquires Mondo, a pop culture company with focus on records, posters and more

Everett, Wash.-based Funko, sellers of pop culture toys and collectibles, has acquired Mondo, an Austin-based company that makes vinyl records,… Read More

Investment group that includes eBay and ex-Disney chair investing $263M into Funko

Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based pop culture collectibles maker, has attracted a $263 million investment from a consortium led by The… Read More

Funko pops up at new sodoPOP retail store in Seattle airport

Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based maker of pop-culture collectibles, has popped into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with a selection of its products… Read More

Toymaker Funko to close Washington state warehouses and move distribution jobs to Arizona

Everett, Wash.-based Funko, makers of pop culture collectibles, is closing warehouse locations in the city north of Seattle and consolidating… Read More

Tech Moves: Leafly announces new board ahead of SPAC merger; Amazon vets depart; and more

— Leafly announced its new six-member board of directors whose appointments will be effective after its pending SPAC merger with… Read More

A balloon with Pop! Funko flies high in annual Thanksgiving Parade with Grogu from ‘Mandalorian’

Funko is flying high on Thanksgiving Day. The Everett, Wash.-based pop culture products company played a popular part in the… Read More

Funko reaches new heights: Company’s ‘Big Bang’ Pop! figure was part of crew on SpaceX mission

Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based maker of Pop! figurines and other collectibles, has expanded its market reach. To space. The company… Read More

Tech Moves: The Riveter’s Amy Nelson to lead new SaksWorks venture; Funko’s leadership transition

— Amy Nelson is getting back into co-working. The founder and former CEO of The Riveter announced Tuesday that she… Read More

Funko gets into NFTs by combining physical and digital pop culture products and acquiring key app

Funko is taking the popularity of its pop-culture collectibles into the future and embracing the hysteria around NFTs. The Everett,… Read More

How I became a ‘Pop’ icon: Testing Funko’s new personalized figurine-building experience

Move over Captain America, Hulk, Princess Leia, Russell Wilson and every other pop culture icon in Funko’s world of Pop!… Read More

Pop culture toy maker Funko will lay off about 250 employees in further fallout from COVID-19

Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based makers of pop culture figurines and other merchandise, is cutting its workforce by about 250 employees.… Read More

Funko is making a Baby Yoda from Disney’s ‘The Mandalorian’ — but not in time for Christmas

Star Wars fans looking to stuff a little extra cuteness in someone’s stocking this holiday season will have to wait.… Read More

Funko goes Hollywood with large new retail location in heart of pop-culture world it celebrates

Funko has always been a bit Hollywood, with a product line nodding to some of the biggest franchises in pop… Read More

Pop! figurine maker Funko crushes Wall Street expectations, posting $191M in revenue in Q2

Funko continued the momentum built throughout the year in the second quarter, as the Everett, Wash. maker of the Pop!… Read More

Funko teams up with AT&T to sell Game of Thrones figurines in telecom giant’s stores

A popular line of Funko’s signature collectables are popping up in 2,200 AT&T stores across the U.S. and on its… Read More

More Pop! in the lineup: Funko Field is new name for minor league baseball stadium north of Seattle

The Seattle Mariners will be playing in a hometown stadium with a new name this season, and so will the… Read More

Funko stock soars as pop culture toy maker crushes Wall Street expectations to cap rebound year

Funko capped off a strong year, rebounding from a tough start to life as a public company in late 2017,… Read More

Funko goes Hollywood: Pop! figurine maker to open Los Angeles store, its 2nd overall

Later this year, Funko, the Everett, Wash. maker of pop culture collectables will open its second-ever retail store in Los… Read More

Pop culture toy maker Funko expands into board games with acquisition of Seattle studio

Funko, the maker of the popular Pop! figurines and other pop culture items, has acquired Seattle board game studio Forrest-Pruzan… Read More

Geek of the Week: Power of pop culture engages Funko’s Stephen Bury as he engages customers

Workplace culture is often cited as a leading factor in job satisfaction, especially in the tech world these days where… Read More

Tech Moves: Techstars leader joins Madrona’s Create33; Marketo taps former SAP exec as president; and more

Former Techstars Seattle Program Director Jaren Schwartz is taking on a new role at Create33, the new “founder center” established by… Read More

Funko lands another huge partner and will produce ‘Fortnite’ toys and collectibles

Make room, Marvel and Star Wars and many more. Funko, the pop culture consumer products company with a stable of… Read More

Breakfast gets fun: Funko launches a cereal line called FunkO’s featuring pop culture characters

Move over, silly rabbit, cereal looks like it could be fun again thanks to a new line of breakfast treats… Read More

Funko stock returns to pre-IPO price in rebound from rocky start as a public company

Shares in Funko — the Everett, Wash. maker of Pop! figurines — hit an important milestone Friday, continuing a rebound… Read More

In new web reality series, Microsoft experts swoop in to help Funko make over its outdated intranet

We already know that Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based makers of pop culture figurines, are in the business of fun. But… Read More

Get some Pop!corn: ‘Making Fun — The Story of Funko’ to premiere on Netflix next week

You’ve probably seen “Toy Story.” Now, you’ll want to see a different type of story about toys. “Making Fun —… Read More