Original Funko

Original Funko is an American company that manufactures licensed and limited pop culture collectibles.
==History==
Funko was founded in 1998 by toy collector Mike Becker at his home in Snohomish, Washington. http://www.seattletimes.com/business/retail/funko-is-growing-by-leaps-and-bounds-thanks-to-spider-man-maleficent-and-friends/ He started the business after failing to find an affordable coin bank of the Big Boy Restaurants mascot, instead licensing the rights to make his own coin banks from a Big Boy franchise in Michigan. The coin banks failed to sell and the franchise filed for bankruptcy protection, but Funko remained in business after licensing the rights to bobbleheads for Austin Powers. http://old.seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2013540313_funko30.html In 2005, Becker sold Funko to Brian Mariotti, and significantly expanded the company's licensed product lines. https://www.popinabox.co.uk/blog/faq/what-was-the-first-funko-pop/ 
The company was sold to Fundamental Capital, in 2013 to raise funds. https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2013/06/funko-raises-875m.html ACON Investments, LLC announced in late 2015 that it had acquired Funko from Fundamental Capital, LLC, but would keep current staff and the head of company. http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/33019/funko-sold 
==Channel==
Funko created the YouTube channel on February 5, 2015, where they started to upload videos of their new Funko pops. Funko's first video was created on February 23, 2015.
==References==
Category:Users who joined in 2015
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