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Unity Technologies :: Who owns it?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by MythStrott, Dec 26, 2010.

  1. MythStrott

    MythStrott

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    I'm wondering who owns Unity Technologies. Is it the founder(s), private investors, employees, or somebody else? I know they aren't a publicly traded stock (though I would invest for sure!)

    Just curious
     
    MythStrott, Dec 26, 2010
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  2. Eric5h5

    Eric5h5

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    Unity Technologies owns Unity Technologies.

    --Eric
     
    Eric5h5, Dec 26, 2010
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  3. ColossalDuck

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    I am pretty sure the three people who made Unity in the first place, own Unity Technologies.
     
    ColossalDuck, Dec 26, 2010
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  4. bigkahuna

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    They've had some pretty hefty investors over the past year or so, so I'm not sure how much of the company the original founders actually own any more. A look at UT's board of directors will give you some indication though: http://unity3d.com/company/people/board
     
    bigkahuna, Dec 26, 2010
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  5. MythStrott

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    Thanks
     
    MythStrott, Dec 27, 2010
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  6. Joachim_Ante

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    Unity is primarily a founder owned company. This is very important for us who founded Unity.

    We have an investor called Sequoia, who are actually pretty good people to have around and help us grow.
    But most importantly, the original founders David, Nicholas and me still own far more than the majority of the company. Additionally several of our employees own a good amount of shares in the company.
     
    Joachim_Ante, Dec 28, 2010
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  7. MythStrott

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    Awesome!

    Thanks for replying personally. Did not see that coming =D
     
    MythStrott, Dec 29, 2010
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