Geeknet is the online network created by Geeks, for Geeks.
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 1995
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Ridge Vent... | ridge.vc |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.06.2015 | After ultimatum, Geeknet spurns Hot Topic for GameStop | In the end, Geeknet went with the company that valued it most. Just a week after announcing it had entered into a “definitive agreement” to merge with retailer Hot Topic, the Fairfax-based company that runs online nerd culture store ThinkGe... |
| 02.06.2015 | GameStop outbids Hot Topic for ThinkGeek parent company purchase | Enlarge reader comments 55 with 41 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Further ReadingGameStop looks beyond gaming with major push for mobile, Apple retail storesLast Tuesday we reported... |
| 27.05.2015 | Geeknet receives hotter deal than Hot Topic acquisition bid | Fairfax-based Geeknet is reconsidering the merger agreement with Hot Topic announced just yesterday, after receiving a better acquisition deal. In a company statement Wednesday, Geeknet announced that an undisclosed bidder offered to to acq... |
| 11.05.2012 | Geeknet may sell Slashdot, SourceForge, and Freecode | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Geeknet announced today that it is considering se... |
| 11.05.2012 | Geeknet may sell Slashdot, SourceForge, and Freecode | Geeknet announced today that it is considering selling off some of its iconic tech properties, including software sites SourceForge and Freecode as well as curated technology news site Slashdot. The company’s board of directors said it’s re... |
| 05.10.2010 | Geeknet Sells Open Source Directory Ohloh To Black Duck Software | Open source software company Black Duck Software (which is backed by close to $40 million in funding from Red Hat, Intel Capital and others) has acquired Ohloh, a free public directory of open source software and people. Terms of the acquis... |
| 14.07.2010 | Adobe Announces Open-Source Collaboration with Sourceforge | Today, Adobe announced an expansion of its open-source activities and a collaboration with Sourceforge, called “Open@Adobe.” “Open@Adobe is a site aggregating Adobe’s openness programs, which includes source code hosting, such as the Adobe®... |