please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message funko type private industry toys founded 1998 founder mike becker headquarters everett washington u.s. products bobbleheads vinyl figures website www.funko.com funko is an american company that manufactures licensed pop culture toys . funko is most known for producing over 1000 different licensed vinyl figures . in addition funko produces licensed plush bobbleheads action figures and licensed electronic items such as usb drives lamps and headphones . founded in 1998 by mike becker the company was originally conceived by becker as a small project to bring back various low tech nostalgia themed toys in the high tech world of today . funko s first manufactured bobblehead was of the restaurant advertising icon big boy . 1 sold in 2005 funko llc is now headed by brian mariotti as president . 1 since 2005 the company has increased the scope of unique toy lines and has signed licensing deals with marvel dc comics wwe lucasfilm sony pictures entertainment paramount pictures dreamworks hasbro cbs fox warner bros disney hbo peanuts bbc nfl ubisoft nbcuniversal cartoon network 2k games bethesda games and many more . funko products now have worldwide distribution . according to mariotti we were in the 40 million range for revenue in 2013 and 28 million of that was from pop figures alone . 1 in 2015 funko added mopeez dorbz vinyl idolz vinyl vixens and super deluxe vinyl to their existing lines . contents 1 history 2 toy lines 3 pop tees 4 collector box subscriptions 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit funko was founded as a bobblehead company in 1998 by mike becker . in 2005 becker sold funko to its current ceo brian mariotti who set his sights toward rapid growth in the licensed gift and collectibles world . since then the company has expanded rapidly in both product lines and distribution with new forays into licensed subscription boxes apparel housewares and more . funko currently sells consumer products toys and collectibles in thousands of stores serving customers worldwide . acon investments llc announced it has acquired licensed toy maker funko llc from fundamental capital llc . but will kept current staff and head of company . 2 funko booth at the san diego comic con sdcc toy lines edit funko has created several different toy lines since its inception . the first wacky wobblers is a line of bobbleheads featuring characters such as betty boop cap n crunch and the cat in the hat . funko s pop vinyl line are figures modeled in an extreme super deformed style similar to japanese chibi style from franchises including marvel dc comics disney star wars harry potter and other pop culture entities . other current product lines include mystery minis hikari reaction figures legacy collection fabrikations mopeez and home & accessories which features a line of star wars and guardians of the galaxy pop ceramic mugs which are enlarged glass copies of the figure s head with a handle attached . . 3 at toy fair 2015 funko announced a new offshoot brand called vinyl sugar with lines including dorbz vinyl idolz vinyl vixens and super deluxe vinyls . 4 former product lines include spastik plastik blox funkovision funko plushies and funko force . pop tees edit funko ceo brian mariotti announced through hot topic that funko will be releasing their first licensed pop vinyl styled collectible t shirts which first appeared at san diego comic con 2015 . 5 it was announced that hot topic will initially be the exclusive retailer for the pop tees line . 6 pop tees will cover popular franchises from disney marvel dc comics and more . collector box subscriptions edit in 2015 funko and marvel partnered to launch marvel collector corps a subscription box service featuring exclusive collectibles apparel and accessories . boxes ship every two months . 7 it has subsequently launched a subscription box service for star wars items called smuggler s bounty and dc items called legion of collectors . also the subscription box known as lootcrate occasionally contains an exclusive funko pop vinyl figure which aligns with that month s box theme . see also edit bobblehead designer toys stuffed toy references edit a b c ali reyan november 12 2014 . pop culture the incredible rise of funko pop . rolling stone . retrieved february 12 2015 . bunge nicole november 9 2015 . funko sold . icv2 . retrieved may 13 2016 . coopee todd . star wars pop ceramic mugs by funko . toytales.ca . desjardins jordan . toy fair 2015 get addicted to vinyl sugar . sciencefiction.com . funko s pop vinyl t shirts debut at san diego comic con 2015 . retrieved 30 june 2015 . pop vinyl t shirt line s to be distributed through hot topics retail chain . retrieved 13 may 2015 . funko launches marvel collector corps . marvel . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to 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