Sport and Entertainment Corporation of Maryland

What Sport and Entertainment Corporation of Maryland does

Foxtrot Media, Inc. is a Baltimore-based WordPress development and managed hosting company headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland. Founded in 2005 and continuously operating for approximately 20 years (per 2005-2025 copyright span), the firm serves a customer base weighted toward nonprofit organizations, professional associations, and small-to-medium businesses in the Mid-Atlantic United States. Its service portfolio covers the full WordPress lifecycle: custom development, platform migrations from Drupal, Joomla, and Squarespace into WordPress, responsive site builds from design files (Photoshop, Figma, InDesign, Sketch), Gutenberg/WPBakery customization, virus removal, and ongoing maintenance. The company also offers managed AWS cloud hosting with bundled security (Immunify AV), backups (JetBackup daily plus weekly offsite), LiteSpeed Web Server performance, cPanel management, and SSL certificates. Reference clients include ABET, Thomas Wilson Foundation, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), and RK&K.

The company monetizes through three revenue streams: recurring managed WordPress hosting subscriptions billed annually, project-based professional services for development and migration work, and long-term maintenance contracts for core, theme, and plugin updates. Pricing is quote-based for custom development, with an explicit nonprofit (NFP) discount and free migration/cleanup included to attract mission-driven clients. Go-to-market is direct sales via the company website (foxtrotmedia.com), toll-free and local phone lines, contact forms, and support tickets; no channel partners or resellers are used.

Technically, Foxtrot Media does not own proprietary platform IP; its differentiation is the integrated stack (AWS, LiteSpeed, JetBackup, Immunify AV, cPanel) and the operational discipline of a US-based, non-outsourced delivery team. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding events, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity in the available record. AI/ML capabilities are not evidenced in the product set, partnerships, or hiring profile.

Name

Sport and Entertainment Corporation of Maryland

Legal name

Foxtrot Media Inc.

Website

https://sportcorpmaryland.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Foxtrot Media, Inc. is a Baltimore-based WordPress development and managed AWS hosting company serving nonprofits, professional associations, and SMBs in the Mid-Atlantic US through subscriptions, project services, and long-term maintenance contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed WordPress Hosting and Development Services

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAEAMAC

Cloud Operations Outsourcing (Cloud Managed Operations)

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/IT Outsourcing & Offshoring Services

SECONDARYBPAEABAE

Cloud Managed Services (M365/Azure/AWS/GCP)

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/Managed IT Services (MSP)

SECONDARYBPAEACAF

Cloud Managed Services (Operations, Monitoring, Patching)

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/Cloud Services & Cloud Migration

Keywords

• Managed WordPress hosting
• WordPress development services
• WordPress maintenance contracts
• AWS cloud hosting
• CMS platform migrations

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Managed WordPress Hosting: Monthly/annual subscription-based managed hosting services on AWS cloud infrastructure including security, backups, and support
2. WordPress Development Services: Custom development services including microsite development, intranet sites, responsive website development from design files, platform conversions (Drupal, Joomla, Squarespace to WordPress), and Gutenberg/WPBakery customization
3. Long-term Maintenance Contracts: Ongoing maintenance and support contracts for WordPress sites including core, theme, and plugin updates

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The company provides managed WordPress hosting and WordPress development services for nonprofits, professional associations, and small-to-medium businesses. Services include microsite and responsive website builds from design files, platform conversions from Drupal/Joomla/Squarespace to WordPress, WordPress repair and virus removal, fully managed AWS cloud hosting with daily backups and security, and long-term maintenance contracts.

Product overview

Foxtrot Media, Inc. offers a dual-core product portfolio centered on managed WordPress services. The Managed WordPress Hosting service provides fully managed AWS cloud infrastructure with security, backups, and support. The WordPress Development service delivers creative coding solutions for building, repairing, and migrating WordPress sites. These two offerings are designed to work together as an end-to-end solution: development services build and customize the site, while hosting services maintain and secure it in production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WordPress Development Custom WordPress development and coding services for businesses, nonprofits, and professional associations, including microsite builds, intranet sites, responsive websites from design files, CMS platform conversions to WordPress, page builder customization, and WordPress repair and virus removal.
• Managed WordPress Hosting Fully managed AWS cloud hosting for WordPress sites with 24/7 on-call support, latest cPanel, rolling 7-day daily backups via JetBackup, weekly offsite Glacier backups, Immunify AV antivirus, LiteSpeed Webserver, RSA 2048-bit SSL, custom PHP versions, free migration and cleanup, and non-profit discounts.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS cloud infrastructure used as the foundation for Foxtrot Media's managed WordPress hosting services. Fully managed AWS cloud hosting is a key service offering.
• cPanelcoreTechnology or IntegrationcPanel hosting management interface included with hosting plans. Latest version of cPanel provided with managed hosting services.
• JetBackupcoreTechnology or IntegrationRolling 7-day daily backups provided via JetBackup technology as part of the managed hosting service offering.
• Immunify AVcoreTechnology or IntegrationAntivirus and security protection via Immunify360 included with hosting services to protect WordPress sites from malware and security threats.
• LiteSpeedcoreTechnology or IntegrationLiteSpeed Web Server technology used as the web server infrastructure for enhanced performance on hosted WordPress sites.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Pressable: Managed WordPress hosting built on Automattic/WordPress VIP infrastructure; offers the same bundle of hosting, security, backups, and support that Foxtrot provides, primarily to agencies and SMBs.
• Pagely: Pioneer managed WordPress hosting on AWS with an enterprise/agency focus; overlaps directly with Foxtrot's AWS-backed managed hosting and WordPress-specialized positioning.
• WebDevStudios: WordPress-focused digital agency offering custom development, migrations, and enterprise WordPress builds — directly comparable to Foxtrot's WordPress development service line.
• WP Engine: Largest pure-play managed WordPress hosting provider; competes head-to-head with Foxtrot's managed hosting offering and similarly targets businesses and agencies that need performance, security, and developer-friendly tooling on premium infrastructure.
• Human Made: WordPress agency delivering enterprise development, platform migrations, and ongoing support — closely comparable to Foxtrot's development and long-term maintenance contracts.
• 10up: WordPress-specialist agency and consultancy delivering enterprise builds, migrations, and managed support; mirrors Foxtrot's combined development + hosting + maintenance offering at a larger scale.
• Kinsta: Premium managed WordPress hosting on Google Cloud with a similar value proposition (managed infrastructure, performance, security, dev tools) targeting SMBs, agencies, and enterprises — directly comparable to Foxtrot's AWS-based managed hosting.

Broad incumbents

• Bluehost: Mass-market shared and managed WordPress hosting provider; overlaps with Foxtrot on WordPress hosting but competes primarily on price at the low end rather than the premium managed niche.
• Automattic (WordPress.com): Commercial steward of the WordPress ecosystem and operator of WordPress.com hosting; competes broadly with managed WordPress hosting while also influencing the open-source platform on which Foxtrot builds.
• SiteGround: Broad web hosting provider with a managed WordPress tier; comparable technology stack elements (backups, security, performance) but a much wider product portfolio and global SMB focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sport-and-entertainment-corporation-of-maryland

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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