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Automattic claims to develop web platforms with their portfolio including WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, Simplenote, Longreads, VaultPress, Akismet, Gravatar, Crowdsignal, Cloudup, Tumblr, Day One, Pocket Casts, and more.
Automattic was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Notable investors include Polaris Partners, Akkadian Ventures, Tiger Global Management, and Insight Partners.
Investors
Akkadian Ventures
Palantir Technologies, TripActions, DocuSign, Gusto, Roofstock, Automattic, Lime, DataStax, OfferUp, Tintri
eBrands.vc
Iconiq Capital
Flipkart, Chime, Articulate, Relativity Space, Netskope, DocuSign, Fivetran, Zymergen, ServiceTitan, Procore Technologies
Insight Venture Partners
Delivery Hero, Letgo, Twitter, Automattic, Papaya Global, Tintri, HelloFresh, Wiz, Tenable Network Security, Inc., Udemy
Lowercase Capital
Stripe, Slack, Twitter, Automattic, Lookout, Handshake, Twilio, Tala, Mark43, Medium
Polaris Partners
Freenome, Automattic, Club Factory, Thirty Madison, OM1, Egnyte, Quartet, Impinj, VeraCode, Xant
Salesforce Ventures
Compass, Hopin, Snyk, Dropbox, Automation Anywhere, Gusto, Blend, Box, Domo, Highspot
Tiger Global Management
Flipkart, Delhivery, Ather Energy, Databricks, Grab, Chime, Ola, Quikr, Palantir Technologies, CoinSwitch Kuber
True Ventures
Opendoor, Zymergen, Fitbit, Automattic, Handshake, InterVenn, Personal Capital, Madison Reed, Namely, 3D Robotics
Funding History
| May 2014 | $160M |
|---|---|
| September 2019 | $325M |
Management
Chief Executive Officer
Matt Mullenweg
Chief Financial Officer
Mark Davies
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searchenginejournal - Oct, 26 2023
Streamlining Communications: Automattic Acquires Texts.comsbj - Oct, 26 2023
Automattic acquiring Texts9to5mac - Oct, 25 2023
Automattic buys ‘Texts’ inbox app for iMessage, Slack, WhatsApp, X, and morebizjournals - Oct, 25 2023
WordPress owner Automattic buys messaging app for $50Mwebpronews - Oct, 25 2023
Automattic Purchases Texts Messaging Platformwebpronews - Aug, 23 2023
Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic, Sees Tumblr As a Gateway Producttcrn - Jun, 7 2023
Automattic launches an AI writing assistant for WordPressadweek - Jan, 13 2023
Automattic Extends Tumblr Blaze Ad Tool to All WordPress.com Sitestechradar - Jan, 13 2023
Automattic's website ad tool could give Instagram and Facebook ads a run for its moneyprnewswire - Jul, 9 2022
Automattic Certified as a Most Loved Workplacebit - Apr, 30 2022
Allyship In The Workplace Top Tips By Automatticventurevoice - Nov, 22 2021
Matt Mullenweg of AutomatticTechCrunch - Oct, 22 2021
There’s nothing Automattic about balancing commercial growth with an open source developer communitysaasindustry - Aug, 31 2021
WordPress owner Automattic acquires Frontity to improve full-site edittech - Aug, 30 2021
After investing in Frontity last year, Automattic has moved to acquire the Spanish open source software developerbuff - Aug, 8 2021
Automattic Releases Quadrat, a Block-Based Podcasting WordPress Themeeconomictimes - Aug, 5 2021
Bhavin Turakhia's Titan raises $30 million from Automatticglobal - Aug, 5 2021
WordPress owner Automattic invests in business email startupentrackr - Aug, 4 2021
Professional email platform Titan raises $30 Mn from Automatticinc42 - Aug, 4 2021
Bhavin Turakhia’s Titan Raises $30 Mn From WordPress Owner Automattic To Revamp Email For SMBselement - Jul, 28 2021
Element raises $30M as Matrix explodes!wp - Jul, 28 2021
Element bolsters decentralized team messaging with $30M raiseadexchanger - Jul, 19 2021
Ad Arbitrage Sites Use Misleading Formats; NPR Sells Its Podcasting Appandroidcentral - Jul, 17 2021
The future of Pocket Casts now rests with Automattic in new acquisitiondayoneapp - Jun, 15 2021
The Next Chapter of Day One at Automattictcrn - Feb, 8 2021
Automattic acquires analytics company Parse.lyfintechreview - Oct, 26 2020
Fintechs go to war for tech talentlaunchticker - Aug, 6 2020
Automattic's WordPress.com launches P2, an asynchronous group communications tool the companyprnewscentre - Jul, 20 2020
Introducing Jetpack CRM: A Tool for Entrepreneurs to Better Manage Customer RelationshipsTechCrunch - May, 26 2020
How Automattic pays its remote employees across different geographiesmatrix - May, 21 2020
Welcoming Automattic to Matrix!finsmes - Apr, 25 2020
Frontity Raises €1M in Strategic Fundingeu-startups - Apr, 23 2020
Frontity closes €1 million round led by Tumblr’s parent companyeu-startups - Apr, 23 2020
Frontity closes €1 million round led by Tumblr’s parent companytheverge - Nov, 17 2019
WordPress introduces a new way for bloggers to get paidtechspot - Nov, 16 2019
WordPress partners with Stripe to offer recurring payments for millions of websitesTechCrunch - Nov, 11 2019
Salesforce Ventures invested $300M in Automattic while Salesforce was building a CMSaxios - Sep, 24 2019
Blogger battles heat upqz - Sep, 21 2019
A good onboarding experience for new hires requires two key thingsthetechportal - Sep, 20 2019
Automattic: the WordPress Company, just moved to a $3B valuation with its fresh $300Mn roundthetechportal - Sep, 20 2019
Automattic: the WordPress Company, just moved to a $3B valuation with its fresh $300Mn roundnews - Sep, 20 2019
A conversation with Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg about raising $300 million and the open webpulse2 - Sep, 20 2019
Automattic: $300 Million In Funding At $3 Billion Post-Money ValuationTechCrunch - Sep, 19 2019
How Automattic wants to build the operating system of the webForbes - Aug, 21 2019
Will Automattic Warm Tumblr's 'Cool'?stratechery - Aug, 20 2019
Verizon Sells Tumblr to Automattic, What Went Wrong?, Tumblr’s Futuredeccanchronicle - Aug, 19 2019
Pornhub isn’t buying Tumblr; porn ban still in placewired - Aug, 16 2019
The Internet Needs Tumblr More Than Everwired - Aug, 16 2019
How Yahoo's prudish policies pushed Tumblr into obscurityprnewswire - Aug, 16 2019
Automattic Acquires WordPress Plugin ZBS CRMma - Aug, 16 2019
Tumblr the Day Aftertechspot - Aug, 16 2019
WordPress' parent company Automattic will buy Tumblr from Verizon for an undisclosed amountcjr - Aug, 16 2019
Could WordPress + Tumblr create an alternative to Facebook?benzinga - Aug, 15 2019
Verizon Dumps Tumblr Two Years After Acquiring Itnews - Aug, 14 2019
A Brief On Tumblr’s Funding History Before The Automattic Acquisitionbizjournals - Aug, 14 2019
Tumblr is now owned by a San Francisco companyWall Streets Journal - Aug, 12 2019
Verizon to Sell Tumblr to WordPress.com OwnerTechCrunch - Aug, 12 2019
Automattic’s bargain-bin Tumblr deal plugs right into the WordPress business modelryancarson - Jul, 28 2019
Automattic: Matt Mullenwegbbc - Jul, 5 2019
The firm with 900 staff and no officeprnewswire - Jun, 27 2019
New Season of 'Bundyville' Podcast from Longreads and OPB Explores Anti-Government Extremism Beyond the Bundy Familymediapost - Jun, 22 2019
New Hires At Finetrueventures - May, 29 2019
Minnesota’s Upsie Builds Transparent Product Warranty PlatformTechCrunch - May, 23 2019
Automattic acquires subscription payment company Prospressma - May, 17 2019
Introducing the Distributed Podcasttrueventures - Apr, 30 2019
Swoot Creates Social Space for Podcast Listeningthreatpost - Apr, 27 2019
Users Urged to Disable WordPress Plugin After Unpatched Flaw Disclosedma - Apr, 16 2019
Happy Tools, for the Future of Worken - Apr, 1 2019
WordPress.com’s Parent Company Announces Happy Tools, a New Suite of Products for the Future of Workredef - Mar, 23 2019
‘Women Can Be Required To Wear Something That’s Painful.’redef - Mar, 23 2019
‘Play Another Slow Jam, This Time Make It Sweet’redef - Mar, 15 2019
Faith and Reproductive Justice Are Not in Oppositionredef - Mar, 13 2019
‘I Cannot Name Any Emotion That Is Uniquely Human.’en - Mar, 9 2019
Gender Balance is a Business Issuenews - Feb, 20 2019
Airbnb, Automattic, And Pinterest Top Rank Of Most Acquisitive Unicornssiliconflorist - Jan, 21 2019
Good job on your home work, OregonTechCrunch - Jan, 14 2019
Automattic announces Newspack to help news organizations publish and monetizeen - Nov, 27 2018
WordPress Support Workshops for Women in the Asia-Pacific Regionprnewswire - Sep, 14 2018
SaaS 1000, Official List Of Top 1000 SaaS Companies, Launches 2Q'18 Listen - Sep, 13 2018
Try Simplenote, Our Fast and Easy-to-Use Notes Appprweb - Jul, 14 2018
Jetpack announces strategic partnership with A2 Hostingen - Jun, 22 2018
Welcome Atavist! A Groundbreaking Publishing Platform Joins the WordPress.com Familyprweb - Jun, 13 2018
WPWebHost to Include Jetpack Premium with its Managed WordPress Hostingdigiday - May, 18 2018
WordPress poses another GDPR compliance headache for publisherstechacute - Mar, 27 2018
Guide: 5 Tips to Help You with WordPress Security Hardeninglesechos - Mar, 7 2018
La FCC attaquée par des entreprises de la tech sur la neutralité du Netfrenchweb - Mar, 6 2018
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