Automattic
Company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr and Pocket Casts.
At a glance
Who owns it
Investors include Salesforce Ventures.
What it owns
Owns Tumblr.
People
Matt Mullenweg (CEO)
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- Automattic is an American fully distributed company best known for WordPress.com and its work on WordPress.
- Matt Mullenweg founded it in 2005.
- Toni Schneider was CEO from 2006 until Mullenweg took over in 2014.
- Its brands include Akismet, Gravatar, WooCommerce, Tumblr, Day One, Pocket Casts and Beeper.
Key facts
- Founded
- 2005, by Matt Mullenweg1
- Headquarters
- San Francisco; staff work remotely1
- Brands
- WordPress.com, Akismet, Gravatar, Jetpack, WooCommerce, Tumblr, Day One, Pocket Casts, Beeper1
- Funding
- $300 million Series D led by Salesforce Ventures at a $3 billion valuation (2019)1
- Board (September 2026)
- Hugh Howey, Amy Chan, Henry Khachatryan and Krutal Desai, named 25 September 20262
Who owns it
Investors include Salesforce Ventures.
Investors
- Salesforce Ventures
led the $300 million Series D · since 2019 1
What it owns
Subsidiaries
- TumblrOrganization
bought from Verizon Media; Axios reported under $3 million · since 2019 source on Tumblr
People
Led by
- Matt MullenwegPerson
CEO · since Jan 2014 2
Founded by
- Matt MullenwegPerson
since 2005 1
Before
Led by until Jan 2014
Toni Schneider (CEO) 1
Links
Sources
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