Automattic - Wiki

Company

Automattic is a San Francisco-based publishing company with a focus on publishing platforms and software. Its platforms include WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, Simplenote, Longreads, VaultPress, Akismet, Gravatar, Crowdsignal, Cloudup, Tumblr, and more. It has made more than 20 acquisitions since its inception and also invests in other telecommunications companies, such as Frontity. Automattic contributes to non-profit and open-source projects as well.

It has headquarters in California and has team members operating from around the world in places including South Africa, Brazil, South Korea, Japan, Australia, and more.The company has many of its team members working remotely and uses technology such as Slack, Zoom, and its own P2 to collaborate.

The company's various products are digital solutions for industries such as e-commerce, content management systems, blogging platforms, spam filtering, and more. Both media publications and individuals can be hosted on Automattic's WordPress.

Timeline

September 19, 2019

Automattic raises a $300,000,000 series D round.

January 1, 2008

Automattic raises a $29,500,000 series B round from Polaris Partners, The New York Times and True Ventures.

October 1, 2005

Automattic raises a $1,100,000 series A round from CNET Networks and Polaris Partners.

Funding Rounds

Patents

Further Resources

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Automattic raises $300 million at $3 billion valuation from Salesforce Ventures

Romain Dillet

https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/19/automattic-raises-300-million-at-3-billion-valuation-from-salesforce-ventures/

Web

September 19, 2019

Exclusive: Matt Mullenweg and Automattic bought Tumblr. What's next? by The Vergecast

https://megaphone.link/VMP5205969836

Web

August 14, 2019

Frontity Raises €1M with Automattic and K Fund

https://wptavern.com/frontity-raises-e1m-with-automattic-and-k-fund

Web

April 22, 2020

What can you do with WordPress.com? :60

https://youtu.be/gXUwNie9t84

Web

April 24, 2019

News

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WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires journaling app Day One

Sarah Perez

June 14, 2021

TechCrunch

Automattic is expanding its lineup of online writing platforms with its acquisition of Day One, a popular journaling app for Mac and Apple mobile devices. The app has been downloaded more than 15 million times since its March 2011 launch on the Mac and iTunes App Store, offering users a private place to share their [...]

Automattic acquires analytics company Parse.ly

Anthony Ha

February 8, 2021

TechCrunch

Automattic, the for-profit company tied to open source web publishing platform WordPress, is announcing that it has acquired analytics provider Parse.ly. Specifically, Parse.ly is now part of WPVIP, the organization within Automattic that offers enterprise hosting and support to publishers including TechCrunch. (We use Parse.ly, too.) WPVIP CEO Nick Gernert described this as the organization's [...]

Automattic, Mozilla, Twitter and Vimeo urge EU to beef up user controls to help tackle 'legal-but-harmful' content

Natasha Lomas

December 9, 2020

TechCrunch

Automattic, Mozilla, Twitter and Vimeo have penned an open letter to EU lawmakers urging them to ensure that a major reboot of the bloc's digital regulations doesn't end up bludgeoning freedom of expression online. The draft Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act are due to be unveiled by the Commission next week, though the [...]

Automattic, Mozilla, Twitter and Vimeo urge EU to beef up user controls to help tackle 'legal-but-harmful' content

Natasha Lomas

December 9, 2020

TechCrunch

How Automattic pays its remote employees across different geographies

Connie Loizos

May 26, 2020

TechCrunch

A growing number of tech companies is telling their employees they can work from anywhere, even after this pandemic has passed. A looming question, however, is how. Last week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees that Facebook will adjust the pay of those who choose to move out of the Bay Area and work in [...]