Automattic
formerly SimperiumMaking the web a better place
San Francisco, United States · Founded 2005 · $778.6M raised
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Employees
- 1–10
- Founded
- 2005
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- simperium.com
- Total Funding
- $778.6M
- Last Round
- $288.0M Series EFeb 2021
- Rounds
- 5
About
Automattic is a fully distributed technology company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, Jetpack, and Pocket Casts, with WordPress.com powering over 40% of all websites worldwide. With 1,455 employees across 81 countries and $500M+ in annual revenue, Automattic has been remote-first since its 2005 founding and champions open-source software under GPL. Its mission is to democratize publishing, commerce, and messaging so anyone—regardless of income, language, or location—can tell their story or build their business online.
Summary
Automattic is a Media company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2005. It has raised $778.6M in total across 5 rounds, most recently a $288.0M Series E round in Feb 2021. Investors include Tiger Global, Polaris Partners and Salesforce Ventures.
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Funding History
Feb 2021
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Investors
Tiger Global
2 rounds
Polaris Partners
2 rounds
Salesforce Ventures
1 round
Insight Partners
1 round
ICONIQ Capital
2 rounds
True Ventures
2 rounds
Radar Partners
2 rounds
BlackRock
1 round
Wellington Management
1 round
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
1 round
Alta Park Capital
1 round
Aglaé Ventures
1 round
Chris Sacca
1 round
Endurance International
1 round
The New York Times Company
1 round
CNET
1 round
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