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Automattic

Automattic makes WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, Jetpack and other web publishing and e-commerce software for creators, small businesses and enterprises.

ARR
$500M revenue (est.)
as of Oct 2026
Employees
1.7K
as of Oct 2026
Valuation
$7.5B
15× ARR
ARR / employee
$294K
revenue efficiency
About Automattic

Automattic is a privately held, fully distributed company founded in 2005 by WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg. It's best known for WordPress.com and for contributing to open-source WordPress. Its other products include WooCommerce, Tumblr, Jetpack, Akismet, Gravatar, Day One, Pocket Casts, Simplenote, Beeper and Parse.ly. It earns money mainly through subscriptions, hosting (including WordPress VIP for enterprises), commerce extensions and premium add-ons. Tracxn lists its latest valuation as $7.5B as of December 31, 2025, which matches the figure from its 2021 Series E round. Wikipedia reports about 1,479 employees in 2025.

Top 100 SaaS by revenue (GetLatka). A SaaS company retooling its product to be AI-native.

Investors · 18

LeadAlta Park CapitalVenture capital3 partners on file
LeadBlackRockAsset manager / other1 partner on file
InvestorAglaé VenturesVenture capital9 partners on file
InvestorAvant GlobalVenture capital
InvestorBlacksmith CapitalVenture capital
InvestorCNET NetworksVenture capital
InvestorEndurance International GroupVenture capital
InvestorIconiq CapitalVenture capital3 partners on file
InvestorInsight PartnersVenture capital22 partners on file
InvestorLowercase Capital (Chris Sacca)Venture capital
InvestorPolaris PartnersVenture capital3 partners on file
InvestorRadar PartnersVenture capital
InvestorSalesforce VenturesCorporate3 partners on file
InvestorSchonfeld Strategic AdvisorsSovereign fund3 partners on file
InvestorThe New York Times CompanyVenture capital
InvestorTiger GlobalHedge / crossover fund26 partners on file
InvestorTrue VenturesVenture capital13 partners on file
InvestorWellington PartnersVenture capital
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