Matthew Mullenweg
About Matthew Mullenweg
Matt Mullenweg was born in Houston, Texas, in 1984. He is a co-founder of the open-source publishing software WordPress. He founded Automattic in 2005 after leaving CNET, and Automattic runs as a distributed company. Crunchbase lists him as Automattic CEO since January 2014, and as founder and principal of Audrey Capital since 2008.
Automattic is the parent of WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, WordPress VIP, Day One, Beeper and Pocket Casts. He has served on the boards of GitLab, the New Museum and Grist. According to his WordCamp Europe 2026 speaker bio, he currently sits on the board of the cybersecurity startup Field Effect.
His WordCamp speaker bio says he has made 100+ angel investments through Audrey Capital. It names GitLab, Ring, Sonos, SpaceX, Calm, Wealthfront, AngelList and Blue Bottle Coffee among them. Database counts differ by source. Crunchbase lists 64 personal investments, NFX Signal lists 65 on record, and PitchBook lists 91.
Recent entries on investor databases include Scorbit (seed, November 2025), AppFlowy (seed, November 2023), Ampathy (pre-seed, July 2023), Mindset Health (Series A, March 2023) and NocoDB (seed, October 2022). He often appears alongside other operator angels and seed funds.
On the Lounge deals desk, Mullenweg is recorded in the Samepage Seed round of $4.8M (June 2026). Crunchbase also shows Samepage as his most recent listed investment.
Crunchbase and NFX Signal both list Liquid AI, a seed round announced in May 2023. NFX Signal puts that round at $6M, with co-investors including Naval Ravikant and Tobias Lutke. On the Tim Ferriss Show he discussed AI and its effect on education. I found no public statement from him about an AI-specific investment thesis.
NFX Signal tags his activity as pre-seed and seed. The sectors it lists are developer tools, media and content, e-commerce, marketplaces, food and beverage, and entertainment and sports. His portfolio also includes consumer and enterprise software, such as AppFlowy and NocoDB, and health, such as Mindset Health. Tracxn lists the United States and Australia among the geographies he has invested in. I found no public check size or fund size.
- Samepage: seed round of $4.8M, June 2026 (Lounge deals desk).
- Liquid AI: AI company, seed round announced May 2023.
- AppFlowy: open-source software company, seed round November 2023.
- NocoDB: software development tools, seed round in 2022.
- Mindset Health: health company, Series A in March 2023.
- Scorbit: seed round, November 2025.
- GitLab, Ring, Calm, Wealthfront, AngelList: named by Mullenweg's own speaker bio as angel investments.
- crunchbase.com/person/matt-mullenweg
- signal.nfx.com/investors/matt-mullenweg
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/106035-94
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Mullenweg
- europe.wordcamp.org/2026/speaker/matt-mullenweg
- tim.blog/2024/01/02/matt-mullenweg-2-transcript
- tracxn.com/d/people/matt-mullenweg/__POhLow8PrNmlmWTAeEQuqQcYq9KCKt3Oz
Investing activity
Matthew Mullenweg appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $5M. The most recent is Samepage (Seed, $4.8M, Jun 2026).
Matthew Mullenweg most often invests alongside Justin Kan, Craft Ventures, Glasswing Ventures and Freestyle Capital, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Matthew Mullenweg
Does Matt Mullenweg invest in AI startups?
Yes. He is listed as an investor in the Liquid AI seed round (May 2023) and in the Samepage seed round of $4.8M (June 2026).
What stage does Matt Mullenweg invest in?
NFX Signal lists his activity at pre-seed and seed. Databases also show a Series A (Mindset Health, 2023) and a later-stage round (Entrepreneurs First, 2021).
What is Matt Mullenweg's check size?
No check size is public. Databases show round sizes, not his own contribution.
How do I pitch Matt Mullenweg?
I found no public pitch process or stated criteria. He invests through Audrey Capital, so warm introductions from his portfolio founders or co-investors are the likelier route. This is an inference, not something he has said.
Who is Matt Mullenweg?
He is a co-founder of WordPress and the founder and CEO of Automattic. He is also the founder and principal of Audrey Capital.
How many investments has Matt Mullenweg made?
His WordCamp bio claims 100+ angel investments. Crunchbase lists 64 and PitchBook lists 91, because each database counts differently.
Is Matthew Mullenweg an angel investor?
Yes. Matthew Mullenweg invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Matthew Mullenweg invested in?
Matthew Mullenweg's AI investments include Samepage. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Matthew Mullenweg invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Matthew Mullenweg has invested at Seed, with a median round of $5M.
Who does Matthew Mullenweg co-invest with?
Matthew Mullenweg's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Justin Kan (1 deal), Craft Ventures (1 deal), Glasswing Ventures (1 deal) and Freestyle Capital (1 deal).