Automattic

San Francisco, CA · Founded 2005 · Privately Held (backing)

Operator of publishing, commerce, and communication platforms designed to make online expression and participation more accessible. Automattic is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2005. It was valued at $7.5 billion at a private secondary transaction in Aug 2021, the last priced event on record. It has raised $998 million across 4 recorded rounds; the latest was a $275 million later-stage round in Feb 2021.

PMV mark · valuation
$7.5B
Oct 2026
Priced at
a private secondary transaction
Aug 2021
Total raised
$998.4M
Last round
Later Stage VC
Feb 2021
How much has Automattic raised?
$998.4Macross 4 recorded rounds · May 2014 – Feb 2021

Most recently, Automattic raised $275.0M in its Later Stage VC (Feb 2021).

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Automattic round by round

4 rounds
Feb 2021Later Stage VC$275.0MSEC filing▮
13 investors participated
Dec 2019Later Stage VC$80.7MSEC filing▮
4 investors participated
Sep 2019Later Stage VC$300.0MSEC filing▮
1 investors participated
May 2014Later Stage VC$160.0MSEC filing▮
13 investors participated

How much has Automattic raised?

Automattic has raised $998 million across 4 recorded rounds since 2014. The largest was an $80.7 million later-stage round in Dec 2019; the most recent was a $275 million later-stage round in Feb 2021.

Automattic has filed 4 Form Ds with the SEC since 2014, most recently in Feb 2021 ($275 million sold to 13 investors).

Automattic investors

33 investors are on record for Automattic, including Insight Partners (New York), Salesforce Ventures, Tiger Global Management and True Ventures. By type, the record holds 13 venture capital firms and 1 private investor. The later-stage round in Feb 2021 drew 13 investors.

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Frequently asked about Automattic

How much has Automattic raised?
Automattic has raised $998.4M in total across 4 recorded funding rounds.
When was Automattic's last funding round?
Automattic's most recent recorded round was Later Stage VC in Feb 2021, raising $275.0M.