Automattic
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded 2005
Automattic is a company that builds products for the web, including WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, and more. Its core products are built on technologies like PHP, JavaScript, and MySQL, and it primarily serves both consumers and enterprises.
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Last Updated: July 24, 2025
Current Valuation
$7.5B
as of August 16, 2021 (Source)
Funding Summary
$896M
Total reported funding
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