Fundraising Fox

Matt Mullenweg

Founder

Founder at Automatic Labs, Inc Β· Founder at Automattic

Houston, Texas, United States

FoundedAutomatic Labs, Inc Β· YCAutomattic

About

Matt Mullenweg is the CEO of Automattic Inc. and a co-founder of WordPress. His stated areas of focus include simplifying complex problems and hiring.

Founder at Automatic Labs, IncYC S11

Intro paths

YC

Matt went through Y Combinator (Summer 2011) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Matt can intro founders to Automatic Labs, Inc's investors below.

Automatic Labs, Inc's investors Β· 4

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park Β· $500K – $50M checksAnthemis VentureNew York Β· $500K – $7M checksComcast VenturesNew York Β· $2M – $15M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2011

Co-founders at Automatic Labs, Inc

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Jerry JFounder

Founder at Automattic

Intro paths

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In turn, Matt can intro founders to Automattic's investors below.

Automattic's investors Β· 9

Aglae VenturesParis Β· $108K – $5.4M checksAkkadian VenturesSan Francisco Β· $250K – $10M checksICONIQSan FranciscoLowercase CapitalJacksonManhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkOpes Impact FundMilan Β· $50K – $400K checksSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco Β· $5M – $50M checksSavano Capital PartnersBaltimore Β· $300K – $5M checksTrue VenturesSan Francisco Β· $500K – $3M checks Β· since 2019

Co-founders at Automattic

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Paul SieminskiExecutive Officer
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Matthew MullenwegExecutive Officer, Director
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Stuart WestExecutive Officer
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Anthony ConradDirector

Experience

  1. Automattic Inc.CEOcurrent2014 β€” present
  2. Automattic Inc.Founder / President2005 β€” 2014
  3. WordPressCo-founder, Lead Developercurrent2003 β€” present
  4. Audrey CapitalPrincipalcurrent2008 β€” present
  5. Field EffectBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” presentOttawa, Ontario, Canada
  6. ecoAmericaBoard Membercurrent2017 β€” present
  7. New Museum of Contemporary ArtBoard Member2019 β€” 2024Greater New York City Area
  8. GristBoard Member2010 β€” 2021Greater Seattle Area
  9. GitLab Inc.Board Observer2019 β€” 2021
  10. GitLab Inc.Board Member2017 β€” 2019
  11. CNET NetworksSenior Product Manager2004 β€” 2005

Education

  1. University of Houston2002 β€” 2004

Skills & more

User Interface8Blogging15Product Development8Large Scale Systems4User Experience9Software Development3Entrepreneurship4Open InnovationPolitical PhilosophySocial InnovationE-commerceBusiness Ethics
+8 moreSocial MediaWordPressWordpressOpen SourceHTML 5HTML5PatienceHustlin'

Languages English (barely)

From Matt's professional profile.

Network3

Aniq Rahman
Managing Partner at Vast Ventures
Arie Abecassis
Partner and Co-Founder at ICONYC labs
Girish Mathrubootham
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Together Fund

Investors connected to Matt in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Matt Mullenweg work?
Matt Mullenweg is Founder at Automatic Labs, Inc and Founder at Automattic.
What companies did Matt Mullenweg found?
Matt Mullenweg founded Automatic Labs, Inc, Automattic.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,730

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptJessica LivingstonFounder, RetiredFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit

+ 8,723 more

University of Houston mafia10

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Rob MeyersonMasters in Industrial EngineeringFounded InterluneEmily LeproustPhDFounded Twist BioscienceBruce BroussardMBAFounded UsoncologyKurt SeidenstickerGraduate StudiesFounded Vital ProteinsDede WillisExecutive MBAFounded Orbit GenomicsHien KaplanBachelor’s DegreeFounded Function of Beauty

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Automattic mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Maciek ZiolkowskiInvestor/Shareholder (Automattic/Wordpress)Founded CoinfirmBrad MurrayHead of Engineering - BeeperFounded Beeper

GitLab mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Danielle MorrillGeneral Manager, MeltanoFounded Firstparty Labs +2

Same school

Also attended University of Houston48

Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalPreston SniderManager, IT at Sapphire VenturesEric RagsdaleAnalyst at Mercury FundSamina FaridInvestor at Golden SeedsYuxinVenture Scout at Little Bristol Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at WordPress1

Shreelekha SinghContent Manager at Elevation Capital

Also worked at ecoAmerica1

Alan ChungInvestor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)

Also worked at GitLab Inc.23

Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Michael McBrideInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Bruce ArmstrongInvestor at Khosla VenturesEric JohnsonInvestor at Khosla VenturesDavid HornikFounder of Lobby CapitalTim McAdamGeneral Partner, Senior Advisor at TCV

+ 17 more

Also worked at CNET Networks10

Andrew ParkContent and Communications at HeavybitErin WalheimDirector of Staff at PeakSpan Capital PartnersTrina Van PeltInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesDaphne KisDirector, WorldQuant University at Mindshift CapitalNicholas KhooInvestment Committee Advisor at MSW VenturesRandall MaysManaging Director at KittyHawk Ventures

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