Automattic
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Automattic is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Software and SaaS. Automattic Inc. is a technology company focused on developing and providing web-based solutions and services. Known for its robust suite of products, Automattic offers WordPress.com for website creation and management, WooCommerce for e-commerce, Jetpack for site performance and security, and other tools aimed at enhancing web functionality.
- Total investments:
- 24
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
Last updated:
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Industries Automattic invests in
Stages Automattic invests in
Countries Automattic invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $777k–$9M
- Series A
- $1M–$30M
- Corporate Round
- $4.6M–$4.6M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 8 (33%)
- SaaS 5 (21%)
- Information Technology 5 (21%)
- Web Hosting 3 (13%)
- Web Development 3 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 11 (46%)
- Series A 4 (17%)
- Corporate Round 3 (13%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (8%)
- Angel 1 (4%)
Country
- United States 13 (54%)
- United Kingdom 2 (8%)
- India 1 (4%)
- Spain 1 (4%)
- Israel 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Mullenweg
Founder & President
|
Founder & President | Total investments: 77 | Find email | |
Brandon Titus
Mobile Wrangler
|
Mobile Wrangler | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Derek Springer
Code Wrangler
|
Code Wrangler | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Elio Rivero
Code Wrangler
|
Code Wrangler | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Harel Kodesh
Investor
|
Investor | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
| See all 10 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Openvibe
|
OpenViBE is a comprehensive software platform dedicated to the design, testing, and utilization of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs). Developed by INRIA (Institut national de recherche en informatique et automatique), it allows users to interact with computers using brain activity, making it a valuable tool in various domains including neuroscience,rehabilitation, and entertainment. | $800K / Seed / Jan 28, 2025 | |
n8n
|
n8n is a free and open node-based Workflow Automation Tool. It can be self-hosted, easily extended, and used with third party web applications or custom in-house tools to automate repetitive tasks. With n8n, for the first time, people can move beyond simple integrations to build multi-step workflows that combine both 3rd party APIs and your owninternal tools to create easy to use automations that snap together all the pieces of what would otherwise be very complex, disconnected systems. n8n is headquartered in Berlin and was founded by Jan Oberhauser in 2019. | $5M / Series A / Feb 19, 2024 | |
Liquid AI
|
Building AGI, AI as Service, Generative AI | $37.5M / Seed / Dec 01, 2023 | |
OFFSITE
|
OFFSITE provides cloud computing and data center solutions. | $3M / Seed / Jul 18, 2023 | |
Offsite
|
Offsite operates a platform that provides retreat planning for remote and hybrid teams. The company helps in the planning, management, and follow-up of team retreats, client-facing events, and other transformational, in-person experiences. | $3M / Seed / Jul 17, 2023 | |
Bluesky
|
Bluesky is a new social media platform. | $8M / Seed / Jul 05, 2023 | |
BlueLena
|
BlueLena provides end-to-end audience management and strategic marketing for news media through world-class technology, proven best practices, and deep industry expertise. Founded in 2020, BlueLena is based in Cary, North Carolina, United States. | Corporate Round / Feb 24, 2022 | |
Titan
|
Titan’s e-mail suite helps businesses to schedule their mails, drop follow-up reminders and provides templates to allow users to quickly send out new emails and recurring responses without having to draft them from scratch. | $30M / Series A / Aug 03, 2021 | |
Element
|
Element provides services for custom development, prioritised roadmap development, support contracts and commercial products for Matrix.The company enables governments, businesses and individuals to run their own secure communication infrastructure while interconnecting via the global Matrix network. Element Creations Ltd was founded in 2017 as aEuropean startup by the creators of an open, decentralized communications standard called Matrix to drive adoption and grow an ecosystem around an alternative messaging protocol for instant messaging and VoIP apps. | $30M / Series B / Jul 26, 2021 | |
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Element
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Element provides services for custom development, prioritised roadmap development, support contracts and commercial products for Matrix.The company enables governments, businesses and individuals to run their own secure communication infrastructure while interconnecting via the global Matrix network. Element Creations Ltd was founded in 2017 as aEuropean startup by the creators of an open, decentralized communications standard called Matrix to drive adoption and grow an ecosystem around an alternative messaging protocol for instant messaging and VoIP apps. | $30M / Series B / Jul 19, 2021 | |
| See all 24 investments → | |||
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Protocol Labs
3 deals together
Forum Ventures
2 deals together
Genius Ventures
2 deals together
Metaplanet
2 deals together
Notion Capital
2 deals together
Right Side Capital Management
2 deals together
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FAQ
What does Automattic invest in?
Automattic invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 24 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Automattic's check size?
Automattic typically joins rounds of $777k–$9M at Seed, $1M–$30M at Series A and $4.6M–$4.6M at Corporate Round. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Automattic participates in.
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Who are the partners at Automattic?
The team at Automattic includes Matt Mullenweg (Founder & President), Brandon Titus (Mobile Wrangler) and Derek Springer (Code Wrangler), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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