Automattic

Raised $859.3M to date in 5 primary rounds; last disclosed equity round of $288M in Feb. 2021 for undisclosed valuation; key investors included The Wellington Group, Ben Jen Holdings and Aglaé Ventures in February 2021; Section Partners, BlackRock, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, Alta Park Capital and ICONIQ Capital also participated in the round. An undisclosed investor sold a stake in the company for $250M in August 2021, putting the company's post valuation at $7.5B

We’re a mission-driven global company with US origins. A fully distributed company with 1,400+ Automatticians in 79 countries speaking 99 different languages. Our mission is to democratize publishing and commerce so that anyone with a story can tell it, and anyone with a product can sell it, regardless of income, gender, politics, language, or where they live in the world. We empower over 250 of the world’s largest brands, 30% of online stores, and 10 times as many websites as the second-largest platform. And our growth is accelerating, as our mission is now more important than ever. Do the best work of your career while helping make the web a better place.