Company · Software · Technology · founded 2005
Automattic
Distributed web software company founded in 2005 by Matt Mullenweg, best known for WordPress.com and its contributions to WordPress. Its other products include Akismet, Gravatar and Tumblr.
Of the 1 person here linked to Automattic, 1 is a founder and 1 is still there. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
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1 person at Automattic
Founder Still there
Role
Founder and CEO, 2005–now
Source
· high confidence. Toni Schneider was CEO until Mullenweg resumed the role in January 2014. The page says the board placed him on paid leave on 9 September 2026 and that he returned as CEO after telling staff on 11 September that he was in control.
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Matt Mullenweg
Co-creator of WordPress; founder and CEO, Automattic
middle-class · some · some college