Tech Company Financing Transactions

Automattic Funding Round

Polaris Partners, New York Times Company and True Ventures participated in a $29.5 million Series B venture round for Automattic. The round closed on 1/23/2008.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/23/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$29,500,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Polaris Partners (Lead Investor) (Michael Hirshland)

New York Times Company

True Ventures (Philip Black)

Proceeds Purpose
The company will use the funding proceeds to increase its scale and continue product development.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
60 29th St. 343
San Francisco, CA 94110
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Longreads, founded in 2009, is dedicated to helping people find and share the best storytelling in the world. We feature nonfiction and fiction over 1,500 words, and many of the stories come from our community's recommendations.
Profile
Automattic LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Automattic Company Twitter Account
Company News
Automattic News
Facebook
Automattic on Facebook
YouTube
Automattic on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Matthew Mullenweg
  Matthew Mullenweg LinkedIn Profile  Matthew Mullenweg Twitter Account  Matthew Mullenweg News  Matthew Mullenweg on Facebook


 

 

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