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United States Matt Mullenweg is a web developer and entrepreneur recognized for co-founding WordPress and leading Automattic, a company dedicated to democratizing publishing, commerce, and messaging.
Co-founder of the free and open-source web publishing software.
Founder and CEO of Automattic Inc., the parent company of brands like WordPress.com, WooCommerce, and Tumblr.
Founder and partner of Audrey Capital, a private equity firm and angel investment company that has invested in various technology companies including CoinDesk, MakerBot, Sonos, SpaceX, and Telegram.
An investment through Audrey Capital and Automattic, described as a cross between a Kindle and an iPad, running Android.
Serves on the board of this cybersecurity company in Ottawa.
Matt Mullenweg is involved with TinkerTendo, host of Raman Frey and Karin Johnson's Good People Dinners. Audrey Capital is an investor in TinkerTendo.
Matt Mullenweg is involved with Keys Jazz Bistro; Audrey Capital is an investor.
Matt Mullenweg is involved with The Institute; Audrey Capital is an investor.
Matt Mullenweg is involved with Illuminate; Audrey Capital is an investor.
Matt Mullenweg is involved with EcoAmerica; Audrey Capital is an investor.
Audrey Capital is a happy LP (Limited Partner) in Pablos Holman's Deep Future fund.
Matthew Charles Mullenweg was born on January 11, 1984, in Houston, Texas. His early exposure to computers through his programmer father influenced his future direction. He attended Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, focusing on jazz saxophone. Mullenweg later pursued philosophy and political science at the University of Houston for two years before leaving in 2004 to join CNET, where he was permitted to dedicate time to WordPress development.
Mullenweg began blogging with the b2 platform in 2002. In 2003, when b2’s development ceased, he, along with Mike Little, took the initiative to fork the project, creating WordPress and releasing it under the GNU General Public License. This marked a significant turning point in his career, establishing the foundation for what would become one of the most widely used web publishing platforms globally. In April 2004, he contributed to the launch of Ping-O-Matic, a system designed to notify search engines of blog updates.
After his time at CNET, Mullenweg founded Automattic in 2005 as a fully distributed company. He initially appointed Toni Schneider as CEO to gain experience in managing a large organization, while he concentrated on product development. Mullenweg took over as CEO in January 2014, leading Automattic through a period of expansion and strategic acquisitions, including WooCommerce in 2015, Tumblr in 2019, and Beeper in 2024. Under his leadership, Automattic’s valuation reached $7.5 billion by 2021, with WordPress powering a substantial portion of all websites.
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