# Automattic funding: rounds and investors > Automattic has raised $617M across 6 rounds since 2005. Investors include Tiger Global Management, Polaris Partners and True Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/automattic (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Automattic* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 17 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. IT Services Valuation: $7.5B, Mar 2026 Follow Automattic and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fautomattic) Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026 **$617M** raised across 6 rounds since 2005, from 6 sources **$1.1M** Series A **$30M** Series B **$52M** Secondary **$75M** Secondary **$160M** Series C **$300M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $300M Sept 2019 - **Step-up i:** 1.9× - **Investors:** 17 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 **$1.1M** Series A **$30M** Series B **$52M** Secondary **$75M** Secondary **$300M** Series D - **First round:** Series A, $1.1M - **Biggest round:** $300M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years ## The rounds - **Sept 2019** Series D **$300M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) Insight Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $300M sold, first sale Sept 2019 - **May 2014** Series C **$160M** *4 new* *2 returning* [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) [Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) [Iconiq Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-3) [Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $160M sold, first sale May 2014 - **Sept 2013** Secondary **$75M** *2 new* [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [Iconiq Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-3) From a historical funding record - **May 2013** Secondary **$52M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **Jan 2008** Series B **$30M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures) [The New York Times](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-new-york-times) [Radar Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radar-partners) Reported by gigaom.com - **Oct 2005** Series A **$1.1M** *7 new* [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [Radar Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radar-partners) [Blacksmith Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blacksmith-capital) [Shelby Bonnie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shelby-bonnie) [CNET Networks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cnet-networks) [Kevin Compton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-compton) [Doug Mackenzie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/doug-mackenzie) Reported by businessweek.com ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team. - **Matthew Mullenweg** Executive Officer, Director i - **Paul Sieminski** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Ann Dunwoody* *Phillip Black* *Susan Decker* *Toni Schneider* ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Series A** 2005 **Series B** 2008 **Secondary** 2013 **Secondary** 2013 **Series C** 2014 **Series D** 2019 [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) [Iconiq Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-3) [Radar Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radar-partners) [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures) [Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) [Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca) ## Everyone who backed them [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) VC firm **3** rounds [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) VC firm **2** rounds [Iconiq Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-3) Growth equity **2** rounds [Radar Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radar-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) VC firm **1** round [Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca) Angel **1** round [The New York Times](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-new-york-times) VC firm **1** round [Blacksmith Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blacksmith-capital) Investment firm **1** round [Shelby Bonnie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shelby-bonnie) Angel **1** round [CNET Networks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cnet-networks) Investment firm **1** round [Kevin Compton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-compton) Angel **1** round [Doug Mackenzie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/doug-mackenzie) VC firm **1** round Insight no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=automattic). ## Also claim to have backed them These 8 firms list Automattic as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [ICONIQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital) Family office Per its own site [Savano Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/savano-capital-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Akkadian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/akkadian-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Audrey Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/audrey-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Next Round Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-round-capital-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Regah Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/regah-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Section Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/section-partners) Private equity Per its own site [Sweetwater Private Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sweetwater-private-equity) Private equity Per its own site ## Quick answers about Automattic ### Who invested in Automattic? Automattic's investors include Tiger Global Management, Polaris Partners, True Ventures, Iconiq Capital and Radar Partners, and 12 more on record. ### How much has Automattic raised? Automattic has raised $617M across 6 rounds since 2005. ### When did Automattic last raise? Automattic's most recent round was a Series D of $300M in Sept 2019. ### What was Automattic's biggest round? Its most recent round, $300M in Sept 2019, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Automattic first? Automattic's first round on record, in Oct 2005, was backed by Polaris Partners, Radar Partners and Blacksmith Capital and 4 others. ### What stage is Automattic at? Automattic's latest named round is a Series D, in Sept 2019. ### Where is Automattic based? Automattic is based in the United States. ## Companies like Automattic In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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