Primary Job Title CEO Primary Organization Automattic
Location Houston, Texas, United States Regions Greater Houston Area, Southern US Gender Male Also Known As Matthew Mullenweg
Investor Type Investment Partner, Individual/Angel Investor Stage Seed Number of Exits 16
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Matt Mullenweg is a co-founder of WordPress, an open-source blogging platform on the web. He is also the founder of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and Jetpack, and Audrey Capital, an investment and research company.
Matt got his start in technology working at CNET Networks as a senior product manager. He went on to found Global
Multimedia Protocols Group, an experimental metamemetics company, to develop open data formats. He has been recognized for his leadership and success by Forbes, BusinessWeek, INC., PC World, and Vanity Fair.
Matt is originally from Houston, Texas, where he attended the high school for the performing and visual arts and studied jazz saxophone. In his spare time, Matt is an avid photographer.