Comments on: Automattic’s Series D https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/ Unlucky in Cards Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9-alpha-60134 By: WordCamp US 2019 Recap - Syde https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-598322 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:48:39 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-598322 […] was surprised that the Series D funding of Automattic by Salesforce wasn’t mentioned at all, not by Matt and there was also no question on the subject from any […]

]]> By: Thirty Six – Matt Mullenweg https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-590821 Sat, 12 Feb 2022 09:24:40 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-590821 […] past year has included a number of professional milestones including a significant amount of fundraising and related activity, bringing in a major new product to the Automattic family, the maturation of […]

]]> By: Podcast E291 – Fixing White on White Issue – Kitchen Sink WordPress https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589529 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:05:38 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589529 […] Automattic closed $300 million in Series D with Salesforce Ventures […]

]]> By: Automattic’s Series D – no more cubes https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589520 Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:54:01 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589520 […] Automattic’s Series D […]

]]> By: Automattic: $300 Million In Funding At $3 Billion Post-Money Valuation https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589519 Fri, 20 Sep 2019 14:31:04 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589519 […] and WP VIP has seen in the enterprise market, and how much potential there still is there,” added Mullenweg in a blog post. “I’ve also loved re-connecting with Bret Taylor who is now Salesforce’s President and Chief […]

]]> By: Robert Perkowitz https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589518 Fri, 20 Sep 2019 13:43:56 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589518 Hey Matt… Kudos again, and thanks for everything again.

]]> By: Christina https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589512 Fri, 20 Sep 2019 03:03:28 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589512 In reply to Sindee.

This was my exact fear as well: how long before the open-source vanishes. I’d like to see us kick Shopify’s butt, but I’d still like to keep my open-source family close by as well.

]]> By: Pete McPherson https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589511 Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:59:19 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589511 Nice Matt! Happy for you and the team 🙂

]]> By: Salesforce Ventures invests $300 million in Automattic, at a $3 billion valuation • Post Status https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589509 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 23:09:16 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589509 […] seeking investments in “enterprise cloud” companies. In Matt Mullenweg’s announcement for the funding, he specifically noted how Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, “helped open my eyes […]

]]> By: Adam @ WPCrafter https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589508 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 22:57:47 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589508 Thats one smart investment right there. The future is BRIGHT! Well it was always bright, but now it’s even brighter!

]]> By: sytses https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589507 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 22:17:53 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589507 Thanks for the shout-out to GitLab, we appreciate it!

]]> By: Mohnish Thallavajhula https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589505 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 21:28:55 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589505 Great news! Congratulations. Can’t wait to see what you guys are going to rollout in the future. Cheers!

]]> By: jukkasoft https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589504 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 19:26:45 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589504 Wow! 😀 Congrats! In general, seen a lot of good steam ongoing.

]]> By: Matt https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589503 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 19:12:08 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589503 In reply to Cameron Barrett.

Let’s make it awesome! There’s so much power to unlock through better integrations.

]]> By: nagpai https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589502 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 19:06:03 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589502 Happy and proud to be a part of this lovely organization, and the vote of confidence we have received from a very respected brand and Investor! Great times ahead!

]]> By: Cameron Barrett https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589501 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:55:06 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589501 Fantastic. I can see all kinds of ways for WordPress to connect to the Salesforce ecosystem. I’m quite curious whether this means there will be better native connectivity between Salesforce and WordPress. Building anything in an enterprise-level CMS, and the question about Salesforce connectivity always comes up. I’ve seen a couple of cases where lack of easy Salesforce integration has been the deciding factor when choosing an enterprise CMS.

]]> By: Abdullah Ramzan https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589500 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:46:44 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589500 Really appreciate that kind of collaboration with Salesforce +1

]]> By: Samay https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589499 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 17:20:22 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589499 Kudos !

I really appreciate the way you have been sticking to your principles and philosophies. With the quantum of growth it is very difficult for someone to not be distracted and stick to your goals.

]]> By: Some thoughts on Salesforce and Automattic – Mark Demeny https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589494 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 16:49:30 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589494 […] the most exciting news in WCM in a while has dropped today, with the announcement that Salesforce Ventures is investing $300 million in Automattic (aka WordPress) for a valuation of $3 bi…. For comparison, any other WCM vendor has been valued at far less than this in the past. Most […]

]]> By: Salesforce invests $300M in WordPress poster child Automattic - SiliconANGLE https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589492 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 16:35:07 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589492 […] elaborated in a blog post, writing that “the funding will allow us to accelerate our roadmap (perhaps by double) and scale up our […]

]]> By: Rudy https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589491 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 16:17:47 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589491 In reply to Jesse Friedman.

+1 !!

]]> By: Matt https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589489 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:52:45 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589489 In reply to Sindee.

There are already tons of SaaS-like ways to get WordPress, from web hosts to WordPress.com. No need for the .org to change anything.

]]> By: Roelf Kuitse https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589488 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:51:41 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589488 Yours is an amazing story Matt! For those of us that are fighting to monetize open source while at the same time stay true to our core philosophy’s, it is inspiring to watch Automattics journey. If you ever feel like helping a small company out with general advice we would love it.

Regardless, congratulations!

]]> By: Anil Gupta https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589486 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:33:03 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589486 Very excited and delighted with the news!! Congratulations!!

]]> By: Fahim https://ma.tt/2019/09/series-d/#comment-589485 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:30:48 +0000 https://ma.tt/?p=50121#comment-589485 Congrats!

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