Automattic
- It was co-founded by Matt Mullenweg, who is also the co-founder of the open-source blogging platform WordPress.
- The company is best known for operating WordPress.com, a platform that provides free and paid hosting for websites and blogs powered by the WordPress software.
- Automattic also contributes to the development of the open-source WordPress software, which powers a significant portion of websites worldwide.
- In addition to WordPress.com, Automattic owns and operates several other web services and products, including WooCommerce (an e-commerce plugin for WordPress), Jetpack (a plugin offering various enhancements for WordPress sites), and Tumblr (a microblogging and social networking platform acquired from Verizon in 2019).
- The company is distributed, meaning that its employees work remotely from all over the world rather than being centralized in a single physical office.
- Automattic is known for its commitment to open-source software and its strong belief in the power of the open web.