Matt Mullenweg — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of the Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy and Employment in 2016 for democratizing online publishing.
CEO of Automattic since 2014, a company that reached a $7.5 billion valuation in 2021.
Co-founder of WordPress in 2003, which hosted 40% of all websites on the internet by 2021.
Founder of Automattic in 2005, a fully distributed company.
Co-created WordPress as a b2 fork and published it under the GNU General Public License.
Serves as a Board Member at Field Effect (since 2022) and ecoAmerica (since 2017).
Principal at Audrey Capital since 2008.

Biography

Matthew Charles Mullenweg is an American web developer and entrepreneur, widely recognized as the co-founder of the free and open-source web publishing software WordPress. He is also the founder and CEO of Automattic, a fully distributed company responsible for WordPress.com and other web services. Mullenweg's work has significantly contributed to democratizing online publishing, earning him the Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy and Employment in 2016.