Operator of open-source content management systems designed to democratize publishing and commerce.
Operator of open-source content management systems designed to democratize publishing and commerce.
Business/Productivity Software📍 San Francisco, CAFounded 2005
Current Valuation
$7.5B
as of 2021-Q1
UNICORN
QL Price
$2.2B
-71% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Automattic, published 2026-09-27 — below the last disclosed round of $7.5B (2021-Q1).
Confidence
medium
Basis
secondary led
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$7.5B
2021-Q1
weight 0.02
Secondary market print
$2.0B
2026-06-27
weight 0.58
How this price has held up
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Which publicly-traded funds already hold it, what $10,000 buys, and whether any route is open to you.
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IPO Outlookprivate
Is Automattic going public?
No. Automattic is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Automattic's valuation in 2026?
Automattic is valued at $7.5B as of 2021-Q1, set by its Series F ($288M, Feb 2021). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Automattic filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Automattic.
How much has Automattic raised?
Automattic has raised $859.34M in total, most recently a Series F of $288M in Feb 2021.
Is Automattic publicly traded — can you buy Automattic stock?
No. Automattic is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Automattic on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Company Profile
Founded
2005
HQ
San Francisco, CA
Employees
2,148
Total Raised
$859.34M
Last Round
Series F — $288M (Feb 2021)
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Series F · $288M · 5y 7mo ago
privateTotal raised $859.34M
Secondary Market
Implied price / share
$22.24
Last round price / share
$85
vs last round
-73.8%
Last round price vs secondary price
Secondary price return by period
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series F
$288M
Feb 2021
—
$7.5B
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
0% vs 2026-08
Open roles
3
via careers page
Product-build share
0%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
go-to-market push — Only 0% of open roles build product — hiring is concentrated in sales/marketing/ops (3 of 3 open roles are marketing).
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2021-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.