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What percentage of WPEngine does Automattic own? Why do not they donate to Wordpress Foundation out of that?
by handfuloflight 2y ago
What percentage of WPEngine does Automattic own? Why do not they donate to Wordpress Foundation out of that?
- throwgfgfd25 2y agoWhere is it documented Automattic (or Mr Mullenweg) owns any of WP Engine? (ETA: Not saying it's impossible he or they have an interest -- I've just never seen this suggested. WP Engine is in many ways a competitor to wordpress.com, so it would be unusual, I think. And he/they have long not been a fan of WP Engine.)
- tredre3 2y agoAutomattic invested in WP Engine ~13 years ago. I don't know if they still own the shares though. https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/15/silverton-automattic-put-1-2m-into-wordpress-hosting-and-security-service-wp-engine/ https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/15/silverton-automattic-put-1...
- aimazon 2y agoAutomattic were an early investor in WPEngine, but they exited the investment around 2018.
- throwgfgfd25 2y agoThanks. 2018 would tie in with about when I first got the impression he was not a fan of WP Engine. I'm sure there was fuss once before (about them not being on the "recommended hosting" page?)
- mthoms 2y agoThat's when they were bought by private equity. So there was a big fuss about that.
- ValentineC 2y agoAutomattic made an investment in WP Engine in 2011: https://wptavern.com/automattic-makes-second-investment-wpengine https://wptavern.com/automattic-makes-second-investment-wpen...