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Where 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
by throwgfgfd25 2y ago
Where 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...