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Matt Mullenweg

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A former CNET employee, Matt is the cofounding developer behind the open source WordPress blogging platform and its founding company Automattic. A Houston native, Matt also serves as an adviser to Sphere and WeGame.

Milestones

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  Matt Mullenweg invested in SendGrid. (4/20/10)
  Posted 4/20/10 at 6:01pm via techcrunch.com
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  Matt Mullenweg invested in Small Batch. (6/24/09)
  Posted 6/24/09 at 1:20pm via typekit.com
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  Matt Mullenweg invested in GroupCard. (6/09)
  Posted 12/5/09 at 11:30pm via techcrunch.com
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  Matt Mullenweg invested in DailyBurn. (5/26/09)
  Posted 5/26/09 at 2:04pm via techcrunch.com
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  Matt Mullenweg invested in Foodzie. (12/16/08)
  Posted 12/16/08 at 2:23pm via techcrunch.com
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  Matt Mullenweg — Named one of Business Week's top 25 most influential people on the web (2008) (9/30/08)
  Posted 9/30/08 at 11:43am via businessweek.com
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  Matt Mullenweg invested in RescueTime. (9/08)
  Posted 9/22/08 at 4:13pm via techcrunch.com
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  Matt Mullenweg added a position as Advisor at Surphace.
  Posted 3/2/08 at 6:30pm
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  Matt Mullenweg added a position as Advisor at WeGame.
  Posted 2/9/08 at 12:32pm
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  Matt Mullenweg added a position as Founder/Primary Developer at Automattic.
  Posted 10/17/07 at 7:59am
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  Matt Mullenweg added a position as Advisor at DailyBurn.
  Posted 5/20/10 at 11:39pm

Videos

Investments

Sources

1. The 25 Most Influential People on the Web (images.businessweek.com) [edit]
2. SendGrid Raises $5 Million, Sends A Bajillion E-mails (techcrunch.com) [edit]
3. Small Batch Inc. Announces Typekit Funding (blog.typekit.com) [edit]
4. techcrunch.com [edit]
5. Feel The DailyBurn: Gyminee Gets A New Name, Raises $525K (techcrunch.com) [edit]
6. Foodzie Raises $1 Million For Its Specialty Food Marketplace (techcrunch.com) [edit]
7. techcrunch.com [edit]