Recode has the official news of a big Automattic fundraise:
The round values the nine-year-old company at $1.16 billion, after the investment, which is its first since it raised $12 million in 2008.
And here’s the official post about it from Matt.
Stay tuned for a lot of exciting news and products coming out of Automattic this year.
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