[3][4] In April 2006, Automattic's Regulation D filing showed it had raised approximately $1.1 million in funding,[5] which Mullenweg addressed in his blog.

[11] In September of the same year, Automattic announced a Series D funding round of $300 million from Salesforce, increasing its valuation to US$3 billion.

[13] In February 2024, it was reported that the company would begin selling user data from Tumblr and WordPress.com to Midjourney and OpenAI.

One of the main claims made is that WP Engine does not pay trademark royalties to the WordPress Foundation.

[15] Over 8 percent of Automattic's staff resigned after CEO Matt Mullenweg offered $30,000 or six months' salary as severance to those who disagreed with his stance.