Open Source Blogging Software Firm Automattic Raises Funds

Authored by dmw on April 13, 2006 - 4:45pm.
San Francisco - Automattic, a San Francisco-based developer of open source blogging technologies, said on Thursday that it has raised an undisclosed amount in its first round of funding. Polaris Venture Partners led the round, which also included participation from Blacksmith Capital, CNET and Radar Partners. The company said that it will use the funding for product development and service infrastructure. Founded in August 2005, Automattic is a startup best known as the creator of the WordPress blogging platform and the Akismet blog spam blocking technology.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060413/20060413005649.html?.v=1
http://www.automattic.com

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