Matt Mullenweg (WordPress, Automattic)

November 20, 2013, 11:00 PM UTC – November 21, 2013, 2:00 AM UTC

Matt is an entrepreneur living in San Francisco and NYC. He is the founder of WordPress. Matt has also done investing in the following startups: DailyBurn, SendGrid, BranchOut, Hipmunk, Getaround, Summly, BlackJet, SmartThings, Crowdtilt, and many more

About this event

Matt Mullenweg is the co-founder of the open-source blogging platform, WordPress, the most popular publishing platform on the web, and the founder of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and Jetpack. Additionally, Matt is a principal and founder of Audrey Capital, an investment and research company. Matt got his start in technology working at CNET Networks as a senior product manager. He went on to found Global Multimedia Protocols Group, an experimental metamemetics company, to develop open data formats. He has been recognized for his leadership and success by Forbes, BusinessWeek, INC., PC World, and Vanity Fair. Matt has also done investing in the following startups: DailyBurn, SendGrid, BranchOut, Hipmunk, Getaround, Summly, BlackJet, SmartThings, Crowdtilt, and many more.   In his spare time, Matt is an avid photographer. Matt splits time between Houston, New York, and San Francisco.

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When

When

November 20 – 21, 2013
11:00 PM – 2:00 AM UTC

Agenda

11:00 PMNetworking and Food
12:00 AMFireside Chat
1:00 AMNetworking

Organizers

  • Joshua Ness

    Verizon 5G Labs

    Director, Startup Grind NYC

  • Anna Oh

    Teladoc Health

    Co-director