Investment Summary

ICONIQ Capital Invests In Automattic

On May 5, 2014, growth capital firm ICONIQ Capital invested in internet software and services company Automattic

Investment Highlights
  • This is ICONIQ Capital’s 4th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is ICONIQ Capital’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is ICONIQ Capital’s 2nd transaction in California.

Investment Summary
Date 2014-05-05
Target Automattic
Sector Internet Software and Services
Investor(s) ICONIQ Capital
Deal Type Venture

Target

Automattic

San Francisco, California, United States
Automattic is a provider of website building and blogging tools as well as a hosting provider for small and medium sized businesses. Automattic was formed in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

ICONIQ Capital

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 80.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 91
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 4 of 33
Type (Venture) 3 of 72
State (California) 2 of 41
Country (United States) 5 of 80
Year (2014) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-09 Flipkart

Bengaluru, India

Flipkart is an e-commerce destination and offers a wide range of product categories including electronics, household items, and apparel to customers across India. Flipkart was established in 2007 and is headquartered in Bengaluru.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-22 Smartling

New York, New York, United States

Smartling is a provider of automated, cloud-based translation management solution. Smartling's content solution helps brands gain a more competitive global position by transforming the way their content is created and consumed around the world. Smartling was founded in 2009 and is based in New York City.

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