Automattic founder, Matt Mullenweg Source: AutomatticMatt Mullenweg, who turned 40 in January, has now spent more than half his life working on WordPress.
Silicon Valley private equity firm Silver Lake bought a majority stake in WP Engine in 2018, investing $250 million and obtaining three board seats.
WordPress took the drastic step of banning WP Engine from using the WordPress resources necessary to serve its customers, which preceded a lawsuit filed on Wednesday by WP Engine against Mullenweg and Automattic.
In the post, Mullenweg criticized WP Engine for not contributing enough back to the WordPress ecosystem.
A Silver Lake spokesperson said WP Engine was handling all inquiries.
Persons:
Matt Mullenweg, He's, —, I've, Mullenweg, he'd, Neal Katyal, Tomasz Tunguz, Tunguz, Automattic, Lee Wittlinger, they're, didn't, Bob Perkowitz, Perkowitz, he's, They've, wouldn't
Organizations:
WordPress, WP, Silver Lake, CNBC, Theory Ventures, WordPress.org
Locations:
U.S, WordCamp, Portland , Oregon, Silver, Auotmattic