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Salesforce Ventures Invests $300 Million in Automattic, at a $3 Billion Valuation
Salesforce Ventures has invested an incredible $300 million as the sole investor in Automattic’s Series D, their first raise since 2014. Total investment is now $491 million over 15 years.
Duda Nabs $25M to Take on WordPress With a Web Development Platform Aimed at Agencies
True competition never really ends, and today brings the latest development on that front: Duda, which provides a cloud-based website building platform for developers — in its case targeting potentially non-technical builders at digital agencies and SaaS platforms — is announcing that it has raised $25 million from a single investor, Susquehanna Growth Equity.
WordPress 5.3 Beta 1
WordPress 5.3 Beta 1 is now available! WordPress 5.3 is slated for release on November 12, 2019, and we need your help to get there. Here are some of the big items to test, so we can find and resolve as many bugs as possible in the coming weeks.
