Mattermost, Inc.
About the company
Founded in 2011 originally as SpinPunch, Inc., Mattermost, Inc. is an independent technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, specializing in open-source collaboration platforms. The company originated from a need for a better internal messaging solution and evolved its gaming portal technology into a secure, self-hosted chat platform. Since open-sourcing Mattermost in 2015, the company has expanded its offerings to serve a broad range of clients, including enterprises, government agencies, and regulated industries requiring high levels of security and compliance.
Mattermost’s business model follows an open core approach, providing both free and paid enterprise subscription tiers. Their product suite includes the open-source Mattermost platform, Mattermost Cloud (a SaaS hosted service), and Mattermost Enterprise Edition, which supports on-premises and hosted deployments. The company emphasizes real-time messaging, workflow automation, and deep integrations with DevOps tools, aiming to empower teams through secure and flexible collaboration solutions. Serving thousands of organizations worldwide across more than 16 languages, Mattermost continues to prioritize robust security, compliance support, and developer empowerment.
With a funding stage at Series B and total funding raised between $70M and $73.5M USD from notable investors such as Redpoint Ventures, Y Combinator, and Tencent Holdings, Mattermost maintains a distributed workforce estimated between 130 and 180 employees. Its target market includes enterprises, defense, government, finance, healthcare sectors, and other organizations needing sovereign or self-hosted collaboration platforms that meet stringent compliance requirements.
