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The Founder Gazette
Startup news, held to newspaper standards

Filed under: governance

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Startup news

Automattic board puts founder-CEO Matt Mullenweg on leave

The company's chief financial officer takes over as interim chief executive. Mullenweg says directors conspired against him.

№ 230 · 12 September 2026
Startup news

AI Score raises €4.6m seed to police companies' AI agents

The London company sells a control layer for businesses putting agentic AI into their workflows. Fuel Ventures led the round.

№ 195 · 7 September 2026
Venture capital

DOJ tests 112-year-old board law against a16z's two seats

Ben Horowitz sits on Databricks' board. Martin Casado sits on Fivetran's. The two companies now compete, and prosecutors have reportedly spent almost a year looking at what that means.

№ 119 · 22 August 2026