Automattic launches Spacefast to host AI-built apps and websites

Spacefast founder Batuhan Icoz joined Automattic through its Texts acquisition and built the first version during an internal sprint.

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Spacefast shows Automattic moving to own the deployment layer under AI-built software. If agents keep producing disposable pages, the durable business may be the hosting, database, domains and team review that keep those pages alive, especially for enterprises already buying from Automattic.

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Automattic launched Spacefast on November 9th as a new company led by Batuhan Icoz (@batuhan), who built the first version on his own during an internal sprint. Icoz is named in the launch announcement as Spacefast's founder and CEO.…

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