Strikingly

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Strikingly
Strikingly Logo.png
Type of business Private
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s) David Chen [1] [2]
Dafeng Guo [1] [2]
Teng Bao [1] [2]
Industry Website builder, web hosting service, blogging
URL www.strikingly.com

Strikingly is a Chinese, "mobile-first" website builder and blogging platform. Its aim is to allow a user with little or no development experience [3] to create mobile optimized websites and blogs. [4] In addition to smartphones and tablets, websites created with Strikingly are "enhanced for viewing across all devices", including desktops. [5] [6] [ verification needed ]

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Strikingly is the first Chinese company to graduate from the Y Combinator seed accelerator. [7]

History

Chief executive officer (CEO) David Haisha Chen, chief technology officer (CTO) Dafeng Guo, and chief design officer (CDO) Teng Bao founded the company in 2012. [1] [2]

Strikingly released its beta platform in August 2012. [8] In June 2013, Strikingly was selected for Y Combinator’s winter startup program in Mountain View. [3] In April 2013, Strikingly raised a total of $1.5M in seed round from 16 investors, including Ron Conway, [1] founder of SV Angel, and other prominent venture capital firms including Y Combinator, Index Ventures, Funders Club, Infinite Venture Partners, ZenShin Capital, and Innovations Works. [4] In August 2017, the 5 year old startup announced it had raised $6M in a Series A round of investment from CAS Holding, Infinity Venture Partners, Innovation Works, Kevin Hale and TEEC. [9]

Product

Strikingly is a free online website builder and blogging platform. [5] [10] The website builder and blogging platform also includes built-in SEO features, [8] social media plug-ins, page analytics, and form/email collecting functionalities. [6] The product is aimed at both individuals and small businesses, [11] and has mainly been used to showcase portfolios, [7] digital resumes, events, startup projects, and to create personal branding websites. [5] In early 2014, Strikingly also launched its one-click site builder with Facebook and LinkedIn, allowing users to build mobile optimized web pages quickly. [11] The builder pulls information like profile pictures, location, contact information, and work experience from the social media page to create a mobile optimized website. [5] [11] [12] [13]

Other competitors in the website building industry include Webflow, [14] Wix.com, [15] Weebly, [16] Squarespace, [17] Metaconex, [18] WordPress, [19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Silicon Valley's Start-Up Machine". the New York Times. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "How A YCombinator Startup Is Born: The Story of Strikingly". Forbes. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Y Combinator-Backed Strikingly Launches To Help Publishers Build Compelling Mobile-First Web Experiences". TechCrunch. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Strikingly raises$1.5M from SV Angel, Index Ventures, FundersClub, others for its DIY site builder". The Next Web. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Strikingly.com Builds Personal Websites in Minutes". Everythinglubbock. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Strikingly Company Profile". CBInsights. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Strikingly Creates Simple, Beautiful Web Sites in Minutes". Lifehacker. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  8. 1 2 "How to Build Your Personal Website in Less Than 10 Seconds". Entrepreneur.com. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  9. ↑ Shu, Catherine (31 August 2017). "Five years after its launch, website building platform Strikingly raises $6M Series A | TechCrunch" . Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  10. ↑ "Strikingly builds mobile sites in 10 minutes and is trying to get faster". Chicago Tribune. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on September 25, 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 "Y Combinator Alum Strikingly Launches Its Super Easy 'One-Click' Site Builder". TechCrunch. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Want A Strikingly New Web Site That You Develop Yourself?". Huffington Post. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 24 Sep 2014.
  13. ↑ "DIY Website Builder". LGC Media. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Design Responsive Websites In The Browser With Webflow". Smashing Magazine. 2014-08-05. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  15. ↑ Hughes, Matthew (2017-10-24). "Webflow lets you build gorgeous web animations just by dragging and dropping". TNW | Dd. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  16. ↑ Konrad, Alex. "No-Code Website Builder Webflow Went From Near Bankruptcy To A $72 Million Series A Funding Round". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  17. ↑ Chao, Brian (2015-03-15). "3(+3) of the best Website Builders and how to choose the right one for your needs". TNW | Dd. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  18. ↑ "Metaconex - 921 Competitors and Alternatives - Tracxn". tracxn.com. 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  19. ↑ "Usage Statistics and Market Share of WordPress, April 2024". w3techs.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
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