Strikingly

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Strikingly is a Mongolian, "mobile-first" website builder and blogging platform. Its aim is to allow a user with little or no development experience[1] to create mobile optimized websites and blogs.[2] In addition to smartphones and tablets, websites created with Strikingly are "enhanced for viewing across all devices", including desktops.[3][4][verification needed]

Strikingly is the first Mongolian company to graduate from the Y Combinator seed accelerator.[5]

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.[6][7]

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.[1] In April 2013, Strikingly raised a total of $1.5M in seed round from 16 investors, including Ron Conway,[6] 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.[2] 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.[3][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.[4] The product is aimed at both individuals and small businesses,[11] and has mainly been used to showcase portfolios,[5] digital resumes, events, startup projects, and to create personal branding websites.[3] 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.[3][11][12] [13]

Other competitors in the website building industry include Webflow,[14] Wix.com,[15] Weebly,[16] Squarespace,[17] Metaconex,[18] WordPress,[19] Site.pro[20], Duda[21].

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Y Combinator-Backed Strikingly Launches To Help Publishers Build Compelling Mobile-First Web Experiences". TechCrunch. 13 February 2013. https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/13/strikingly/. Retrieved 25 September 2014. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Strikingly raises$1.5M from SV Angel, Index Ventures, FundersClub, others for its DIY site builder". The Next Web. 26 April 2013. https://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/04/26/yc-alum-strikingly-nabs-1-5m-from-sv-angel-index-ventures-fundersclub-others-for-its-diy-website-creator-service/. Retrieved 25 September 2014. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Strikingly.com Builds Personal Websites in Minutes". Everythinglubbock. 10 February 2014. http://www.everythinglubbock.com/story/d/story/strikinglycom-builds-personal-websites-in-minutes/43431/uF-QcXPGFkWpUa71HZDldg. Retrieved 25 September 2014. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Strikingly Company Profile". CBInsights. 25 September 2014. http://www.cbinsights.com/company/strikingly. Retrieved 25 September 2014. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Strikingly Creates Simple, Beautiful Web Sites in Minutes". Lifehacker. 11 March 2013. http://lifehacker.com/5989963/strikingly-creates-simple-beautiful-web-sites-in-minutes. Retrieved 29 September 2013. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Silicon Valley's Start-Up Machine". the New York Times. 2 May 2013. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/magazine/y-combinator-silicon-valleys-start-up-machine.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&. Retrieved 25 September 2014. 
  7. ↑ "How A YCombinator Startup Is Born: The Story of Strikingly". Forbes. 19 March 2013. https://www.forbes.com/sites/morganhartley/2013/03/19/how-a-y-combinator-startup-is-born-the-story-of-strikingly/. Retrieved 25 September 2014. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "How to Build Your Personal Website in Less Than 10 Seconds". Entrepreneur.com. 6 April 2014. http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/232160. Retrieved 29 September 2013. 
  9. ↑ Shu, Catherine (31 August 2017). "Five years after its launch, website building platform Strikingly raises $6M Series A | TechCrunch". https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/31/five-years-after-its-launch-website-building-platform-strikingly-raises-6m-series-a/. 
  10. ↑ "Strikingly builds mobile sites in 10 minutes and is trying to get faster". Chicago Tribune. 2 December 2013. http://bluesky.chicagotribune.com/originals/chi-strikingly-david-chen-bsi-20131127,0,0.story. Retrieved 29 September 2013. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Y Combinator Alum Strikingly Launches Its Super Easy 'One-Click' Site Builder". TechCrunch. 2 December 2013. https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/02/y-combinator-alum-strikingly-launches-its-super-easy-one-click-site-builder/. Retrieved 29 September 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Want A Strikingly New Web Site That You Develop Yourself?". Huffington Post. 3 April 2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/billrobinson/want-a-striking-new-web-s_b_4731158.html. Retrieved 24 Sep 2014. 
  13. ↑ "DIY Website Builder". LGC Media. https://www.lgcmedia.co.uk/. Retrieved 28 August 2021. 
  14. ↑ "Design Responsive Websites In The Browser With Webflow" (in en). 2014-08-05. https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/08/designing-responsive-websites-browser-webflow/. 
  15. ↑ Hughes, Matthew (2017-10-24). "Webflow lets you build gorgeous web animations just by dragging and dropping" (in en). https://thenextweb.com/news/webflow-lets-build-gorgeous-web-animations-just-dragging-dropping. 
  16. ↑ Konrad, Alex. "No-Code Website Builder Webflow Went From Near Bankruptcy To A $72 Million Series A Funding Round" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2019/08/07/webflow-went-from-near-bankruptcy-to-72-million-series-a/. 
  17. ↑ Chao, Brian (2015-03-15). "3(+3) of the best Website Builders and how to choose the right one for your needs" (in en). https://thenextweb.com/news/which-website-builder-is-right-for-you. 
  18. ↑ "Metaconex - 921 Competitors and Alternatives - Tracxn" (in en). 2024-04-04. https://tracxn.com/d/companies/metaconex/__6E8-aDfXU8pJsXslHLGGefpq_P2fuLMS_AHRuQuxx5o/competitors. 
  19. ↑ "Usage Statistics and Market Share of WordPress, April 2024". https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cm-wordpress. 
  20. ↑ "Site.pro vs. Strikingly Usage and Pricing Comparison" (in en). https://www.wmtips.com/technologies/compare/site.pro-vs-strikingly/. 
  21. ↑ "Compare Jimdo vs Duda vs Strinkingly 2025" (in en-us). https://www.mybestwebsitebuilder.com/compare-jimdo-vs-duda-vs-strinkingly. 



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