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