Squarespace
Type of businessPrivate
HeadquartersNew York, NY
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s)Anthony Casalena
IndustryWeb content management system, Website builder, Web hosting service
Employees160 (as of August 2013)[1]
URLwww.squarespace.com
LaunchedJanuary 2004; 20 years ago (2004-01)

Squarespace is a SaaS-based content management system (CMS) which is composed of a website builder, blogging platform and hosting service. The service allows individuals and businesses to create and maintain websites and blogs.


History

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Squarespace was founded in 2003 and launched in January, 2004 by Anthony Casalena using a $30,000 investment from Casalena's father. Casalena's impetus for creating the software behind the company was his dissatisfaction in finding an elegant solution for publishing his personal web page.[3] Squarespace was founded to create an all-in-one publishing solution, eliminating the need for multiple pieces of software to run a single website.

Releases

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Legend:
Old version, not maintained
Old version, still maintained
Latest version
Latest preview version
Future release
Version Release date Notes
Old version, no longer maintained: 4 May 2007 Introduced full site searching, FAQs, integrated form building, forums, and a Google Maps component.
Old version, yet still maintained: 5 July 2008 First major interface revision. Added a drag-and-drop interface with extensive use of JavaScript.
Current stable version: 6 July 2012 Completely new system featuring a more free form and flexible layout system. Added portfolio templates, responsive designs which work well on mobile devices. This version added a true developer platform allowing full control of all HTML, CSS and Javascript files.

Awards

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  • In 2011, Squarespace Founder and CEO Anthony Casalena was named one of Crains New York's Top Entrepreneurs of 2011.[4]
  • In September 2012, the company was listed in Time.com's 50 Best Websites of 2012.[5]
  • In December 2012, the company was ranked #2 Best Place to Work in New York City by Crain's New York.[6]
  • In January 2013, the company placed #45 in Forbes' annual list of America's Most Promising Companies.[7]
  • In January 2013, Squarespace Founder and CEO Anthony Casalena was named one of America's Most Promising CEOs Under 35 by Forbes.[8]

Funding

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Squarespace is funded by Accel Partners and Index Ventures. The company raised $38.5 million in its Series A round of funding in July, 2010. As part of the financing deal, Squarespace formed a board of directors, to add its three charter members: Jonathan Klein, Andrew Braccia, and Dominique Vidal. Casalena remains Squarespace's largest shareholder.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "About Squarespace". Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "Squarespace.com Site Info". Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Squarespace Raises $38.5 Million From Accel, Index Ventures". Techcrunch. 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  4. ^ "Top Entrepreneurs 2011". Crain's New York Business. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  5. ^ "50 Best Websites 2012". Time (magazine). 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  6. ^ "Best Places to Work 2012". Crain's New York Business. 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  7. ^ "America's Most Promising Companies". Forbes. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  8. ^ "America's Most Promising CEOs Under 35". Forbes. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  9. ^ "Index, Accel bet big on Squarespace". Reuters. 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
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