Webflow has announced a significant milestone-backed by a $120 million in Series C funding round. Investment was led by Y Combinator Continuity, and included participation from existing investors like CapitalG and Accel, raising the company's valuation to an impressive $4 billion. This funding comes just as Webflow is projected to achieve a $100 million annual recurring revenue within the next month.
تغلبت الشركة التي تتخذ من سان فرانسيسكو مقراً لها ، والتي شارك في تأسيسها الرئيس التنفيذي فلاد ماجدالين وشقيقه سيرجي وصديقهم براينت تشو في عام 2012 ، على صراعات مبكرة واستفادت من الاتجاه المتنامي للبرامج no-code. بدأت في الأصل كمنصة سمحت للمستخدمين بإنشاء مواقع ويب احترافية بدون تشفير Webflow was accepted into Y Combinator's accelerator in 2013. After raising $2.9 million in seed funding the trio decided to bootstrap the company until it became self-sustaining.
بحلول عام 2019 ، Webflow had reached profitability with more than $10 million in annual revenue. Today, the platform serves over 200,000 customers and has accumulated a revenue of $335 million. The company's client base includes enterprise companies such as Univision and PwC, with an eightfold growth in revenue from this segment during the past year.
لدى Magdalin الرئيس التنفيذي خطط طموحة لمستقبل Webflow. He envisions the company evolving into a powerful no-code tool for creating both websites and software applications within the next two to three years. This would empower knowledge workers to become potential developers without any coding skills. With the recent funding, Magdalin aims to pursue more long-term projects that align with this vision.
بالإضافة إلى جهودها للتوسع في مجالات أخرى Webflow is investing $10 million from the recent round to offer grants to users who create resources or host events that help others learn how to use the platform. Despite stiff competition from Wix, Shopify, and other website builders, the company's potential to expand into the promising no-code app development space positions appmaster/ blog / no-code-app-builder> AppMaster والأنظمة الأساسية الأخرى المماثلة مستقبل.
قد يكون الطرح العام الأولي احتمالًا لـ Webflow down the line, but no plans are currently in place for such an endeavor. The influx of new capital will allow the company to strengthen its position, even in the face of an extended market downturn or business acquisitions. With an increasing focus on no-code and appmaster.io / blog / full-guide-on-no-code-low-code-app-development-for-2022> تطوير تطبيق low-code ، يستعد Webflow ليصبح رائدًا لاعب في مجال التكنولوجيا المتوسع.
