Webflow, Inc. is an American company, based in San Francisco, that provides software as a service for website building and hosting. Their online visual editor platform allows users to design, build, and launch websites similar to Wix. According to W3Techs, in 2025, Webflow is used by 1.2% of the top 10 million websites.[2]
Overview
Webflow is a SaaS application that allows designers to build responsive websites with browser-based visual editing software.[3] While designers use the tool, Webflow automatically generates HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.[4][5]
Webflow also offers an AI site builder that can create and customize websites from verbal descriptions.[6]
Company
Webflow was founded in 2013 by Vlad Magdalin, Sergie Magdalin, and Bryant Chou.[7][8] The company graduated from Y Combinator‘s startup accelerator in 2013.[9] Webflow raised venture funding from Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Tim Draper, and other tech industry investors.[10] In 2019, Webflow raised a $72 million series A round of funding led by Accel.[11] In January 2021, Webflow raised $140 million in a series B round of funding.[12] In October 2024, Webflow acquired GreenSock, the company behind the JavaScript animation library GSAP.[13]
In March 2026, Webflow acquired Vidoso.ai, a four-person startup which used AI for content marketing generation. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.[14]
See also
References
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- ^ Perez, Sarah (11 March 2014). “Responsive Website Builder Webflow Raises $1.5 Million From Khosla, Tim Draper & Others”. TechCrunch. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ “No-Code Website Builder Webflow Went From Near Bankruptcy To A $72 Million Series A Funding Round”. Forbes.
- ^ Sawers, Paul (13 January 2021). “No-code development platform Webflow raises $140 million at a $2.1 billion valuation”. VentureBeat. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Flynn, Kerry (15 October 2024). “Exclusive: Webflow acquires JavaScript library GSAP”. Axios. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ “Webflow buys AI content-generation platform Vidoso to bolster its marketing suite”. TechCrunch. 12 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.