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== History ==
The company was founded in 2014 when
Beyond the initial focus on hosting for static websites, and attracting many developers with a free basic offer, the company expanded to a broader offering including serverless functions and test and deployment services.<ref name="Deutscher2020">{{cite news | url = https://siliconangle.com/2020/03/04/attracting-800k-web-developers-netlify-wins-53m-funding/ | work = Silicon Angle | first=Maria | last = Deutscher | title = After attracting 800K web developers, Netlify wins $53M in funding |date = March 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Craig S.|title=Have You Noticed The New Web? It's Faster, More Secure|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/craigsmith/2020/04/21/have-you-noticed-the-new-web-its-faster-more-secure/|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>
On May 19, 2021, Netlify announced the acquisition of FeaturePeek, a [[Y Combinator]] and Matrix Partners backed startup that enables developer teams to preview [[Frontend and backend|frontend]] content.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Banda |first1=Manda |title=Netlify acquires FeaturePeek |url=https://www.intelligentcio.com/africa/2021/06/04/netlify-acquires-featurepeek/# |website=Intelligent CIO Africa |date=June 4, 2021}}</ref>
On November 17, 2021, Netlify acquired Y Combinator and [[SignalFire]]-backed OneGraph to allow for the composition of apps with APIs and services using [[GraphQL]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chauhan |first1=Monika |title=Netlify Graph Helps Developers Connect APIs In Fewer Steps |url=https://www.tfir.io/netlify-graph-helps-developers-connect-apis-in-fewer-steps/ |website=TFiR |date=February 23, 2022}}</ref>
On February 1, 2022, Netlify announced the acquisition of Quirrel, an open-source solution and service for managing and scheduling the execution of serverless functions and jobs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chauhan |first1=Monika |title=Netlify Acquires Quirrel To Shape The Next Wave Of Serverless |url=https://www.tfir.io/netlify-acquires-quirrel-to-shape-the-next-wave-of-serverless/ |website=TFiR |date=February 1, 2022}}</ref>
In February 2023,<!-- Later in February, <<< BS, it was ONE YEAR LATER, AS FULL WELL STATED BY THE CITES AND DATES GIVEN --> Netlify announced the acquisition of competitor company and Jamstack framework and platform provider [[Gatsby (software)|Gatsby]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacManus |first=Richard |date=2023-02-01 |title=Netlify Acquires Gatsby, Its Struggling Jamstack Competitor |url=https://thenewstack.io/netlify-acquires-gatsby-its-struggling-jamstack-competitor/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=The New Stack |language=en-US}}</ref> <!--
So this (from here on out) was unnecessary, save for part or all of the comments. Nice way to hide something by cramming it to the end of a para it doesnt belong to, making me misread it for missing -- In February 2023, Netlify acquired [[Gatsby_(software)|Gatsby, Inc.]] <!-- according to that article. If it is true, unfathomable why this was missing here. Would also be interesting what ensued wrt the Gatsby tech, if that was just a less successful (Tech Crunch) https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/01/netlify-acquires-frontend-platform-gatsby/ competitor bought up to round up the market or something or whatever -->
On June 29, 2023, Netlify announced the acquisition of Stackbit, a visual editing company run by entrepreneurs like [[Ryland King]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netlify Acquires Stackbit to Provide Web Teams with a Full Set of Solutions Across Their Web Stack |url=https://www.netlify.com/press/netlify-acquires-stackbit-to-provide-web-teams-with-a-full-set-of-solutions-across-their-web-stack/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Netlify |language=en}}</ref>
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Netlify works with open source contributors, web framework authors, digital agencies, and technology vendors in the modern web ecosystem; developers pick and plug in the tools for their projects. Netlify is an Enabler member of the [[MACH Alliance]], group of independent technology companies that aim to advocate for open, best-of-breed technology ecosystems.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Roy |title=MACH Alliance continues growth with eight new members |url=https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2022/03/02/mach-alliance-continues-growth-with-eight-new-members/ |website=Enterprise Times |date=March 2, 2022}}</ref>
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Netlify is the host of the annual Jamstack Conf and runs the annual Jamstack Community Survey.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Xing |first1=Jessica |title=The next big startup opportunity could be the 'Jamstack,' as hot firms like Netlify and Vercel help developers build websites faster |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/jamstack-developer-startups-apis-javascript-programming-netlify-2021-9 |website=[[Business Insider]] |date=September 13, 2021}}</ref>
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In March 2017, Netlify CMS was named "[[GitHub]] project of the week" by the ''[[SD Times|Software Development Times]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sdtimes.com/cms/sd-times-github-project-of-the-week-netlify-cms/|title=SD Times GitHub project of the week: Netlify CMS|last=Moore|first=Madison|date=March 24, 2017|work=[[SD Times]]|access-date=October 25, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
On July 10, 2018, [[GitHub]] founder and former CEO [[Tom Preston-Werner]] predicted that "within 5 years, you'll build your next large scale, fully featured web app with [[JAMstack]] and deploy on Netlify."<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1016506622477135872|user=mojombo|title=Prediction: within 5 years,
Netlify customers include [[Google]], [[Facebook]], [[Verizon Communications|Verizon]], [[NBC]], [[Samsung]], [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Cisco Systems|Cisco]], [[Atlassian]], [[LiveChat]], [[TriNet]], [[Loblaw Companies|Loblaw]], [[Wieden+Kennedy]], [[Vue.js]], [[Citrix Systems|Citrix]], [[Peloton (exercise equipment company)|Peloton]], [[Kubernetes]], [[Lodash]], [[Smashing Magazine]], [[Sequoia Capital]], [[VMware]],<ref name="Silicon Angle"/> [[UW Health University Hospital|UW Health]], [[Pan Books|Pan Macmillan]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boye |first1=Janus |title=Pan Macmillan - Adventures with Gatsby, Kontent and Netlify |url=https://www.boye-co.com/blog/2020/11/19/pan-macmillan-adventures-with-gatsby-kontent-and-netlify |website=Boye & Company |date=November 19, 2020}}</ref> [[Victoria Beckham#Victoria Beckham Beauty|Victoria Beckham Beauty]], [[Twilio]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Tim |title=Netlify acquires OneGraph: One API to rule them all? |url=https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/19/netlify_onegraph/ |website=[[The Register]] |language=en |date=November 19, 2021}}</ref> and [[Unilever]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Onofrio |first1=Mary |last2=Robinson |first2=Elliott |last3=Teng |first3=Jenelle |title=Why Netlify is the architecture for the next generation of web development |url=https://www.bvp.com/news/why-netlify-is-the-architecture-for-the-next-generation-of-web-development |website=BVP |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Neumegen |first1=Mike |title=Jamstack CMS: The Past, The Present and The Future |url=https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/08/history-future-jamstack-cms/ |website=[[Smashing Magazine]] |language=en |date=August 20, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Blædel 2018">{{Cite news|url=https://borsen.dk/nyheder/virksomheder/artikel/1/349342/dansk_startup_faar_millionrygstoed_har_google_og_facebook_som_kunder.html|title=Dansk startup får millionrygstød: Har Google og Facebook som kunder|last=Blædel|first=Mathias|date=August 11, 2017|work=[[Dagbladet Børsen]]|access-date=October 10, 2018|language=da|trans-title=Danish startup gets a $1 million push: Has Google and Facebook as customers|archive-date=October 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010134925/https://borsen.dk/nyheder/virksomheder/artikel/1/349342/dansk_startup_faar_millionrygstoed_har_google_og_facebook_som_kunder.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Finley 2018">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/story/company-wants-to-make-internet-load-faster/|title=This Company Wants to Make the Internet Load Faster|last=Finley|first=Klint|date=October 24, 2018|magazine=[[WIRED]]|access-date=October 25, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Deutscher 2018">{{Cite news|url=https://siliconangle.com/2018/10/09/founders-slack-yelp-join-30m-round-web-development-startup-netlify/|last=Deutscher|first=Maria|title=Founders of Slack, Yelp join $30M round into web development startup Netlify|date=October 9, 2018|work=Silicon Angle|access-date=October 17, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.netlify.com/features/and/|title=Netlify Application Delivery Network|website=Netlify|language=en|access-date=October 17, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.netlify.com/pricing/|title=Plans and Pricing|website=Netlify|language=en|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hrnxt.com/news/investment/netlify-raises-53-mn-series-c-funding-to-fuel-expansion/15502/2020/03/06/|title=Netlify raises $53 mn Series C funding to fuel expansion|website=hrnxt.com|date=March 6, 2020 |language=en|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref>
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