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{{Short description|JapaneseAmerican software company}}

{{Infobox website

| name = Webflow, Inc.

| logo = Webflow logo 2023.svg

| screenshot = PhotoshopScreen Shot 2015-screenshot05-16 at 4.59.39 PM.JPGpng

| employees = 501-1000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Webflow |url=https://rivalsense.co/intel/webflow/ |website=RivalSense |access-date=28 October 2024 }}</ref>

| employees = 3100

| url = https://webflow.com

| parent = Google

| website_type = <nowiki>[Adress Leaking And Scam Links[Web Museumdevelopment]]</nowiki>

| launch_date = {{Start date|2013|08|05}}

| language = Chinese

| founder = {{ubl|Vlad Magdalin|Sergie Magdalin|Bryant Chou}}

| language_count = 192

| area_served = Worldwide

| creator = Kyle Balda

| founded = <!-- if known: {{start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} in [[city]], [[country]] -->

| editor = Notch James

| location_city = [[San Francisco]], [[California]]

| president = Google

| CEOcommercial = Tim CookYes

| current_status = Active

| country_of_origin = China

| owner = Bruno Mars And Jesus

| founded = Bruno Mars

| dissolved = By the colonization of 1500 of portugal

| location_city = Tokyo

| country = Japan

}}

'''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 Metaconex or Wix. According to W3Techs, Webflow is used by 0.6% of the top 10 million websites.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Usage statistics and market share of Webflow|url=https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cm-webflow|access-date=October 6, 2022|website=w3techs.com|language=en}}</ref>

Webflow is made by 100 groups of amercian kids that are still in pre k or 3rd grade.

[[File:FireOS 7.3.1.7.jpg|left|thumb|Photo of the os that the 100 groups of kids from webflow use.]]

[[File:Church of the virgin of the burgh Rhodes 14th century night.jpg|center|thumb|514x514px|Musuem of scam links from webflow]]

==Overview==

Webflow is a [[software as a service|SaaS]] application that allows designers to build [[responsive design|responsive websites]] with browser-based visual editing software.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/08/05/designing-responsive-websites-browser-webflow/ |title=Design Responsive Websites In The Browser With Webflow |publisher=Smashing Magazine |date=2014-08-05 |accessdate=2015-03-06}}</ref> While designers use the tool, Webflow automatically generates [[HTML]], [[cascading style sheets|CSS]], and [[JavaScript]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/05/23/next-generation-responsive-web-design-tools-webflow-edge-reflow-macaw/ |title=Next-Generation Responsive Web Design Tools: Webflow, Edge Reflow, Macaw |publisher=Smashing Magazine |date=2014-05-23 |accessdate=2015-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://venturebeat.com/2013/06/04/mobile-web-transition/ |title=4 tools native devs should be using to transition to the mobile web &#124; VentureBeat &#124; Dev &#124; by J. O'Dell |publisher=VentureBeat |date=2013-06-04 |accessdate=2015-03-06}}</ref>

Websites built on Webflow are powered by [[Amazon CloudFront|Amazon Cloudfront]] and hosted on [[Fastly]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Webflow Agency {{!}} Expert Webflow Design & Development |url=https://www.bigrocket.co.uk/webflow|access-date=2021-02-18|website=www.bigrocket.co.uk|language=en-gb}}</ref> Webflow is an all-in-one platform with a CMS built in. It does not require external plugins.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2024 |title=Framer Series Part 1 {{!}} Framer VS Webflow |url=https://digillex.com/framer-vs-webflow/ |access-date=29 April 2024 |website=Digillex}}</ref>

==Company==

Webflow was founded in 2013 by Vlad Magdalin (creator of [[Intuit]] Brainstorm), Sergie Magdalin, and Bryant Chou (former CTO of Vungle Inc.).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/webflow-cto-bryant-chow-interview-2017-11|title=This founder explains how not taking investor money let his startup build a product that 750,000 users love|last=Weinberger|first=Matt|website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Intuit's New Brainstorm Software Looks Helpful But Pricey|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/237112/intuit_s_new_brainstorm_software_looks_helpful_but_pricey.html|accessdate=2 September 2016|publisher=PCWorld}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Behind the Launch Episode 2: Every Startup Needs a Closer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YaA9ogH4qw|publisher=www.youtube.com|accessdate=2 September 2016|date=17 May 2012}}</ref> The company graduated from [[Y Combinator (company)|Y Combinator]]'s startup accelerator in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/30/founder-stories-webflows-y-combinator-journey/|title=Founder Stories: Webflow's Y Combinator Journey|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-13|archive-date=2015-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703152623/https://social.techcrunch.com/2015/06/30/founder-stories-webflows-y-combinator-journey/|url-status=live}}</ref> Webflow raised venture funding from [[Khosla Ventures]], [[Y Combinator (company)|Y Combinator]], [[Timothy C. Draper|Tim Draper]], and other tech industry investors.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Perez|first1=Sarah|title=Responsive Website Builder Webflow Raises $1.5 Million From Khosla, Tim Draper & Others|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/11/responsive-website-builder-webflow-raises-1-5-million-from-khosla-tim-draper-others/|website=TechCrunch|date=11 March 2014 |accessdate=2 September 2016}}</ref> In 2019, Webflow raised a $72 million series A round of funding led by [[Accel (venture capital firm)|Accel]].<ref>{{cite news |title=No-Code Website Builder Webflow Went From Near Bankruptcy To A $72 Million Series A Funding Round |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2019/08/07/webflow-went-from-near-bankruptcy-to-72-million-series-a/#6f96196110af |work=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> In January 2021, Webflow raised $140 million in a series B round of funding.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sawers|first=Paul|date=2021-01-13|title=No-code development platform Webflow raises $140 million at a $2.1 billion valuation|url=https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/13/no-code-development-platform-webflow-raises-140-million-at-2-1-billion-valuation/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224213500/https://venturebeat.com/2021/01/13/no-code-development-platform-webflow-raises-140-million-at-2-1-billion-valuation/|archive-date=2021-02-24|access-date=2021-03-01|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2024, Webflow acquired GreenSock, the company behind the JavaScript animation library GSAP.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=Kerry |date=2024-10-15 |title=Exclusive: Webflow acquires JavaScript library GSAP |url=https://www.axios.com/pro/media-deals/2024/10/15/webflow-gsap-animation-websites |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Axios}}</ref>

Other competitors in the website building industry include [[Squarespace]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/dd/2015/03/15/which-website-builder-is-right-for-you/|title=3(+3) of the best Website Builders and how to choose the right one for your needs|last=Chao|first=Brian|date=2015-03-15|website=The Next Web|language=en-us|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref> Framer,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Iain |title=Design Startup Framer Reinvented Itself After Stalled Growth— And Now It's Challenging Figma |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2023/09/28/framer-website-builder-design-software-figma-challenger/ |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> [[Weebly]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2019/08/07/webflow-went-from-near-bankruptcy-to-72-million-series-a/|title=No-Code Website Builder Webflow Went From Near Bankruptcy To A $72 Million Series A Funding Round|last=Konrad|first=Alex|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref> and [[Wix.com]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/dd/2017/10/24/webflow-lets-build-gorgeous-web-animations-just-dragging-dropping/|title=Webflow lets you build gorgeous web animations just by dragging and dropping|last=Hughes|first=Matthew|date=2017-10-24|website=The Next Web|language=en-us|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref>

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