<s>
Squarespace	B-Protocol
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
website	O
building	O
and	O
hosting	O
company	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
software	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
for	O
website	O
building	O
and	O
hosting	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
use	O
pre-built	O
website	O
templates	O
and	O
drag-and-drop	O
elements	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
modify	O
webpages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Anthony	B-Protocol
Casalena	I-Protocol
founded	O
Squarespace	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
blog	O
hosting	O
service	O
while	O
attending	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Maryland	O
,	O
College	O
Park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
W3Techs	O
,	O
Squarespace	B-Protocol
is	O
used	O
by	O
1.9	O
%	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
million	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casalena	O
began	O
developing	O
Squarespace	B-Protocol
for	O
his	O
personal	O
use	O
while	O
attending	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Maryland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2004	O
,	O
he	O
launched	O
Squarespace	B-Protocol
as	O
do	O
it	O
yourself/drag	O
and	O
drop	O
website	O
builder	O
for	O
the	O
public	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
$	O
30,000	O
seed	O
fund	O
from	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
grant	O
from	O
the	O
university	O
,	O
and	O
300	O
beta	O
testers	O
who	O
paid	O
a	O
discounted	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
Casalena	O
graduated	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
Squarespace	B-Protocol
was	O
making	O
annual	O
revenues	O
of	O
$1	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
,	O
Squarespace	B-Protocol
received	O
$38.5	O
million	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
round	O
of	O
venture	O
capital	O
funding	O
led	O
by	O
Index	O
Ventures	O
and	O
Accel	O
Partners	O
,	O
enabling	O
it	O
to	O
hire	O
more	O
staff	O
,	O
continue	O
to	O
develop	O
its	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
double	O
its	O
marketing	O
budget	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squarespace	B-Protocol
purchased	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
advertising	O
spots	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
signed	O
a	O
sponsorship	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Knicks	O
to	O
add	O
the	O
Squarespace	B-Protocol
logo	O
to	O
their	O
uniforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Unite	O
the	O
Right	O
rally	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
Squarespace	B-Protocol
received	O
a	O
petition	O
with	O
58,000	O
signatures	O
and	O
removed	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
websites	O
for	O
violating	O
its	O
terms	O
of	O
service	O
against	O
"	O
bigotry	O
or	O
hatred	O
"	O
towards	O
demographic	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Squarespace	B-Protocol
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
Madison	O
Square	O
Garden	O
Company	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
"	O
Make	O
It	O
Awards	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
awarded	O
$	O
30,000	O
to	O
entrepreneurs	O
(	O
4	O
winners	O
,	O
totaling	O
$	O
120,000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squarespace	B-Protocol
acquired	O
appointment	O
scheduling	O
company	O
Acuity	O
Scheduling	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Unfold	O
,	O
an	O
app	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
editorialize	O
their	O
social	O
media	O
content	O
,	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Squarespace	B-Protocol
raised	O
$300	O
million	O
in	O
a	O
round	O
of	O
funding	O
led	O
by	O
Dragoneer	O
,	O
Tiger	O
Global	O
,	O
D1	O
Capital	O
Partners	O
and	O
Fidelity	O
Management	O
&	O
Research	O
Company	O
with	O
participation	O
from	O
existing	O
investors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squarespace	B-Protocol
is	O
managed	O
by	O
CEO	O
and	O
Founder	O
Anthony	B-Protocol
Casalena	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
Squarespace	B-Protocol
had	O
more	O
than	O
four	O
million	O
subscriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
services	O
are	O
in	O
direct	O
competition	O
with	O
WordPress.com,	O
Wix.com,	O
Webflow.com,	O
Weebly	O
,	O
Pixpa	O
,	O
Strikingly	O
and	O
other	O
digital	O
website	O
building	O
agencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squarespace	B-Protocol
was	O
initially	O
built	O
for	O
creating	O
and	O
hosting	O
blogs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
E-commerce	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
integration	O
with	O
Stripe	B-Application
for	O
accepting	O
credit	O
card	O
payments	O
,	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Squarespace	B-Protocol
was	O
upgraded	O
to	O
version	O
6	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
templates	O
,	O
a	O
grid-based	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
7	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
live	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
replaced	O
its	O
coding	O
backend	O
with	O
a	O
drag	O
and	O
drop	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
integration	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
for	I-Application
Work	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Getty	O
Images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Squarespace	B-Protocol
started	O
selling	O
domains	O
,	O
putting	O
it	O
in	O
more	O
direct	O
competition	O
with	O
GoDaddy	O
;	O
and	O
added	O
an	O
analytics	O
dashboard	O
and	O
PayPal	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
