<s>
Strikingly	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
website	B-Language
builder	I-Language
that	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
with	O
little	O
or	O
no	O
development	O
experience	O
,	O
to	O
create	O
mobile	O
optimized	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
takes	O
a	O
mobile-first	O
approach	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
websites	O
that	O
are	O
enhanced	O
for	O
viewing	O
across	O
all	O
devices	O
including	O
desktops	B-Device
,	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
and	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strikingly	B-Protocol
is	O
the	O
first	O
Chinese	O
company	O
to	O
graduate	O
from	O
the	O
Y	O
Combinator	O
seed	O
accelerator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strikingly	B-Protocol
released	O
its	O
beta	O
platform	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
Strikingly	B-Protocol
was	O
selected	O
for	O
Y	O
Combinator	O
’s	O
winter	O
startup	O
program	O
in	O
Mountain	O
View	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
Strikingly	B-Protocol
raised	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
$1.5	O
M	O
in	O
seed	O
round	O
from	O
16	O
investors	O
,	O
including	O
Ron	O
Conway	O
,	O
founder	O
of	O
SV	O
Angel	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
prominent	O
venture	O
capital	O
firms	O
including	O
Y	O
Combinator	O
,	O
Index	O
Ventures	O
,	O
Funders	O
Club	O
,	O
Infinite	O
Venture	O
Partners	O
,	O
ZenShin	O
Capital	O
,	O
and	O
Innovations	O
Works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strikingly	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free	O
online	O
website	B-Language
builder	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	B-Language
builder	I-Language
also	O
includes	O
built-in	O
SEO	O
features	O
,	O
social	O
media	O
plug-ins	O
,	O
page	O
analytics	O
,	O
and	O
form/email	O
collecting	O
functionalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2014	O
,	O
Strikingly	B-Protocol
also	O
launched	O
its	O
one-click	O
site	O
builder	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
LinkedIn	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
build	O
mobile	O
optimized	O
web	O
pages	O
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
