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David Rusenko, Chris Fanini, and Dan Veltri co-founded Weebly in 2006.[1] Rusenko and Fanini both attended the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) while Veltri attended the university's Smeal College of Business. The three founders were all 22-year-old students at Penn State when they founded the company. At the time, Penn State required all students to maintain an Internet portfolio, so they built upon this idea and created software that made it easy for anyone to build a personal website.[1]

Formal development of Weebly began in January 2006 and the invitational beta release was announced in June 2006;[2] the official private-beta launched in September 2006.[3]

In January 2007, Weebly was selected for Y Combinator’s winter startup program in Silicon Valley, California[1][4] This selection represents the time that Rusenko, Veltri and Fanini began working on Weebly full-time.[4]

In March 2007, Weebly re-launched with its characteristic “what-you-see-is-what-you-get” editing interface.[5][6] Also in 2007, Weebly raised a US$650,000 financing round from several angel investors, including Ron Conway, Steve Anderson, Mike Maples, and Paul Buchheit.[1][6]

In 2008 Weebly added "Pro" accounts and Google AdSense monetization features, as well as compatibility with Google Chrome and Safari.[7] Weebly reached one million users in 2008 and released a statement announcing that it had become profitable.

During its initial startup years, Weebly received criticism for its lack of CSS/HTML editing support, and in 2009 it added this functionality.[8]

In 2011, Weebly raised a growth-stage round from Sequoia Capital and added Roelof Botha to its board of directors.[9]

In April 2014, Weebly raised $35 million in Series C funding from existing partner Sequoia Capital and Tencent Holdings Ltd.[10] The funds will be used to expand into new markets, increase investment in research and development, and drive Weebly's mission of empowering people to pursue their passion.

Rusenko stated in August 2013 that the company signed a lease for a 36,000 square feet (3,300 m2) warehouse in San Francisco, based on an expectation of ongoing growth. The new office will house the majority of a global team of 600 employees in 2014 when it moves into the property. As of August 25, 2013, Weebly had 80 employees and was based in an 11,000 square feet (1,000 m2) space in the Pacific Heights area of San Francisco.[11]

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  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference TDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Weebly blog (June 29, 2006). "Exciting Developments". Weebly. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  3. ^ Weebly blog (September 12, 2006). "Weebly private-beta launch". Weebly. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Weebly. "About Us". Weebly. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  5. ^ Weebly blog (March 7, 2007). "Weebly Re-Launches". Weebly. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Blake Robinson (May 9, 2007). "Weebly Launches blog Platform, Closes $650K Investment". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  7. ^ David Adewumi (June 10, 2008). "Weebly, a Simple web page creator,launches Adsense feature and pro accounts". Venture Beat. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  8. ^ Weebly Blog (December 7, 2010). "Weebly Launches as a Featured Chrome Web Store App". Weebly. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  9. ^ Roelof Botha. "Weebly: What we do". SEQUOIA Capital. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  10. ^ "$35 million Series C Funding". Weebly. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  11. ^ Rip Empson (25 August 2013). "As Wix Heads Toward IPO, Weebly Looks To Expand With Big New SF Headquarters, Plans To Add 500+ Employees". TechCrunch. AOL Inc. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
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