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Netlify

Unicorn Β· $2B

San Francisco, US Β· Founded 2015 Β· 198 employees on LinkedIn Β· 20 known investors

Find your way into Netlify

182 people in our graph share verified history with the Netlify team β€” schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Jesper Gromadaunlockedknows Mathias Biilmann Christensen Β· together at KΓΈbenhavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen (overlapped)
Γ—2knows the team Β· via Netlify
Γ—9knows the team Β· via KΓΈbenhavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen

Netlify is a platform for building, deploying, and scaling modern web applications, serving millions of developers and thousands of enterprises. The company provides tools for running composable web applications in production, including global corporate sites, e-commerce platforms, and SaaS applications.

Also known as MakerLoop, Inc. Β· Netlify, Inc.

Founders & leadership

Netlify was founded in 2015 by Mathias Biilmann and Christian Bach.

MBMathias Biilmann
Mathias Biilmannin𝕏Co-founder & CEOHe has extensive experience building developer tools, content management systems, and web infrastructure.
CBChristian Bach
Christian Bachin𝕏Co-founder, Chief Strategy and Creative OfficerAngel

Investors Β· 20

Also in the syndicate Β· 6

founders of GitHubfounders of Herokufounders of Rackspace CloudJeremy StoppelmanStewart ButterfieldTank Hill

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$105M disclosed across 1 of 7 rounds Β· 2016–2026

Source: company announcements and press reports β€” follow each round's link for the claim.

Valuation Β· disclosed

Disclosed events
$2Bvaluation at Series DNov 2021
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Source: SEC prospectus filings, and round valuations the company or its investors disclosed β€” follow each entry's link for the claim.

Key figures

latest reported
Apps deployedJan 202660M+
Average enterprise deploy frequencyJan 2024140 deploys per week
Developers on platformJan 202610M+
Developers onboardedMar 2020800,000 developers
Developers who have used NetlifyNov 2021Over 2 million
Edge network locationsJan 2026100+ locations
EmployeesJan 2024297 people
HeadcountAug 2026198
Personal plan list priceJan 2026$9
Pro plan list priceJan 2026$20
RevenueJan 2023$33M
Share of internet population visiting a Netlify-powered website monthlyNov 202116%
Team composition: underrepresented racial and ethnic groupsNov 202140%
Team composition: women and non-binaryNov 202140%
Total funding raised to dateNov 2021$212M
UptimeJan 202699.99%

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β€” not independently audited.

6 people who came through Netlify went on to found or lead other companies.

Competitors Β· 5

by search overlap
Cloudflare Turnstile1434 shared keywordsCloudflare provides a global cloud network platform delivering security, performance, and development services through sixty-plus integrated services including SASE, application security, and full-stack development infrastructure.
Firefox,1344 shared keywordsMozilla is a global community organization that develops and maintains open-source internet infrastructure, including the Firefox web browser and Thunderbird email client, while advocating for internet openness, privacy, and user control. The organization also invests in responsible technology startups and creates open-source AI tools for developers.
Vercel's891 shared keywordsVercel is an infrastructure platform for building and deploying applications, with emerging support for agentic capabilities that allow AI agents and humans to collaborate in software development. The platform serves developers and agents building web applications and software.
Netezza690 shared keywordsIBM is a global technology company whose business spans enterprise software (including Red Hat, HashiCorp, and Confluent), IT infrastructure such as mainframes, servers, and storage, and IT consulting services. The company is also investing heavily in quantum computing and AI-based enterprise offerings, including its Lightwell open-source software security clearinghouse and the Anderon quantum wafer foundry.
Qiita577 shared keywordsQiita provides platforms for engineers to record, share, and collaborate on technical knowledge and documentation. The company operates in the developer tools and knowledge-sharing space.

Companies competing with Netlify for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

Acquisitions Β· 1

Early investors' stakes continue via these deals
OneGraph

A GraphQL API platform that unifies access to multiple third-party services including social networks, development tools, and payment processors through a single interface.

Timeline Β· 35

launches, deals, and filings
Mar 2026
Netlify turns AI prompts into production-ready software

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Dec 2025
Production tooling for the AI era announced

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Oct 2025
Netlify launches AI Agent Runners

Agent Runners let teams ask AI agents to fix, update and ship code from the Netlify dashboard.

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Jun 2025
Netlify launches official MCP Server

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Apr 2025
Windsurf and Netlify launch AI IDE-native deployment integration

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Mar 2025
Bolt.new and Netlify power 1 million AI-generated websites

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Nov 2024
Named a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Application Platforms

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Jun 2024
Adobe Experience Manager headless integration announced

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Mar 2024
AI-enabled Deploy Assist unveiled

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Oct 2023
Netlify Composable Web Platform launched

Platform comprising Netlify Connect, Netlify Core and Netlify Create, targeted at enterprise adoption of composable web architecture.

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Sep 2023
Netlify Software Developer Kit (SDK) announced

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Jun 2023
Netlify acquires Stackbit

Acquisition of visual editing company Stackbit to broaden the set of solutions across the web stack.

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Jun 2023
Netlify Connect launched

Data unification layer that brings content sources and CMS applications into one location.

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Feb 2023
Netlify acquires Gatsby Inc.

Acquisition of Jamstack framework and platform provider Gatsby, described as a competitor, to accelerate adoption of composable web architectures.

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Nov 2022
Two tech executives join Netlify

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Aug 2022
ISO 27001 certification

Netlify announced ISO 27001 certification for platform security.

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Aug 2022
Named to the 2022 Forbes Cloud 100

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May 2022
Expansion in the European market

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Apr 2022
Netlify Edge Functions announced

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Mar 2022
Leadership team expansion

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Feb 2022
Netlify acquires Quirrel

Acquisition of Quirrel, an open-source solution and service for managing and scheduling execution of serverless functions and jobs.

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Nov 2021
Netlify acquires OneGraph

Acquisition of OneGraph, a Y Combinator- and SignalFire-backed GraphQL platform for composing apps with APIs and services.

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Nov 2021
Jamstack Innovation Fund announced

Alongside its Series D, Netlify said it would create the Netlify Jamstack Innovation Fund with a goal of investing $10 million in early-stage companies plus $1 million in open source projects.

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Nov 2021
Board changes following Series D

Mary D'Onofrio (Bessemer Venture Partners) joined the board; Martin Casado (Andreessen Horowitz) took over Peter Levine's seat; Elena Verna joined the board and Ohad Eder-Pressman moved to observer.

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Sep 2021
Netlify becomes available in AWS Marketplace

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Sep 2021
Datadog integration for management and analytics of Netlify logs

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May 2021
Netlify acquires FeaturePeek

Acquisition of FeaturePeek, a Y Combinator- and Matrix Partners-backed startup for frontend content previews; Netlify also launched the next generation of Deploy Previews.

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Dec 2020
Technology Partner Program launched

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Oct 2020
Netlify Edge Handlers announced

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Jul 2019
Netlify Analytics launched

Server-side web traffic analysis product positioned as privacy-focused with no performance overhead.

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Apr 2019
Netlify Dev launched for local testing and live stream preview

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Jan 2017
MakerLoop rebranded as Netlify

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Jan 2016
One-click integration with Let's Encrypt

Netlify announced full one-click integration with the free SSL provider Let's Encrypt.

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Apr 2015
Public launch

Netlify launched publicly out of private beta.

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Jan 2014
Incorporation as MakerLoop, Inc.

The company was incorporated on January 27, 2014 under the name MakerLoop, Inc.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

In the news

β–ΈResearch sources Β· 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Netlify do?
Netlify is a platform for building, deploying, and scaling modern web applications, serving millions of developers and thousands of enterprises. The company provides tools for running composable web applications in production, including global corporate sites, e-commerce platforms, and SaaS applications.
Who founded Netlify?
Netlify was founded by Mathias Biilmann, Christian Bach in 2015.
Who are Netlify's investors?
Netlify's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Designer Fund, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, EQT Ventures, Heavybit and 6 more.
How much funding has Netlify raised?
Netlify has disclosed $105M raised across 1 of its 7 known rounds.
Where is Netlify headquartered?
Netlify is headquartered in San Francisco, US.