WHO DOES THAT COMPANY ( SQUARESPACE ) DONATE TO POLITICALLY? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Website URL<\/p>\n\n\n\n Squarespace, Inc.<\/strong>\u00a0is a private American company, based in\u00a0New York City<\/a>, that provides\u00a0software as a service<\/a>\u00a0for website building and hosting. Its customers use pre-built website templates and\u00a0drag and drop<\/a>\u00a0elements to create webpages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anthony Casalena developed Squarespace as a blog-hosting service while attending the University of Maryland. He founded it as a company in 2004, and was its only employee until 2006, when it reached $1 million in revenue. The company grew from 30 employees in 2010 to 550 by 2015. By 2014, it raised a total of $78.5 million in venture capital; added\u00a0e-commerce<\/a>\u00a0tools,\u00a0domain name<\/a>\u00a0services, and\u00a0analytics<\/a>; and replaced its coding backend with drag and drop features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a>Current Headquarters of Squarespace in Manhattan<\/p>\n\n\n\n Casalena began developing Squarespace for his personal use while attending the University of Maryland<\/a>.[2]<\/a><\/sup>[3]<\/a><\/sup> He started sharing it with friends and family members[2]<\/a><\/sup> and participated in a “business incubator” program at the university.[3]<\/a><\/sup> He launched Squarespace publicly in January 2004,[3]<\/a><\/sup>[4]<\/a><\/sup> initially funded by $30,000 from his father, a small grant from the university, and 300 beta testers who paid a discounted rate.[3]<\/a><\/sup>[5]<\/a><\/sup>[6]<\/a><\/sup>[7]<\/a><\/sup> At that time, Casalena was the company’s sole developer and employee, and worked out of his dorm room.[3]<\/a><\/sup>[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n By the time Casalena graduated in 2007, Squarespace was making annual revenues of $1 million.[4]<\/a><\/sup> He moved to New York City, began hiring, and had 30 employees by 2010.[4]<\/a><\/sup>[7]<\/a><\/sup> That year, Squarespace received $38.5 million in its first round of venture capital funding, enabling it to hire more staff, continue to develop its software,[8]<\/a><\/sup> and double its marketing budget.[2]<\/a><\/sup> From 2009 to 2012, it grew an average of 266% in yearly revenue.[9]<\/a><\/sup> In April 2014, it received another $40 million in funding.[10]<\/a><\/sup> By 2015, it had reached $100 million in revenue and 550 employees.[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n Squarespace has purchased Super Bowl<\/a> advertising spots in 2014,[2]<\/a><\/sup> 2015,[11]<\/a><\/sup> 2016,[12]<\/a><\/sup> 2017[13]<\/a><\/sup> and 2018.[14]<\/a><\/sup> Its 2017 ad won an Emmy Award<\/a> for Outstanding Commercial.[13]<\/a><\/sup> In 2017, it signed a sponsorship deal with the New York Knicks<\/a> to add the Squarespace logo to their uniforms.[15]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n After the Unite the Right rally<\/a> in 2017, Squarespace received a petition with 58,000 signatures and removed a group of websites for violating its terms of service<\/a> against “bigotry or hatred” towards demographic groups.[16]<\/a><\/sup>[17]<\/a><\/sup> In 2017, it raised an additional $200 million in funding, boosting its value to $1.7 billion.[18]<\/a><\/sup> This funding was earmarked for reacquiring interests from investors.[18]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2018, Squarespace partnered with the Madison Square Garden Company<\/a> to launch the “Make It Awards”, which award $30,000 to entrepreneurs (4 winners, totaling $120,000).[19]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n Squarespace is managed by CEO and Founder Anthony Casalena. Other key executives are:[20]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n As of 2016, Squarespace hosts more than one million websites.[4]<\/a><\/sup> Its users employ pre-built website templates, and a variety of drag and drop<\/a> widgets to add elements such as text and images.[8]<\/a><\/sup> Its developers also create custom templates that are sold to users.[8]<\/a><\/sup> On-screen instructions walk users through things like search engine optimization<\/a> and setting up e-commerce<\/a>.[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n Squarespace was initially built for creating and hosting blogs<\/a>.[5]<\/a><\/sup> E-commerce features, such as an integration with Stripe<\/a> for accepting credit card payments, were added in 2013.[21]<\/a><\/sup> In 2014, more commerce features were added; a mobile version of the service was released; a separate facility was added for developers writing custom templates and features;[22]<\/a><\/sup> and a logo-creation app was introduced in partnership with icon designer Noun Project.[23]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2011, Squarespace was upgraded to version 6, with new templates, a grid-based user interface, and other enhancements.[8]<\/a><\/sup> Version 7, which went live in 2014, replaced its coding backend with a drag and drop interface,[24]<\/a><\/sup>[25]<\/a><\/sup> and added integration with Google Apps for Work<\/a> and Getty Images<\/a>.[10]<\/a><\/sup> In 2016, Squarespace started selling domains<\/a>, putting it in more direct competition with GoDaddy<\/a>;[26]<\/a><\/sup> and added an analytics<\/a> dashboard[27]<\/a><\/sup> and PayPal<\/a> integration.[28]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WHO DOES THAT COMPANY ( SQUARESPACE ) DONATE TO POLITICALLY? 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![<\/a>Current Headquarters of Squarespace in Manhattan<\/p>\n\n\n\nCasalena began developing Squarespace for his personal use while attending the University of Maryland<\/a>.[2]<\/a><\/sup>[3]<\/a><\/sup> He started sharing it with friends and family members[2]<\/a><\/sup> and participated in a “business incubator” program at the university.[3]<\/a><\/sup> He launched Squarespace publicly in January 2004,[3]<\/a><\/sup>[4]<\/a><\/sup> initially funded by $30,000 from his father, a small grant from the university, and 300 beta testers who paid a discounted rate.[3]<\/a><\/sup>[5]<\/a><\/sup>[6]<\/a><\/sup>[7]<\/a><\/sup> At that time, Casalena was the company’s sole developer and employee, and worked out of his dorm room.[3]<\/a><\/sup>[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\nBy the time Casalena graduated in 2007, Squarespace was making annual revenues of $1 million.[4]<\/a><\/sup> He moved to New York City, began hiring, and had 30 employees by 2010.[4]<\/a><\/sup>[7]<\/a><\/sup> That year, Squarespace received $38.5 million in its first round of venture capital funding, enabling it to hire more staff, continue to develop its software,[8]<\/a><\/sup> and double its marketing budget.[2]<\/a><\/sup> From 2009 to 2012, it grew an average of 266% in yearly revenue.[9]<\/a><\/sup> In April 2014, it received another $40 million in funding.[10]<\/a><\/sup> By 2015, it had reached $100 million in revenue and 550 employees.[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\nSquarespace has purchased Super Bowl<\/a> advertising spots in 2014,[2]<\/a><\/sup> 2015,[11]<\/a><\/sup> 2016,[12]<\/a><\/sup> 2017[13]<\/a><\/sup> and 2018.[14]<\/a><\/sup> Its 2017 ad won an Emmy Award<\/a> for Outstanding Commercial.[13]<\/a><\/sup> In 2017, it signed a sponsorship deal with the New York Knicks<\/a> to add the Squarespace logo to their uniforms.[15]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\nAfter the Unite the Right rally<\/a> in 2017, Squarespace received a petition with 58,000 signatures and removed a group of websites for violating its terms of service<\/a> against “bigotry or hatred” towards demographic groups.[16]<\/a><\/sup>[17]<\/a><\/sup> In 2017, it raised an additional $200 million in funding, boosting its value to $1.7 billion.[18]<\/a><\/sup> This funding was earmarked for reacquiring interests from investors.[18]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\nIn 2018, Squarespace partnered with the Madison Square Garden Company<\/a> to launch the “Make It Awards”, which award $30,000 to entrepreneurs (4 winners, totaling $120,000).[19]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\nCorporate affairs[edit<\/a>]<\/h2>\n\n\n\nLeadership[edit<\/a>]<\/h3>\n\n\n\nSquarespace is managed by CEO and Founder Anthony Casalena. Other key executives are:[20]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\nNicole Anasenes, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer<\/li>Andrew Bartholomew, Senior Vice President, Strategy<\/li>John Colton, Senior Vice President, Engineering<\/li>Raphael Fontes, Vice President, Customer Operations<\/li>Natalie Gibralter, Vice President of Product, Consumer Products<\/li>Mary Good, Chief People Officer<\/li>David Lee, Chief Creative Officer<\/li>Kinjil Mathur<\/a>, Chief Marketing Officer<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nProduct \/ business model[edit<\/a>]<\/h3>\n\n\n\nAs of 2016, Squarespace hosts more than one million websites.[4]<\/a><\/sup> Its users employ pre-built website templates, and a variety of drag and drop<\/a> widgets to add elements such as text and images.[8]<\/a><\/sup> Its developers also create custom templates that are sold to users.[8]<\/a><\/sup> On-screen instructions walk users through things like search engine optimization<\/a> and setting up e-commerce<\/a>.[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\nSquarespace was initially built for creating and hosting blogs<\/a>.[5]<\/a><\/sup> E-commerce features, such as an integration with Stripe<\/a> for accepting credit card payments, were added in 2013.[21]<\/a><\/sup> In 2014, more commerce features were added; a mobile version of the service was released; a separate facility was added for developers writing custom templates and features;[22]<\/a><\/sup> and a logo-creation app was introduced in partnership with icon designer Noun Project.[23]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\nIn 2011, Squarespace was upgraded to version 6, with new templates, a grid-based user interface, and other enhancements.[8]<\/a><\/sup> Version 7, which went live in 2014, replaced its coding backend with a drag and drop interface,[24]<\/a><\/sup>[25]<\/a><\/sup> and added integration with Google Apps for Work<\/a> and Getty Images<\/a>.[10]<\/a><\/sup> In 2016, Squarespace started selling domains<\/a>, putting it in more direct competition with GoDaddy<\/a>;[26]<\/a><\/sup> and added an analytics<\/a> dashboard[27]<\/a><\/sup> and PayPal<\/a> integration.[28]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WHO DOES THAT COMPANY ( SQUARESPACE ) DONATE TO POLITICALLY? 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