Weebly - European Expansion & New Features from the London Launch Party

On Tuesday October 27, Weebly invited us and about 40 others to a launch party in Soho. It was an excellent evening, with incredibly delicious Peruvian Ceviche and our second favoruite drink of all time, Whiskey Sour, flowing all night with a great atmosphere. Weebly's CEO David Rusenko and a few other key staff had flown over from San Francisco earlier in the week and were talking to everyone. The evening provided a great opportunity to talk to others about their business, watch a couple of videos/showcases on UK-based eCommerce startups using the Weebly platform (one selling London postcode bangles seemed to make an impression on everyone).

​Presentation Highlights:

• Weebly's current market value is US$455m having raised $35m in 2013 (a point was made that this cash has not yet been spent)
• Active users exceeds 30 million
• The focus on the business is expanding at a sustainable pace, rather than "grow and explode". 
• New features are coming to the Weebly Designer platform
• A Berlin office would open in late 2015/early 2016 to offer European based support. Weebly had hired a European area General Manager, based in London

Whatever the future, Weebly instilled confidence and support for everyone using their platform - a throwback to the early days of AirBnB drink evenings in 2010. While AirBnB went corporate, the revelation that the Weebly team stick to Coach when travelling (it's 11+ hours from SFO to LHR) made us realise this company is where we want it to be.