Private company

Netlify

Logo: Netlify, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

American cloud computing company

Netlify is a cloud computing company that offers a development platform that includes build, deploy, and serverless backend services for web applications and dynamic websites. The company enables building, deploying, and scaling websites whose source files are stored in the version control system Git and then generated into static web content files served via a content delivery network.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Jan 27, 2014Founded1
  • Industrycloud computing, platform as a service, serverless computing1
  • HeadquartersSan Francisco1
  • Founded inSan Francisco1
  • Websitewww.netlify.com
  • Incorporated inDE5
  • Business address2343 3Rd Street, Suite 296, San Francisco, Ca 941075

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Netlify is a cloud computing company that offers a development platform that includes build, deploy, and serverless backend services for web applications and dynamic websites.3

How it started

History

The company was founded in 2014 by Danish entrepreneur Mathias Biilmann who noticed the emergence of Git-centered workflows with modern build tools and static site generators, while running Webpop, a content management startup based in San Francisco. In 2015, Biilmann invited Christian Bach, his childhood friend who was working as an executive at a creative services agency in Denmark, to join him as co-founder in his new venture. In 2017, MakerLoop was rebranded as Netlify.

Beyond the initial focus on hosting for static websites, the company expanded to a broader offering including serverless functions and test and deployment services.

Acquisitions

On May 19, 2021, Netlify announced the acquisition of FeaturePeek, a Y Combinator and Matrix Partners backed startup that enables developer teams to preview frontend content.

On November 17, 2021, Netlify acquired Y Combinator and SignalFire-backed OneGraph to allow for the composition of apps with APIs and services using GraphQL.

From Wikipedia’s article on Netlify, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Leadership

Who has led Netlify, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Mathias Biilmann2014–now

Chair

  1. Christian Bach2015–now

President

  1. Christian Bach2015–now
201520202025
Board members and other officers (2)

Former names

  • MakerLoop, Inc.Apr 20, 2016 to Apr 20, 20165

Timeline

  1. Dec 19, 2017Renamed Name changed to Netlify, Inc.1
  2. Dec 2014New chief executive Mathias Biilmann becomes CEO1
  3. Jan 27, 2014Founded Founded in San Francisco1

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