When was Easel founded?

Easel was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Easel located?

Easel is headquartered in Lucerne Valley, United States.

Is Easel a funded company?

Easel is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Aug 2012.

When was the latest funding round of Easel?

Easel's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Aug 2012, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Easel rank among its competitors?

Easel ranks 604th amongst 1408 active competitors, of which 48 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Framer, which secured $100M in Aug, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Easel?

Easel's top competitors include Wix, Webflow and Framer. Among them, Framer secured the most recent funding round in August, 2025.

Easel - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Easel is an acquired company based in Lucerne Valley (United States), founded in 2012 by Ben Ogle. It operates as an In-browser web design tool. Easel has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 1408 active competitors, including 48 funded and 31 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Wix, Webflow and Framer.

Company Details

Easel is a browser based WYSIWYG web design tool. Easel allows its users to quickly import existing sites with the help of a bookmarklet and Chrome extension. For teams, Easel offers collaborative editing, commenting and a number of other functions. The service also offers support for Bootstrap, which allows designers to quickly create responsive sites. Paid plans on the site start at $15 per month for individuals and $50 for small teams. In Jan 2014, the company was acquired by GitHub. Launched out of Y Combinator in 2012.

Website: easel.io
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Founded Year

2012

Location

Lucerne Valley, United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Aug 2012, $*****

Investors

Y Combinator

Ranked

604^th among 1408 active competitors

Similar Companies

Wix & 1990 more

Exit Details

Acquired by GitHub (Jan 09, 2014)

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Easel got acquired by GitHub on Jan 09, 2014.

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Easel has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Aug 2012 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Easel has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Easel:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 2012	6251827	Seed	9005881	9874585	2796632	9225132

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The founders of Easel is Ben Ogle.

Here are the details of Easel's key team members:

Ben Ogle: Co-Founder of Easel and founder of 1 other company.

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Top competitors of Easel include Wix, Webflow and Framer. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Easel, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Wix 2006, Israel, Public	Provider of tools for website creation, hosting, and business management	$53.5M	Mangrove Capital Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners ... & 11 others	86/100
2nd	Webflow 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Cloud based website development platform	$336M	Accel, Y Combinator & 39 others	80/100
3rd	Framer 2014, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series D	Provider of a no-code website builder with integrated content management	$163M	Meritech, Atomico & 10 others	76/100
4th	Beacons AI 2017, Stanford (United States), Series A	AI based marketing suite solution	$29.8M	Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator & 14 others	72/100
5th	Webs 2001, United States, Public	Provider of tools for website creation, hosting, and online business	$23.1M	Columbia Capital, RONA Holdings & 7 others	71/100
6th	One 2002, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Acquired	AI powered website development platform	-	ATP Private Equity Partners, Accel-KKR & 1 others	71/100
7th	Wordpress 2005, United States, Public	Provider of website hosting, domain name registration, and website building	$28K	Orange, 8200 EISP & 11 others	67/100
8th	Jimdo 2007, United States, Series B	Provider of tools for website creation, online sales, and bookings	$28.5M	Spectrum Equity, Global Founders Capital & 3 others	66/100
9th	Leadpages 2012, Minneapolis (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based solutions for the development of landing pages	$38M	Foundry, Drive Capital & 1 others	64/100
10th	Elementor 2016, Ramat Gan (Israel), Series C	WordPress page builder platform	$65M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, O.G. Venture Partners	62/100
604th	Easel 2012, Lucerne Valley (United States), Acquired	In-browser web design tool	-	Y Combinator	21/100