TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:
GDDY), the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, today
announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pagely,
the company that invented Managed WordPress in 2009 and has led the
category with top-tier solutions since. Terms of the deal were not
disclosed.
Leveraging Pagely's platform and cloud expertise, GoDaddy plans
to build a world-class WooCommerce SaaS platform providing the
highest levels of reliability, scalability, flexibility, security
and performance. WooCommerce is the world's #1 open-source
eCommerce software with 94% of WordPress eCommerce stores built
using the platform.
"GoDaddy is committed to helping small businesses grow through
seamlessly intuitive Omnicommerce solutions that empower them to
sell anything, anywhere," said Osama
Bedier. About the acquisition, Bedier noted, "Pagely
possesses the platform, expertise and reputation to help us extend
that mission to the WooCommerce ecosystem, creating the next
generation of managed commerce."
In parallel, Pagely will continue to provide the scalable
Managed WordPress services Enterprise, Public Sector, and Major
Media customers expect and love.
"We proved our way worked as a revenue funded, successfully
founder-led company sticking to our core values -- that employees
and customers are the most important stakeholders. GoDaddy is
investing in that ethos today," said Sally
Boldt-Strebel, co-founder and COO, Pagely.
"Pagely gets to do more of what we're good at. More of the
things our customers love, with the greater operational scale and
vast product catalog provided by GoDaddy. We look forward to
helping bring this new WooCommerce specific platform to market and
continuing to be a leader in the vibrant WordPress ecosystem,"
added Joshua Strebel, co-founder and
CEO, Pagely.
In conjunction with the acquisition of Pagely, GoDaddy will
continue to invest and advance its current GoDaddy WordPress and
WooCommerce offerings to support small businesses and website
designers and developers. GoDaddy remains committed to driving
improvements in the WordPress ecosystem that powers more than 40%
of the Internet.
About GoDaddy
GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the
world by providing all of the help and tools to succeed online.
GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a
professional website, attract customers, sell their products and
services and manage their work. Our mission is to give our
customers the tools, insights and the people to transform their
ideas and personal initiative into success. To learn more about the
company visit www.GoDaddy.com.
About Pagely
Pagely serves the Enterprise customer as the category leader for
scalability, reliability, and customer satisfaction in Managed
WordPress hosting. Our mission since 2009 has been to help big
brands scale WordPress by providing the expertise and transparency
these discerning clientele demand. To learn more about the company
and our culture, visit https://pagely.com.
Source: GoDaddy Inc.
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