Duda

Duda is a web design platform built specifically for companies that provide web design services to small businesses. Its customers range from freelance web professionals and digital agencies to the largest hosting companies and online publishers in the world. The platform is designed to let web pros build beautiful, feature-rich websites at scale using current web technology.

The platform combines a professional website builder with powerful team collaboration and client management tools. According to Duda, every website built on the platform is automatically optimized for lightning-fast loading and strong out-of-the-box SEO aligned with Google’s best practices. Duda also emphasizes frequent product releases, noting that its team ships new deployments to customers weekly so users have access to the latest features.

Duda reports that more than 14 million websites have been built on its platform, and its About page cites 450,000+ businesses that trust Duda and 100M+ monthly visits. The company has earned more than 20 industry awards, and was named PCMag’s Editors’ Choice website builder in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Duda has partnered with some of the biggest players in the industry, including Thryv, Hibu, Italiaonline, 1&1 Ionos, UOL, Sensis, Publicar, Solocal, Telstra, Appfolio, Broadly and Shore. These partnerships extend the platform’s reach to small businesses through hosting companies, publishers, and vertical software providers.

The company was founded in 2009 by Amir Glatt and Itai Sadan. Duda’s name derives from “The Dude,” the main character of the film The Big Lebowski — a character the company says exemplifies its brand because he rolls with the punches and is always there to help his peers. In 2019 Duda raised a $25 million growth equity round from Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE).

Duda is based in Palo Alto, California, with branches in Colorado, Tel Aviv, and Florianópolis, Brazil. Its offices bring together employees from countries and cultures spanning the globe. The company describes itself as a collective made up of warm, approachable people who have fun exchanging ideas, building innovations and collaborating to get work done.

Duda’s careers page lists benefits including competitive compensation, 401k, stock options and tuition reimbursement; comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance; unlimited PTO; work-from-home Fridays; a laptop and equipment; and catered lunches, games and in-office events. The company states a commitment to diversity, believing it must incorporate people from various backgrounds — ethnic, religious, gender, sexual orientation and more — and says it seeks to make Duda a more diverse company every day.