{"id":1948,"slug":"squarespace-platform-profile","title":"Squarespace — design-forward DIY builder; taken private by Permira October 2024 for $7.2B","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","candid-team"],"topics":["page-builders","hosting-platforms"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** **Squarespace** is a design-forward DIY hosted builder, **taken private by Permira in October 2024 for $7.2 billion**.\n\n**Source:** M&A press / industry-consensus.\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**Why this matters for Candid:** Going private removes the strongest source of independent disclosure (10-K filings). Its FY2023 10-K — filed before the take-private — is referenced in [[squarespace-10k-retention-warning-fy2023]].","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"slug":"squarespace-10k-retention-warning-fy2023","title":"Squarespace 10-K (FY2023, filed Feb 2024) — verbatim warning that subscription retention is not assured","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-diy-page-builder-effectiveness-longevity-june-2026","title":"Research brief: effectiveness and longevity of DIY / page-builder websites for SMBs (June 2026)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}]},"created_at":"2026-06-23T12:08:39.209Z","updated_at":"2026-06-23T12:08:39.209Z"}