Card Website Builder Success

Card is a platform for building simple, responsive one-page websites, founded by AJ as a solo founder who recently raised funding after bootstrapping the company.

Key Points:

• Core Product:

  • Platform for building one-page websites
  • Simple, responsive design focus
  • Subscription-based business model

• Traction:

  • $1M+ in annual recurring revenue
  • 2.5M sites built on the platform
  • Started as bootstrapped, recently raised funding

• Business Structure:

  • Started as solo founder (AJ)
  • May have contractors but maintains small team
  • Recently transitioned from bootstrapped to venture-backed

• Market Context:

  • Similar to About.me (sold to AOL for $40M after 2 years)
  • Competes in space with other one-page builders like Unfold
  • Serves growing market for simple website creation

The business demonstrates how a focused, well-executed single-person operation can build significant revenue in the website builder space, with potential for larger scale through venture funding.