Netlify raises $30M to replace webservers with a global 'Application Delivery Network'

Netlify, a San Francisco-based company, has raised an additional $30 million to further its development of a platform that revolutionizes modern web development by eliminating the need for traditional web servers. This innovative approach, which aligns with the JAMstack architecture, pre-builds and globally deploys web content and applications directly on a network, bypassing the complexities of server management. The funding round, led by Kleiner Perkins and supported by notable tech figures from Slack, Yelp, GitHub, and Figma, underscores the growing interest in Netlify’s serverless model that integrates a git-centric workflow and supports APIs and microservices. Key figures in the tech community, including GitHub's Tom Preston-Werner and Codepen's Chris Coyier, have expressed enthusiasm for this direction, predicting it as the future of web development. Netlify’s platform has already attracted major projects like React, Vue, and Docker, demonstrating significant traction and the potential to redefine how web applications are built and deployed.