Who Owns Squarespace?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Squarespace. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Squarespace
A SaaS website building and hosting platform offering templates, commerce and marketing tools for small businesses and creators.
Starts at $16 / month
Has a free trial
Permira
Permira is a global private equity and credit investment firm headquartered in London that backs growing companies in the technology, consumer, healthcare and services sectors.
Squarespace
A SaaS website building and hosting platform offering templates, commerce and marketing tools for small businesses and creators.
Starts at $16 / month
Has a free trial
Permira
Permira is a global private equity and credit investment firm headquartered in London that backs growing companies in the technology, consumer, healthcare and services sectors.
Major Shareholders
Squarespace
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Permira funds (managed by Permira Advisers LLC) Private equity funds managed by Permira Advisers LLC that led the $7.2B take‑private acquisition of Squarespace, completed on Oct 17 2024; post‑closing these funds hold a controlling majority stake and control the board of Squarespace. | Institutional | — | Oct 2024 |
Anthony Casalena Founder and CEO of Squarespace; he rolled over a substantial majority of his existing equity in the Permira take‑private and remains one of the largest shareholders, reported by Forbes to own more than 20% of Squarespace as of December 2025. | Founder | — | Dec 2025 |
General Atlantic (funds managed by General Atlantic, L.P.) Growth‑equity firm whose funds have been long‑standing investors in Squarespace; they re‑invested alongside Permira in the 2024 go‑private transaction and remain meaningful minority shareholders. | Institutional | — | Oct 2024 |
Accel (funds managed by Accel) Venture capital firm whose funds were major pre‑IPO shareholders in Squarespace; Accel‑affiliated funds agreed to support the Permira acquisition, rolled over part of their holdings, and continue as significant minority investors after the take‑private. | Institutional | — | Oct 2024 |
Permira
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Permira partners and employees (collectively) Permira is structured as a privately held partnership. Public profiles state that the firm is owned by its partners and certain employees, rather than by any outside corporate or institutional shareholder. Detailed cap-table information or individual ownership stakes are not disclosed in SEC filings, Companies House records for key UK entities (such as Permira Limited and Permira Advisers (London) Limited), or Guernsey registry summaries for Permira Holdings Limited. | Other | — | Dec 2025 |
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