Tilda

Tilda is the website builder Nikita Obukhov bootstrapped from Moscow in 2014, built on the philosophy that every website is a designed communication — not just a collection of pages with text blocks. Tilda's block library approach (600+ pre-designed content blocks arranged visually to compose a page) makes it possible to build professional-quality websites without design skills while giving designers enough flexibility to create genuinely original work. The platform grew to $10M+ ARR with 100+ employees and 2M+ users globally. Tilda became particularly popular for marketing landing pages, project portfolios, and media publications — use cases where visual design matters more than technical functionality. The platform offers native zero-block mode (a freeform drag-and-drop canvas for pixel-precise layouts) alongside the block system, giving designers full control when needed. Tilda's built-in forms, payment processing, and CRM integration made it a complete marketing stack for small businesses. The Russian bootstrapping origin story is notable — Tilda expanded globally from a country not typically associated with SaaS product companies.