According to TechCrunch, Flywheel announced that it has raised a $1.2 million funding round. The round was led by Omaha-based Linseed Capital, with participation from Chicago™s Lightbank and Hyde Park Venture Partners, as well as Detroit-based Ludlow Ventures.

Flywheel started in 2012 with a simple mission - to improve the lives of the millions of web designers & developers worldwide that build sites on the WordPress platform.