AppsBuilder was an Italian cloud-based self-service app creator designed to provide users with no coding skills access to tools to build native applications and HTML5 web apps.
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Headquarters | |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Daniele Pelleri Luigi Giglio Abhinav Girdhar |
| Employees | 30+ |
| URL | apps-builder |
| Users | 800,000+ |
| Launched | April 2010 |
Overview
editAppsBuilder is a cross-platform tool that allows users to create, edit and distribute mobile apps designed for use on mobile devices. Users can also create HTML 5 WebApps (mobile sites).[1]
Its services are mainly addressed to private phone owners and SME, and rely on a cloud-based system, with analytics allowing users to monitor in real time their application's rates and trends. The platform offers also several additional marketing tools to monetize mobile applications, such as QR code generators, geolocalized couponing, in-app subscriptions and the opportunity to join mobile advertising networks such as iAD and inMobi – to integrate banners into applications and get new revenue streams.
Users can either follow the submission process by themselves or have the firm handle the process for them. The firm has developed a white label content management system (CMS), for users who create multiple log-in accounts to manage their clients’ applications and customize their layout.
History
editThe project was initiated in April 2010 by two computer engineers, Daniele Pelleri and Luigi Giglio, who opened their first office in Milan, Italy, followed by a branch office in Catania.[2] They obtained financing from the venture capitalists Massimiliano Magrini (Annapurna Ventures CEO) and Mario Mariani (The Net Value CEO).[3] In 2012, they obtained further support from a €1.5 million funding[4] by the venture capital funds Vertis Venture and Zernike Meta Ventures.[5][6]
Events
editAppsBuilder has appeared at Wake up Italy! (Boston, 9–11 November 2012),[7] TechCrunch Italy (Rome, 27 September 2012).[8] Vedrò (Dro, 26–29 August 2012), VIII Edition.[9] Social Media Week (Milan, 19–23 September 2011), TechCrunch Disrupt 2013[10] (New York, 28 April - 1 May 2013),[11] and WWWorkers Camp (Bologna, 8–9 May 2013)
References
edit- ^ Gagliardini, Claudio (March 5, 2013). "AppsBuilder, viaggio tra le startup italiane" (in Italian). Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Pelleri, Daniele (November 9, 2012). "Daniele Pelleri e Luigi Giglio: come abbiamo trovato un milione e mezzo di euro per lanciare AppsBuilder". Che Futuro! (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Pintacuda, Antonino (October 24, 2012). "AppsBuilder, un successo tutto italiano". My Marketing (in Italian). Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Gulizia, Silvio (October 24, 2012). "Appsbuilder: 1,5 milioni di euro per creare app senza scrivere codice". Wired (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Migliorino, Giuseppe (February 1, 2013). "La piattaforma AppsBuilder si rinnova con nuove funzioni" (in Italian). Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Etherington, Darrel. "AppsBuilder Raises €1.5 Million To Expand Its Cross-Platform Development Tool". TechCrunch. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Melillo, Mario (November 6, 2012). "Wake up Italy! la XIII conferenza NOVA negli USA". Tech Economy (in Italian). Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Butcher, Mike (July 12, 2012). "TechCrunch Italy — An Event To Showcase Italian Startups Globally". TechCrunch. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Vedrò 2012 We can be heroes". Vedrò. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.
- ^ "TechCrunch Disrupt 2013 - Event Info".
- ^ Green, Andy. "Tales from Startup Alley: AppsBuilder, Bellissimo". The Technoverse Blog.