Trigger.io
The simplest way to build amazing mobile apps using the best of HTML5 and native..
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Trigger.io operated as a platform designed to simplify mobile application development for web developers. Founded in 2008 by James Brady, Patrick Buckley, and Amir Nathoo, the company aimed to make the mobile app market more accessible. As a participant in the Winter 2008 batch of the Y Combinator accelerator program, Trigger.io garnered early support from prominent Silicon Valley investors. The company secured approximately $1.8 to $1.99 million in seed funding from investors including Y Combinator, SV Angel, Streamlined Ventures, Hinge Capital, and 500 Global.
The core of the business was Forge, a development framework that allowed developers to build native mobile applications for multiple platforms using a single HTML5 codebase. This was achieved through a JavaScript API that provided access to native device functionalities such as the camera, contacts, and navigation elements. The platform also included a cloud build service to compile the application for different operating systems, targeting web developers as its primary client base. This approach enabled the creation of cross-platform mobile apps with the efficiency of web development technologies. By 2013, a shift occurred within the company as co-founders James Brady and Amir Nathoo joined Square, while Antoine van Gelder took over the management of Trigger.io. The company is now considered inactive or deadpooled.
One of the co-founders, Amir Nathoo, who had been a self-taught programmer from a young age, later went on to co-found Outschool in 2015, an online learning marketplace for children. His experience at Trigger.io, along with his role as a product lead for Square Payroll, contributed to his subsequent entrepreneurial ventures in the education technology sector.
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