As the holiday season nears and 2023 draws to a close, it's the perfect time to raise a glass to the incredible year it's been for Innoloft. Though we've always dared to dream big, even we couldn't have predicted just how far we'd come in these short twelve months.
From major funding wins and exciting new talent joining our squad, to groundbreaking product launches and visionary events that sparked fresh innovation, it's been a year of full steam ahead.
As noted by our CEO Sven:
In 2023, the team was fueled by audacious dreams of how far we could push the boundaries of our no-code vision. More than milestones met or capital raised, what made this year magical were those ripple effects from empowering businesses, universities, agencies and founders to turn digital visions into reality at top speed. Can't wait to continue this in 2024 and beyond!
Now, before we turn our sights to the bright horizons ahead in 2024, we wanted to toast all that we’ve achieved together in 2023. A glimpse behind the curtain of the great moments that paved the way for Innoloft and LoftOS.
So come along in as we unwind and relive some of Innoloft's highlights and happiest memories from the last 365 days.
Our €1 Million Funding: Celebrating Innoloft's Milestone
Securing €1 million in seed funding marked a pivotal moment for Innoloft this year. It was a validation of both the visionary solutions we pioneer through LoftOS, and the trust in our potential to reshape no-code application development.
As Sven told on his Startup Valley feature, this funding round comes at a critical junction as demand for digitalization far outstrips the talent to deliver it. Shortening development cycles from months to minutes is the only way to close this gap. LoftOS makes it possible, and our seed round is a great proof of this.
LoftOS came into existence to tackle one of the biggest challenges of our time, as covered by Deutsche Startups, and with this funding we'll focus resources on elevating LoftOS into an even more adaptive no-code platform allowing anyone to build enterprise-grade applications...without writing a single line of code.
The funding accelerates these ambitions to democratize development. It lets us take further risks on product innovation and expansion, while also nurturing Europe's next generation of innovation.
From Lisbon to Berlin: Networking and Sharing our No-Code Vision Beyond Borders
We may be busy pioneering tools to accelerate digital transformation behind the scenes. But we also were present on some huge stages in 2023!
Earlier this year, we had an awesome meet-and-greet stand at the Pirate Summit in Cologne. Attendees were excited to chat first-hand with our team and discover how LoftOS empowers their digital visions too.
Before the end of the summer, we received a special invite to the prestigious, closed-door B2B SaaS Neworking ARRtist Summit in Berlin. Our founders relished rubbing shoulders with some of Europe’s most successful startup founders and VC investors during the exclusive two-day event. In between the thought-provoking panels and workshops, there were lots of great networking opportunities.
A highlight was showing up in force to the legendary Web Summit in Lisbon - the world’s largest, most exciting tech conference in the world. Our CEO Sven brought LoftOS into the international spotlight when he delivered a pitch on-stage at their exclusive early-stage startup competition PITCH.
As you can see, we didn’t just focus on developing new features, our team enjoyed sharing the LoftOS vision at major global gatherings of forward-thinking founders and investors. We can’t wait what 2024 holds for us!
Welcoming New Customers Across all Sectors
We were thrilled to welcome so many disruptive new innovators into the LoftOS community across different fields in 2023.
Powerhouse giant T-Systems chose us to build an internal web app to crowdsource groundbreaking ideas from employees. Our no-code platform empowered them to launch their frictionless innovation management system 10x faster than traditional dev would allow.
The Innovationsagentur Rheinland-Pfalz also tapped LoftOS as their backbone to create a digital hub accelerating tech advancements and research collaboration in the region. Their mission to future-proof regional industries aligned perfectly with our goal to make building web platforms accessible for organizations of all sizes.
We were similarly excited to help established telecom provider Peoplefone launch “Peoplefone Business Class” - an online B2B marketplace fostering partnerships between IT manufacturers. No-code made realizing their vision quicker and more affordable compared to outsourced dev shops.
And these are just a few of the many outstanding enterprises that became Innoloft customers this year! Our incredibly versatile platform continues appealing to innovation teams across functions, verticals and global regions. Stay tuned in 2024 as we onboard even more!
And we’ve enjoyed sharing in-depth customer success stories like Audoora, innomatch and StAfrica's on our blog too! Seeing the real-world impact from these inspiring teams continues motivating us in our mission.
Launching the Innoloft Blog
We also debuted the official Innoloft Blog this year as a go-to resource center for everything from no-code and B2B networking resources, to how our LoftOS can help our customer with research transfer, creating marketplaces and more.
The goal is to provide you with practical information and guides that make your no-code journey smoother. For instance, our top post “Launch Faster: The Complete Guide to Configuring Your New LoftOS Platform ” serves as a friendly onboarding roadmap for new users.
We also showcase the wider innovation movement through inspirational spotlights. Our piece “Government Digitalization Pioneers: Top 6 GovTech Experts in Germany You Need to Know!” offers rare insight into these visionaries pioneering public-sector transformation .
And we also explored why businesses are no-code solutions, like in “No Code vs Code Debate: 6 Key Reasons Businesses Prefer No-Code Development Platforms.” The blog is our way of paying forward all that we’ve learned to help uplift aspiring builders in our community!
Make sure to keep an eye out for new articles next year.
Unveiling Next-Level Personalization and Revenue Streams for Your Platform
Of course, none of this growth would have been possible without continuing to rapidly evolve LoftOS into an incredibly versatile no-code platform. We pushed hard this year to unlock new functionality that empowers everyone to bring virtually any web solution imaginable to life!
For instance, our integrated Pages website builder lets users create sleek, professional landing pages and full websites without coding. Since launching Pages in July and enhancing it with more templates and multimedia options, it’s fast become many users’ favorite LoftOS feature.
We also introduced Templates - our curated selection of preconfigured platforms for popular use cases like building innovation networks, marketplaces or B2B online communities. These templates let users hit the ground running. LoftOS does the heavy lifting so you can focus on customizing to your needs instead of starting from a blank canvas.
Another game-changing addition to LoftOS was the long-awaited, Paid Packages, enabling users to create customized tiered membership plans and finally be able to monetize their platforms. And now our recent Stripe integration will make your ride even smoother by taking the hassle out of managing your payments too.
And on the customization front, our enhanced module framework makes it even easier to adapt LoftOS to your specific needs for a truly personalized platform.
LoftOS Summit Sparks Fresh Innovation
This vibrant two-day gathering in Aachen brought together customers, partners and innovators from across Germany and abroad.
The action-packed agenda included hands-on workshops to skill up on topics like optimized UX and strategic community growth tactics. Attendees also had lively discussion panels on the future of no-code and monetization models.
The summit sparked so much inspiration that we even compiled the top 5 B2B community building lessons from the summit to continue empowering the community. And for anyone who couldn’t make it, you can check out highlights from the summit in this short recap video!
Recharging at Team Week 2023
Right after the summit, we took a much-needed breather from heads-down building to come together for our annual Team Week. This was a chance for our globally distributed team to connect, meet and recharge in person!
Our offline adventure brought our remote teammates together to meet IRL for the first time. All while trekking the beautiful Belgian landscapes and kayaking local rivers.
But it wasn’t all play - we also put our heads together for an epic hackathon session. We surfaced some fresh ideas to understand current challenges and make LoftOS even more intuitive and user-friendly for our community!
If you too want to meet the humans behind LoftOS, check out the Team Week highlights!
Growing Stronger: Welcoming New Talents to the Innoloft Team
Of course, none of these ambitious plans for the future would be possible without a passionate, ever-expanding team behind LoftOS. That’s why we were thrilled to welcome a new all-star talent across many teams in 2023!
Our dev squad scaled up with additions like front-end engineer Shivam and back-end engineer Danylo. Marketing gained creative content writer Boris. Cristina joined us as our new Lead Development Representative.
The customer success team enlisted experts like Julia, Zainab as Customer Success Manager. Linda also came on board as our HR & Finance Manager, with Eymen joining as our Sales Development Representative.
We also formed an all-star UX design team consisting of Sofia who joined us as a UX intern, along with Kamran and Elnaz coming on board as our experienced UX designers.
Our diverse team is what makes the Innoloft experience shine!
As Julia said after joining as our Customer Success Manager:
I enjoy my time at Innoloft because of the collaborative international team and our customers, who embody the lively spirit that defines the atmosphere at Innoloft. The team always strives to support one another, creating a positive and dynamic work environment.
Having the brightest minds on board across every team means we’re set to achieve even bigger innovations. Our rocket is fuelled and cleared for liftoff into 2024!
What Does 2024 Hold for Innoloft?
While the coming year promises even more ambition, for now let's soak in all we've built together so far. From our vantage point today, the view looks brighter than ever.
We can’t wait to keep you looped in on projects brewing for 2024 like enhanced LoftOS Database customization, intelligent matching algorithms and even our ambitious “Speech-to-application” AI project.
But for now we want to say, thank you! We wouldn’t be here without your unwavering support.
Because while we may be working hard behind the scenes, this journey isn’t one we’ve ventured alone. Every customer, partner, and curious citizen developer who joined us at the ground level made this wild ride possible.
If you want to hear more about all the latest updates in this exciting new chapter, head over to our blog and be sure to subscribe to our "Innoloft Insider" newsletter! We'll deliver all our newest feature drops, events, learning resources and webdev tips right to your inbox.
Here's to crossing more milestones off our roadmap in 2024 with our incredible community by our side! Now who's ready to build the future with us?
