Low Code Future: No. 1
What happened in March 2021? Zapier's first acquisition, an amazing mapping of the LCNC universe, and three funding rounds in Germany
REPORTS
[Medium] Decoding the no-code / low-code startup universe and its players > this is an AMAZING joint essay from Pietro Invernizzi @Stride_VC and Ben Tossell @Makerpad
[CapGemini] TechnoVision2020: many tech trends mentioned in detail here > for Low Code, see page 33 of the report
[Research and Markets, June 2020] Global low-code development platform market revenue is predicted to witness a 31.1% CAGR during 2020–2030.
[KPMG] Low-code: unifying fabric of the digital enterprise > report here.
DEALS
[Makerpad, UK, acquired]: yes, Zapier completed its first acquisition purchasing Makerpad
[IntelliBot, India, acquired]: ServiceNow acquires Hyderabad-based RPA company, Intellibot
[Softr, Germany, $2.2M]: Making it easy to build websites on top of Airtable without the need to write code.
[y42, Germany, $2.9M] y42 (formerly Datos-Intelligence) is a no-code business intelligence platform for loading, cleaning, connecting, visualizing and sharing data.
[Noogata, Israel, $12M] Low-code solution for AI allowing novice developers and data scientists alike to use AI building blocks to quickly spin up enterprise applications.
[Genesis Global, UK, $45M] Capital markets low code vendor Genesis snags $45 million in new funding
[Camunda, Germany, $100M] Camunda raises a Series B funding round to accelerate Process Automation
NEWS
[Forbes] Why Low-Code automation is the Tech of the Future
[Applause] LCNC have great merits but have you thought of the extra QA testing or hidden costs?
[ITWeb] ServiceNow introduces a new version of the “Now Platform” (nearly 80% of the Fortune 500 are using it already)
[ComputerWeekly] Century-old insurer uses low code (Mendix) as digital demands increase