March 2021 Summaries

Sets is a community management tool designed to bring users together with a simple user interface, allowing them to discuss, create events, and share profiles. The app has two types of users - community organizers and members - who have different levels of access and functionality. Oli Littlejohn, the founder, chose Bubble as the no-code platform for its customization options, features, and integrations, which allowed him to build a web app despite having a non-technical background. Sets has received positive feedback from users and has even generated revenue through paid subscriptions. The future plans for the app include continued user experience improvements without adding unnecessary features.

I have been an entrepreneur for years and wanted to build tools that I could use without spending thousands of dollars on them. I chose Bubble because the no-code platform offers almost all of the customization options, features, and resources to build the tools I need. The One Pager tool is designed to help companies raise capital by providing a concise way to tell their story and making it easy for investors to evaluate their opportunity. Users can create an app with just five steps: logging in, submitting company name, answering questions, creating a pitch deck, and sharing it with potential investors. I built the One Pager tool as an entrepreneur who has been through the process of raising capital and wanted to help others navigate it. The app has already seen success with hundreds of users and is available at timlcooley.com. My future plans include improving the experience and building more tools like this one to help entrepreneurs raise capital. Bubble, the no-code platform I used to build One Pager, offers a powerful point-and-click web editor and cloud hosting platform that allows users to build fully customizable web applications and workflows.

DocumentCertifier is an online service that provides document certification and notarization services, allowing users to obtain certified copies of documents within 30 minutes without having to leave home or risk their original documents. The app uses no-code platform Bubble, which enables Joe Morgan, a qualified solicitor, to build the app without requiring programming knowledge. Users can upload required documents and ID or take a quick picture using their camera, which is then verified by the app's team of solicitors within 30 minutes. With exponential growth in usage since its launch two months ago, DocumentCertifier plans to expand its reach by launching on Google PlayStore and Apple Store, making it more accessible to all users.

Ivan Escobar and Juan Concha, the founders of Ecobyte, a Latin American environmental super app, built their platform using Bubble's no-code platform due to its customization features that enabled them to quickly create a high-impact business model and web app. Ecobyte helps people build and sustain environmental habits through benefits by offering a range of features including discovering sustainable brands, registering actions for rewards, and redeeming those rewards in benefits from allied companies. The founders started with a simple MVP on Jotform and Carrd.co, but improved their platform to a Bubble web app after gaining initial validation, allowing them to iterate quickly and keep costs low. Since joining Bubble 3 months ago, Ecobyte has seen significant growth, including increased website visitors, newsletter subscriptions, and partnerships with sustainable companies in Colombia. The founders aim to become LATAM's environmental super app, promote an environmentally friendly lifestyle, and monetize through allied companies by March, with plans for a first funding round. Bubble's no-code platform played a crucial role in Ecobyte's rapid development and growth, enabling the founders to quickly create a scalable business model and web app.

The West Midlands region of the United Kingdom has launched a free program using no-code technology like Bubble to drive economic growth and innovation, becoming the first region in the world to do so. The Supertech program, funded by the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP), teaches business professionals how to build web apps without code, using Bubble's platform. This is a more affordable solution compared to traditional programming bootcamps, which cost around £8,000 per person. The program aims to teach people no-code tools and has already seen success with its pilot program of 30 people, now expanding to a hundred more opportunities. The UK program runs for 6 weeks, teaching lessons on the Lean Startup Method and how to build a fully functioning prototype using Bubble's no-code web app builder.

Objectt is a web app that helps architects, contractors, and developers find and compare common building elements through an organized online database, with a unique twist being the interactive 3D model of these products. The app is built on Bubble's no-code platform, which offers Omar Fagundo, its founder, the flexibility to quickly change elements as he sees fit without needing to code. Objectt allows users to search for products using keywords or browse categorized lists, and provides an immersive 3D product experience. The company also sells the Virtual Replica System, which enables building materials companies to have their products modeled in 3D and hosted online. Omar's background is in business, specifically in building material supplies, and he discovered no-code tools like Bubble after being fascinated by technology. He chose Bubble due to its ease of use, control over his app, and the large number of third-party integrations available. Objectt plans to become a go-to information hub for the AEC industry, with future plans including selling Virtual Reality experiences using Bubble's platform.

The Good Workshop is a B2B SaaS platform that helps innovate for a circular economy by providing curated design thinking guides, innovation stack suggestions, and real-time participant feedback features. The app automates workshop setup and facilitation, bringing together specialists and stakeholders to extract insights and knowledge in a standardized fashion. Founded by Fayssal Loussaief, who has experience working with top companies such as Saatchi & Saatchi and Publicis Sapient, the platform offers a free-forever plan for smaller agencies and startups, while large corporations can benefit from unlimited workshops and premium plans. The app is built on Bubble's no-code platform, which allowed Fayssal to create a fully functional app within three months. With its mission to make innovation management easy and accessible, The Good Workshop aims to support the success of a circular economy by implementing features such as risk prediction algorithms and making research, user testing, and specialist insights more accessible.

Startly is an all-in-one startup management platform that helps new entrepreneurs turn their ideas into fully funded companies, offering a gamified approach with three essential modules: Learning, Concepts, and Community. The platform is built on Bubble's no-code platform, which allows users to build fully functional web apps without writing code. David Griffin, the founder of Startly, chose Bubble due to its low-cost solution and feature-rich platform, comparing app development to building cars rather than inventing new metal structures. With a focus on connecting entrepreneurs, freelancers, and investors, Startly aims to onboard 10,000 members by summer 2021 and improve its marketing efforts to achieve this goal. The platform offers various features, including scheduling tools, CRM systems, freelance platforms, and persona management tools, which are currently in production or beta stages.

Nutriso is a web app that enables users to find the most nutritious plant foods, optimize their performance, reduce animal suffering, and shrink their carbon footprint by ranking 2,300+ vegan & vegetarian friendly foods by protein, iron, calcium, vitamins, and other nutrients. The app was created by Alex Pethick, who has a background in marketing and used no-code platform Bubble to build it without writing any code. Nutriso allows users to select a nutrient and find plant-based foods high or low in that nutrient, filter and sort results, analyze individual food profiles, and compare foods side-by-side. The app has gained significant traction within the vegan fitness community, with over 4100+ users in over 90 countries, and is set to be featured in prominent publications. Alex plans to continue improving the app's features, including speed and filtering capabilities, and potentially developing monetizable features.

We asked Laurence Mourasse, founder of Golifo, a social ticketing app that helps people connect, network, and unlock event offers reserved for groups, about her app and its features. Golifo is a managed marketplace where ticket owners post and manage group offers to use as a social marketing channel and increase ticket sales. The app allows attendees to browse events and groups, join or leave groups, chat and network, and manage profiles or payment methods. Ticket holders can create, publish, and manage listings, while also handling payments and communication with attendees. Laurence chose Bubble, a no-code platform, for its features and tools necessary to build a fully-functional web app. She built Golifo after months of research and experimentation, and now has confidence in the platform's ability to support her app's growth. With Bubble, Laurence can test and change her app on the fly, which has been crucial in navigating the challenges of the live event industry during the Covid-19 pandemic. Future plans for Golifo include enabling leaders and influencers to create their own groups and launching an "instant book" feature for single tickets.

Though we be but little, we are fierce.For years, we have been a small team with big ambitions: our mission at Bubble has been to change the way people build software, start businesses, and interact with technology. This year, Bubble has been named in Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Small and Mighty Companies for 2021. We've grown to over 800,000 users building startups and web apps with no-code, launched integrations with other companies, developed a learning Academy, released free tutorials, and organized educational courses at top universities. We've nearly doubled our team size to help make Bubble the best no-code platform. The World’s Most Innovative Companies recognizes organizations that "have punched well above their weight" in their field, including us. This year's list features companies that exhibit fearlessness, ingenuity, and creativity in the face of crisis. Our success couldn't have been possible without our users, who are the reason we work tirelessly to expand and innovate the platform. We're thrilled to join the ranks of this impressive group of companies, and we look forward to continuing to empower non-technical people to build digital products.

We're excited to announce a new easy way to connect web products together with our friends at Zapier. At Bubble, we've made it possible to integrate with many tools without custom code via our API Connector and over 1,000 plugins. Our newest official Zapier plugin makes connecting services like Google Docs, Shopify, Facebook Pages, Trello, and more even easier. With this plugin, your Bubble app can create triggers or actions for a Zap, allowing you to automate workflows using connections to over 3,000+ web services. This new integration complements our API Connector and is part of our mission to empower non-technical users with simple automated workflows. The combination of Zapier's no-code interface and Bubble's limitless capabilities enables users to build the perfect product without needing coding knowledge.