In 2018, Codefresh experienced significant growth and innovation, marked by a successful $8 million funding round led by M12, Microsoft's venture fund, which has enabled further advancements in the CI/CD space. The company focused on enhancing its platform by integrating Docker images into every step of the pipeline and launching a marketplace for shared custom steps, fostering community collaboration. Codefresh emphasized its commitment to cloud-native technologies, becoming a backer of the Helm project and sponsoring a core maintainer, while introducing a new visual pipeline view to improve visibility and traceability. Plans for the future include further investment in emerging technologies such as Serverless, CNAB, and Istio, with the anticipation that service meshes will grow in popularity. Codefresh remains dedicated to making CI/CD pipelines as user-friendly and intuitive as possible.