Ionic, an open-source mobile development framework, announced it secured $1 million in funding from Arthur Ventures, as reported by TechCrunch. The funding aims to enhance Ionic's stability, documentation, and features, particularly for Android and Windows Phone support, as the framework gains popularity with over 200 new apps being created daily. The Ionic community is rapidly growing, demonstrated by active forum participation and the success of their first developer meetup in San Francisco. While Ionic remains free to use, the company plans to generate revenue through optional backend services and tools that integrate well with the framework. With the new funding, Ionic plans to double its nine-member team, primarily based in Madison, while remaining open to remote work, and anticipates the upcoming Beta release, promising more developments throughout 2014.