MobileX Labs

MobileX Labs
Private
Industry Web app development
Founded 2012 in Chicago
Founder Daniel Novaes and Kiran Panesar
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois, United States
Services Nativ
Website MobileX Labs

MobileX Labs is a Chicago-based app development company.

Founding

MobileX Labs based in Chicago, Illinois was founded by CEO Daniel Novaes and Kiran Panesar in 2012. While Novaes was attending Indiana University, he met Pansar on an odd-jobs website when he was looking to develop an app for his music blog. After hiring Panesar to complete the app, the two worked on other apps together before deciding to develop software that would allow users to develop apps with no coding required.[1][2] Prior to founding MobileX Labs, Novaes founded various companies including Elekteks Inc. His first business was exporting discount clothing and other merchandise online.[3][4]

Nativ

In July 2014, the company raised $1.5 million in seed financing from The Garland Funds in advance of the beta launch of MXL Build app builder, later renamed Nativ. Mark Cuban was brought on as an advisor. MXL developed 20,000 users in its beta form. The program provides users with app development tools that require no knowledge in computer coding. MLX creates native apps, and does not use hybrid building software.[1][2][5][6] The app builder was initially targeted at the music industry; in order to allow musicians and music companies to develop their apps.[3]

MXLApps and MXLGames

The MobileX Labs software originally was composed of MXLApps and Games. The software “combines social utilities and gaming to create apps for download on Apple, Google Play and Amazon”. The company also develops its own apps using the MXLApps platform.[4] Two of the first apps developed by MobileX Labs, Urban Pictionary and WakaVille, created the revenue flow to keep the company operating. The company has designed other apps for companies like Instagram.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Carly Okyle (September 15, 2014). "Top 30 Startups to Watch". Entrepreneur. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 John Pletz (July 15, 2014). "App developer MobileX lands $1.5 million". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Aidan Sakiri (June 14, 2012). "Entrepreneur Profile: Daniel Novaes". Elite Daily. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Will Schmidt (October 21, 2013). "MobileX Labs: Bootstrapping From Near Nothing to Success". Tech Cocktail.
  5. ↑ Murry Shohat (July 15, 2014). "MobileX Labs announces $1.5M in funding to 'democratize' app stores". Venture Beat. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ Josh Ong (October 21, 2014). "MobileX Labs launches its app building platform Nativ as an open beta". The Next Web. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
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