Appnovation is a global, full service digital consultancy firm with headquarters in Canada, specializing in web, intranet and mobile application development using open technologies including

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and

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frameworks like

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and

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, as well as

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, Big Data and

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services using

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and

MongoDB MongoDB is a source-available cross-platform document-oriented database program. Classified as a NoSQL database program, MongoDB uses JSON-like documents with optional schemas. MongoDB is developed by MongoDB Inc. and licensed under the Ser ...

. Appnovation is one of five companies in Canada to achieve Platinum Partner status with Alfresco Software, Inc. and Enterprise Select Partner status with

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History

Founded in 2007 in

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, Canada by CEO Arnold Leung. During its first year in business, Appnovation Technologies helped the current

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launch the older version of the mobile texting platform called NetworkText. By 2009, the company had grown to become the 15th biggest web development company in Vancouver. In 2010 Appnovation was ranked #16 in ''

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s Profit Hot 50 List and Leung was included on Business in Vancouver's Top Forty Under 40 list. In 2011 Leung was also named BDC's Young Entrepreneur of the Year for British Columbia and Appnovation was a finalist in the Small Business BC "Successful You Awards" in the Best Company category. In 2011 the company's revenue had tripled from the previous year, at $4.2 million. In 2014, the company opened an office in

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, Quebec and a sales and development centre in

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. In the same year, the company was included in the

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of fastest-growing Canadian technology companies. The company now also has U.S. offices in

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and

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, European offices in

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, and an office in

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. In 2016, the company was again included in the Deloitte "Fast 50" and Fast 500, with 449% growth between 2012 and 2015. In late 2016, Appnovation completed its first acquisition, buying the digital agency Wunderkraut Benelux, which brought their number of employees to 250. Moving ahead to April 2020, Appnovation worked with the Ministry of Health in British Columbia on digital solutions to help lessen the risk COVID-19 cross-contamination between province-wide healthcare facilities. This project focused on the development of business processes, digital systems and real-time collaboration to support the collection, analysis and reporting of personnel data that allowed health authorities to make decisions about provincial healthcare resourcing and implement a Single Site Staffing initiative. In September 2020, Appnovation secured $11.6 million from backers including a partnership between UK-based

Business Growth Fund BGF, established in 2011 as the Business Growth Fund, is an investment company that provides growth capital for small and mid-sized businesses in the UK and Ireland. From a network of 16 offices in the UK and Ireland, the company has invested more ...

(BGF),

Export Development Canada Export Development Canada (EDC; french: Exportation et développement Canada) is Canada's export credit agency and a state-owned enterprise wholly owned by the Government of Canada. Its mandate is to support and develop trade between Canada and o ...

(EDC) and Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF). According to CEO Arnold Leung, the funding will be used to continue the company's global expansion and growth strategy.

Awards and recognition

In 2017, the company received the EMEA 'Best New Partner' award at the MuleSoft Connect conference. Other awards include the 2013 Blue Drop Award for the best Marketplace/eCommerce Website, an Acquia "Partner Site of the Year" award for the mobile category, and the Alfresco "Partner Solution of the Year" for osCaddie.

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External links

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