How we built an app accelerated in Silicon Valley
Pipefy, founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California, is a low-code platform for project management and workflow automation, operating under the Software as a Service (SaaS) model. A partner of IBM, the company has raised over $140 million in external funding and is present in more than 150 countries.
Developing a system unlike anything before
Alessio Alionço
Founder & CEO of Pipefy
Turning ideas into reality: Ateliware’s agile path to building Pipefy in just 3 months
Ateliware stands out for its agile methodology, close collaboration with clients, expectation alignment, and phased delivery approach. Our focus was to quickly launch a functional version of Pipefy, which had its own customers within just three months.
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Simplifying & Transforming
- We identified Pipefy’s key objectives and needs as a business tool.
- Designed an intuitive process to segment and manage workflows.
- Prioritized automation to add value across the entire chain, from managers to users.
02
Prototype, Development & Validation
- Prototyped and developed the first version of the product with essential initial features.
- Defined the platform’s screen hierarchy and usability.
- Collected feedback and conducted validation tests with the target audience.
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From MVP to Silicon Valley
- Completed Pipefy's MVP in just 3 months.
- Quickly delivered the first fully functional version, operating flawlessly and enabling Pipefy's acceleration in Silicon Valley through 500 Startups (now "500 Global").
- The acceleration transformed the product into a thriving business and paved the way for external investments.
Seamless integration with the tech stack
To turn Pipefy’s idea into a successful business, Ateliware’s development team chose Ruby as the programming language and Ruby on Rails as the framework. Both stand out for enabling fast and efficient web application development, especially for startups and digital businesses. For the front-end, React was used to create more interactive user interfaces.
The platform that went from Curitiba to the world
The demand for a tool like Pipefy was such that 17 companies had already purchased the service before they had even seen the prototype working. Within 6 months of its launch on the market, the software was already being used by more than 12,000 companies in 110 countries around the world.
Today, the platform is one of the best solutions on the market for managing business processes and is used in more than 150 countries by 20,000 medium and large companies, such as Accenture, Visa, General Electric, Volvo, AB InBev and Telefônica.
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