Appconomy Aims for Share of China’s Mobile Shopping Market
May 20, 2013 | Angela Shah, Xconomy
We’ve all been there, standing in a superstore, shopping list in hand. We stare at the dozens and dozens of rows of consumer products before us and don’t have a clue where to find anything. But if you’re in China, Appconomy has something that might help. The company, which is based in both Austin, TX, and Shanghai, unveiled its “Smart Shopping App” in a soft launch in Shanghai earlier this month.
Appconomy Makes Custom Apps for Merchants on China’s Taobao
Feb 26, 2013 | Steven Millward, Tech In Asia
China’s seminal e-commerce site Taobao, which enables anyone to become an amateur shopkeeper, has over a million merchants on its platform. This is where the Sino-US startup Appconomy sees a niche to help these sellers create a native mobile app of their Taobao store.
Appconomy Launches Mobile App Platform for Chinese Ecommerce Merchants
Feb 22, 2013 | Josh Ong, The Next Web
Appconomy has announced a Cloud Commerce Platform, called Zhangyingbao in Chinese, that provides merchants on Taobao, Alibaba’s popular C2C ecommerce marketplace, with a service for making custom mobile apps for their storefronts.
11 Startups in Asia that Caught Our Eye
Feb 17, 2013 | Emily Goh, Tech In Asia
Jinjin is an app developed by the Sino-US startup Appconomy, and appeals to both shoppers and retailers. It can serve as a mobile wallet that holds loyalty cards, discount coupons, allows mobile payments in-store, and even lets you gift a product to a friend.
Appconomy Builds Up Its Mobile Payments and Loyalty Cards Service in China
Feb 13, 2013 | Steven Millward, Tech In Asia
Chinese consumers have plenty of choices if they want to use their smartphones to get discount coupons, but we’ve seen very few startups try to provide a lot more complex things like mobile payments or loyalty cards. That’s what Appconomy’s JinJin app is aiming to achieve, and has recently added social gifting to its features list.
Austin Software Vet Pursues China Market
Jan 27, 2013 | Lori Hawkins, Austin American-Statesman
For his latest startup, Austin software veteran Brian Magierski looked to China. “It’s the largest and fastest-growing smartphone market in the world, and we wanted to develop mobile apps, so that’s where we needed to be,” Magierski said. The result is Appconomy, a two-year-old mobile app development company that has been built with dual headquarters in Austin and in Shanghai.
Appconomy Wraps Up $16M Funding Round as it Launches Merchant Rewards Platform in China
Dec 21, 2012 | Josh Ong, The Next Web
Mobile app firm Appconomy has announced completion of a $16 million Series A funding round as it launches its Jinjin Marketplace app for merchants in China, starting with Beijing and Shanghai.
Appconomy Raises Additional $6M in Series A Funding
Dec 20, 2012 | FINSMES Editors
Appconomy, Inc., an Austin, TX-, and Shanghai, China-based developer of the Appconomy Commerce Cloud platform and mobile apps, has raised an additional $6m and completed a $16m Series A funding.
Move Over E-Commerce, Retail in China Gains Mobile Advantage with Jinjin Platform
November 5, 2012 | Matt Johnson, Mobisights
Using geo-fencing technology to provide tailored shopping services to consumers, Jinjin Retail for big-box retailers offers promotions and rewards based on the location of shoppers in the store, as well as stated search results and shopping lists.
Austin Chamber Announces 2012 “A-List” Winners
November 1, 2012 | Bryan Menell, Austin Startup
The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce yesterday recognized 28 innovative technology start-ups as members of The Chamber’s 2012 A-List at a ceremony at Capital Factory. Recognition as an A-List Company is intended to increase the visibility of some of Austin’s great regional technology startups…
Trends, Challenges, and Chances in the Rising Mobile Deals Space
February 28, 2012 | Colin Gibbs, GigaOM
“The more you can close the loop on every transaction, the better tools we can provide to merchants and consumers to receive highly personalized offers,” said Brian Magierski, the co-founder and CEO of Appconomy, a startup that provides mobile commerce and cloud services.
Make an App for That: Mobile Strategies for Retailers
February 7, 2012 | Chris Silva
2011 was the year of the mobile consumer. One of the areas of largest disruption is in mobile retail. While some brands have succeeded in serving this new type of customer, many are struggling to catch up. This report would not have been possible without insights into application and mobile strategies shared by major retailers and observers, including Appconomy.
Austin Tech Companies Visit London’s “Silicon Valley”
Jan 23, 2012 | Lori Hawkins
Eight Austin digital media companies are exploring London’s burgeoning technology hub this week in an effort to build connections between the two cities. Austin participants include Appconomy, which develops mobile application software and last month raised $10 million to accelerate its business in China.
Interview with Brian Magierski, Appconomy
Jan 11, 2012 | Texas TechPulse
In a world defined by smart phones and mobile devices, how can retailers and brands reach their customers best? Austin-based Appconomy (www.appconomy.com) think it has the answer, with its AppWallet platform, which helps developers to easily create apps and help merchants and consumers to connect via mobile devices.
Dec 9, 2011 | Bryan Menell
As we go into 2012 there’s definitely a good sized group of companies that are primed for rapid growth and market acceptance. I’ll give you my list of the few that I’m watching…
Technology Tips Tools and Trends
Winter 2011 | Alison Stanton
The custom app concept is similar to the early days of the Internet, when people may have paid a firm to build their websites, says Steve Guengerich, vice president and co-founder of Appconomy Inc., a mobile software company in Austin. However, Appconomy doesn’t charge up-front fees.
Austin-based Mobile App Maker Appconomy Expanding into China
Sep 27, 2011 | Lori Hawkins
Austin-based Appconomy Inc., which helps customers provide commerce capabilities in their smartphone apps, is breaking into the Chinese market with a dual headquarters in Shanghai and a partnership with China’s largest software services firm.
Wanna Build a Developer Community? Reward, Engage, Incent
Sep 27, 2011 | Ryan Lawler
At GigaOM Mobilize, execs with experience in the field said that to create a robust group of developers, they have to provide rewards and incentives to the top users.
Appconomy and Neusoft Form Alliance
Sep 27, 2011 | Christopher Calnan
Appconomy plans to integrate its AppCommerce platform with Neusoft’s cross platform application environment. The deal would enable Appconomy to power new applications in the United States, China and beyond.
The Next Wave Of Mobile Retail? Local Merchant Loyalty Programs
July 29, 2011 | Steve Guengerich
Everyone likes to get a discount. And every merchant wants customers in their store. No wonder, then, the success of deal-oriented apps in the mobile sector, as perhaps best popularized by Groupon.
14 Things I Learned at the Mobile Enterprise Summit
April 26, 2011 | Eric Lai
Tech market researcher GigaOM Pro and mobile vendor Appconomy held the first Mobile Enterprise Summit on the new campus of UC San Francisco. The speakers, an impressive selection of this small but growing community (remember, it was enterprise-only), had some insights and quotes that should interest developers and IT users alike.