[citation needed] Founded in 2006, Appcelerator serves industries including retail, financial services, healthcare, and government.

[8] In 2007, Hakano, renamed Appcelerator, began creating an open-source platform for developing rich Internet applications (RIAs).

In June, it released a public beta of Titanium, which added support for Android and iOS app development to its existing web and desktop application features.

[37][38] According to Forrester Research, JavaScript adoption is setting the stage for the "biggest shift in enterprise application development" in more than a decade.

[11][40] Later, in October 2010, the company announced a partnership with PayPal and that it has raised $9 million in Series B funding from investors including Sierra Ventures and eBay.