Novarra was a mobile internet software company founded in 2000 and based in Itasca, Illinois, United States.

It created web-based services such as web internet access, portals, videos, widgets and advertising for mobile devices.

[2] Novarra started in 2000 and launched its first wireless web software application in 2002 to enable mobile workforce users with Palm (PDA), BlackBerry, Symbol and Windows Mobile devices to securely access and customize corporate applications through wireless networks.

In 2002, Novarra’s received the first handset manufacturer contract to supply a full browser to Palm, Inc. for Tungsten (handheld) PDAs (branded WebPro).

The company's main competitor Opera emerged, by releasing its first version of a Java-based client called Opera-mini.