Pixate

Acquired

Mobile application prototyping. Now part of Google.

Summer 2012Founded 201210 peoplePalo Alto, CA, USA

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Pixate was acquired by Google, Inc. in July 2015. * Pixate was founded in May 2012 with the goal of enabling designers and developers to create beautiful, native mobile apps quickly and easily. Pixate's flagship product, the Pixate Engine for iOS, integrates a CSS-based styling engine, graphics rendering system, and a SVG-subset for supporting scalable vector graphics. The CSS-based stylings can be changed at run-time and can be downloaded and updated on-demand. The Pixate Engine for iOS version 1.0 is currently available for purchase or for trial download at pixate.com. Pixate was a Y-Combinator Summer 2012 participant and raised early funding through a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2012.

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Pixate was a mobile application prototyping platform that aimed to change how mobile apps are prototyped. It was acquired by Google and subsequently shut down in 2016 as the team pursued a broader vision within Google.

Pixate provided a toolset for prototyping mobile applications, allowing designers to create interactive prototypes. The project was ultimately sunsetting as the team moved to pursue broader product design and build initiatives within Google.

Who it’s for: Product design teams, mobile UX designers, and product managers involved in rapid prototyping of mobile apps.

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