Celebrating Success: Bondora Alumni at Flowstep – Investing made easy

Have you ever ever questioned what sparks the creation of a groundbreaking startup? Be part of us behind the scenes of 1 such story, one with roots in Bondora.

Image this: A bunch of proficient people are constructing one thing unbelievable at Bondora, every bringing their distinctive abilities and views to the desk. Amongst them have been Kaarel Roben, former Workers Engineer, and Matt Clannachan, former VP of Product. These two brilliant minds shared a ardour for innovation and streamlined simplicity.  

Whereas creating and enhancing our clients’ expertise, Matt and Kaarel observed a spot within the person expertise market. They noticed a necessity for a instrument that might streamline the design course of, making it extra environment friendly and accessible to all.

Impressed by their experiences and pushed by their entrepreneurial spirit, they launched into a journey to fill that hole, laying the inspiration for what would change into Flowstep.

So, what’s Flowstep?

Flowstep is a UX copilot that helps designers create higher merchandise 10x sooner. It’s like Github Copilot for design. As a substitute of spending days creating person flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups, create them in seconds—all from a easy textual content immediate. It’s a testomony to the creativity and ingenuity that Matt and Kaarel delivered to Bondora, now amplified of their enterprise at Flowstep.

‘Any inventive course of begins with creativeness. The tough half is popping it into one thing materials. To attain that in the present day, designers should adapt to the instruments at their disposal moderately than the instruments adapting to them. This creates unbelievable friction within the product design course of. We’re constructing one thing radically higher and extra superior than something seen earlier than. And we are able to’t wait to share it with the world.’ – Matt Clannachan, Flowstep Co-founder and CEO.

At Bondora, we’ve all the time believed in empowering our workforce members to chase their desires, push boundaries, and make a distinction. Kaarel and Matt embody that spirit, and their success speaks volumes in regards to the expertise we domesticate.

Potential acknowledged

In Might 2023, Flowstep’s potential was acknowledged once they gained first prize on the Latitude59 Pitch Competitors 2023, highlighting their early promise. 

Later that yr, Flowstep secured €755,000 in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding spherical led by Tera Ventures, with help from Specialist VC and angel traders, which incorporates the co-founder of Hugging Face and co-founder of Wolt. Bondora was proud to face amongst them, recognizing the immense promise of Flowstep’s imaginative and prescient.

In April 2024, they obtained a €1M grant from Enterprise Estonia (EAS), fueling their growth plans. With this help, Flowstep is about to reinforce their workforce, advance their AI capabilities, and deepen their design analysis efforts.

Kaarel and Matt’s story is not only about constructing a profitable startup – it’s in regards to the energy of ardour, perseverance, and unwavering help. It conjures up us all to dream huge, chase our ambitions, and by no means cease believing.

As we rejoice one new enterprise’s triumphs, we are able to’t assist however marvel what would be the subsequent huge concept to emerge from our workforce… 

Flowstep is a copilot that helps you design higher merchandise, 10x sooner. Be part of the waitlist at https://flowstep.ai/

Click on on their names to learn Matt and Kaarel’s Superhero articles from their time at Bondora.