It all started as a quest for pocket money
And here's how that turned into a multi-million dollar business with 24,000 customers and 500,000 developers in 120 countries.
Jan 2002
Idea for FusionCharts born from an article written by Pallav Nadhani to make more pocket money as a teenager
Oct 2002
FusionCharts v1 is launched
Mar 2003
We have 100 customers now
Apr 2005
We hire our first employee. Finally someone risks their life with us!
Aug 2005
FusionCharts Intrumentation Suite Launched
Jan 2006
We finally move into our first "proper" office
Oct 2006
5000 customers and growing...
Nov 2006
FusionWidgets launched
Apr 2007
FusionCharts Free is launched
Mar 2008
10,000 customers, unstoppable now!
Aug 2009
Funnel & Pyramid charts offered as gadgets in Google Docs
Nov 2009
FusionCharts Free released as open source
NASSCOM award for being amongst top 10 emerging companies in India
A swanky lakeside 50-seater office in Salt Lake City, Kolkata is our new address
Dec 2009
Deloitte recognition as 40th fastest growing tech company in India
15,000 customers and thirsting for more
Jan 2010
Forbes covers us, we're getting bigger
Feb 2010
Oomfo, FusionCharts for PowerPoint is released.
Our products have now been downloaded half a million times. Ah!
Mar 2010
Signing of our first 6 figure deal
Our first internation trade show at CeBIT Germany
Sep 2010
Allworld recognition as India's 11th fastest growing company
FusionCharts is now iPad ready
Oct 2010
ET, Tol and NASSCOM call us the great Indian tech story
Nov 2010
Team is now 50 strong
Feb 2011
A renowned publication seeks authors for a complete guide on FusionCharts
Mar 2011
$5M in annual revenue. Bing!
We exhibit at web 2.0 Expo SF, our first appearance on US soil
Jun 2011
Bangalore office opens, the first one outside Kolkata
Oct 2011
FusionCharts XT release. Never-before visuals and interactivity in JS (HTML5) charting
Jan 2012
FusionWidgets XT released. Delightful and interactive gauges in JS (HTML5)
Mar 2012
20,000 delighted customers... and counting!
Apr 2012
FusionCharts Beginner's Guide released; first ever data visualization product in industry to have one
Jul 2012
PowerCharts XT and FusionMaps XT released.
FusionCharts Suite XT: Delightful charts gauges and maps now in JS (HTML5)
Oct 2012
Collabion Charts for SharePoint released.
Our second book "Not Just Another Pie in the Sky"
Nov 2012
21,000 delighted customers and counting!
Feb 2013
We receive ComponentSource ‘Bestselling Product’ and ‘Bestselling Publisher’ awards for 2012-13.
May 2013
SD Times recognizes us in 'SD Top 100 Companies 2013'
Oct 2013
23,000 happy customers!
Feb 2014
Our CEO gets listed on prestigious Forbes '30 under 30' list.
Apr 2014
Collabion v2.0 released!
Jun 2014
v3.4 released - major update to FusionCharts Suite XT.
Aug 2014
24,000 happy customers.
Next milestone 25,000!
Dec 2014
We win CNBC Emerging India Award 2013-2014 for ‘Global Reach SME of the Year’ and 'Most Promising SME in IT-ITES'.
Feb 2015
Economic Times selects us for Bengal Corporate Awards under 'Innovation in Business Model' category.
Sounds like an interesting journey? You should read our book.
When we turned a decade old in October 2012, we thought we had a story to tell the world. A sweet story. And an unconventional one. So we wrote a book talking about the decade-long trials and tribulations of a company founded by a 17-year old with no business knowledge whatsoever and in a country not exactly known for software products.
It is a fun and inspiring read that takes you from cover to cover in an hour. There are the lessons we learnt along the journey, the mistakes we made and those hilarious stories that will keep us entertained for the rest of our lives.
- I really enjoyed the FusionCharts story. Great stuff! Loved the writing style. Derek Sivers, Founder of CD Baby and Author of Anything You Want
- The story of FusionCharts is an inspiring one for aspiring young software entrepreneurs in India and around the globe. Dharmesh Shah, co-founder and CTO, HubSpot
- I plan to encourage my son's high school to use it for school projects and inspire more students. Roshanak Afsarifard, Director, Actuate Corporation
Meet The Dude
They say there was a big bang. I do not know for sure. What I do know is that I was at the leading end of an explosion, and it wasn't pretty. But, the landing was, and so was the world I came into. Or at least the world that was coming into its own. I was there. I made it happen. I am The Dude.
The Dude* is the official FusionCharts mascot. His birth was a hat tip to our developers who tirelessly hack away at creating awesomeness. The Dude has grown to define our very own essence. Our curiosity that questions existing practices. Our pioneering spirit that does, learns, and improves. Our determination that never, never gives up...and then some. And the pure joy we share in making our world more delightful.
* With all due respect to El Duderino.
