Every great platform has a founding story worth telling. platformOS was born in 2014 in San Francisco, California — founded by Adam Broadway after selling his previous company, Business Catalyst, to Adobe Systems in 2009. Immersed in the Bay Area's culture of relentless innovation, Adam set out to build something different: a platform that would truly empower developers and agencies to build enterprise-quality applications without the typical infrastructure burden.
The core belief driving platformOS from day one: developers shouldn't have to fight their platform. It should work for them — scalable, flexible, and built to last.
The chameleon-elephant logo isn't just branding. It's a philosophy — adaptability meets durability. Today, platformOS powers mission-critical applications across government, eCommerce, education, communities, and marketplaces worldwide. This is where it all started.