Two Toasters
| Type of business | Privately owned |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States |
| Headquarters | Durham, North Carolina |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Rachit Shukla, Founder/CEO Adit Shukla, Founder/Director of Creative Services |
| Industry | Mobile Technology |
| Services | Mobile Application Design and Development |
| Employees | 30+ |
| URL | www |
| Launched | 2008 |
| Current status | Closed |
Two Toasters is a mobile design and development company based in North Carolina, with offices in New York. They provide iOS and Android application development and strategy.[1]
History[edit]
Two Toasters was founded by Rachit and Adit Shukla, along with three friends, in 2008[2] following the launch of Apple's App Store.
In their first few years, the company worked with other tech startups and with large firms on mobile development and strategy. They developed apps for Airbnb, Dick's Sporting Goods, and GateGuru (now owned by TripAdvisor).[3] More recently, Two Toasters developed apps for Regal Cinemas, Fat Wallet, and JackThreads.[4]
In December 2014 the company moved to its current location in the American Tobacco Historic District after expanding its staff.[5][6] In January 2015 Gigaom reported that the company is developing an "Ara Manager" Android app for Google.[7]
On March 31, 2015, Two Toasters announced it was acquired by Ticketmaster, and changed its name to Ticketmaster Mobile Studio.[8]
As of October 23, 2019 Ticketmaster Mobile Studio's Twitter, Facebook, GitHub, and LinkedIn pages are deleted, and Google reports their main office at 318 Blackwell St. is permanently closed.
Awards and honors[edit]
Two Toasters has won a 2014 Webby award for the Birchbox iOS app [9] and was ranked 787 on the 2014 Inc. 5000 list of companies [10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Two Toasters website". Two Toasters. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Rachit Shukla". We Are NY Tech. 2012-06-18. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ Sawers, Paul (18 November 2012). "Port of call: Airbnb's Android app creators discuss reworking iOS apps for other platforms". The Next Web. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Two Toasters Work". Two Toasters.
- ^ Ohnesorge, Lauren K. (21 August 2014). "App developer Two Toasters to triple its space in Durham". Triangle Business Journal. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ Stone, Madeline (2 February 2015). "Check out the awesome campus that is transforming Durham, North Carolina into a startup hub". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ Leswing, Kif (12 January 2015). "Project Ara phones will have a dedicated app for managing modules". Gigaom. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ Ranii, David (31 March 2015). "Durham's Two Toasters acquired by Ticketmaster". The News & Observer. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "2014 Webby Awards". Webby Awards.
- ^ Smith, Rick (21 August 2014). "Inside Inc. 5000: Two Toasters' mobile apps deliver 579% growth". WRAL TechWire. Retrieved 12 March 2015.