MacAppStudio: App maker with a desi touch, global clientele

Chennai-based MacAppStudio is a $5 million (in revenue) bootstrapped success story. Started by George Christopher and Suresh Kumar G, it churns out apps for multiple platforms, across sectors, for a host of global clients. The startup serves as a great example for entrepreneurs and investors as it challenges the norms for running a business.

“We started this company with the resources we won in competitions conducted by Intel and the likes. We invested them, including the money, in developing apps. Our first big break came when one of our apps was listed on Torrentz and a popular app packaging brand actually contacted us to get the license as our app was the most downloaded in its category on Torrentz,” says Kumar. “We don’t spend the money we don’t have and till date there hasn’t been any necessity to look for extra.”