The Rise of No-Code Platforms

Earlier this week, Parabola, a no-code platform that's focusing on automation for e-commerce, raised a Series A round of $8 million. This takes their total funding to $10.2 million, as this round follows a prior $2.2 million seed round in 2018. Their CEO told TechCrunch that their aim is to "bring the power of programming to everybody." Seems ideal right? Everyone has a startup idea that they want to work on, but struggle with the execution - especially if they don't have a technical background. However, the biggest concern has been that the applications built through these no-code platforms are fine as a hobby but not as an actual, monetizable application.