2 . 0 ▁application ▁development ▁company ▁H ak ano . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁H ak ano , ▁renamed ▁App cel er ator , ▁began ▁creating ▁an ▁open ▁source ▁platform ▁for ▁developing ▁rich ▁Internet ▁applications ▁( RI As ). ▁Marc ▁Fle ury , ▁founder ▁of ▁J B oss , ▁joined ▁the ▁company ▁as ▁an ▁ad visor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁App cel er ator ▁re located ▁to ▁Mountain ▁View , ▁California ▁and ▁later ▁released ▁a ▁preview ▁of ▁its ▁App cel er ator ▁T itan ium ▁product , ▁which ▁drew ▁comment ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁open ▁source ▁compet itor ▁to ▁Ad obe ▁A IR . ▁ ▁App cel er ator ▁began ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁mobile ▁apps ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁June , ▁it ▁released ▁a ▁public ▁beta ▁of ▁T itan ium , ▁which ▁added ▁support ▁for ▁Android ▁and ▁iOS ▁app ▁development ▁to ▁its ▁existing ▁web ▁and ▁desktop ▁application ▁features . ▁T itan ium ▁ 1 . 0 ▁released ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁App cel er ator ▁increased ▁its ▁employee ▁count ▁five - fold ▁between ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁re venue ▁tot aled ▁$ 3 . 4 ▁million , ▁a ▁ 3 7 4 ▁percent ▁increase ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁App cel er