One year ago today, we founded Opnova knowing full well that on every anniversary we would have to acknowledge April Fool’s day with a nod to our inner fool for our boundless optimism. After all, even the great thinkers and prophets of their time were once deemed the village fools. With that almost prophetic fervor and energy we started building, iterating and manifesting our destiny.
In September 2024, we shared our vision for Opnova with the world in our post “A New Beginning”, as we embarked on our mission to eliminate repetitive, mundane and tedious tasks from our daily work, unlocking our true human potential for impactful and creative fulfillment.
It’s remarkable to look back at that starting point and reflect on the journey of the past twelve months as we celebrate Opnova’s first anniversary.
The energy and ambition we felt then have only intensified. This past year has been defined by relentless execution, iterative learning, and tight-knit collaboration as we set out to tackle significant inefficiencies in enterprise operations, and the response and engagement we've received have been highly validating.
Behind the product innovation that aligned enterprise requirements with the tremendous potential of agentic process automation and drove our progress forward was the thoughtful leadership and impressive contribution by my co-founders; Jose Luis Pereira, Tiago Melo and Pedro Saleiro. They have been amazing player-coaches to the entire Opnova engineering and AI team, leading from the frontlines. When it comes to the frontlines, I would like to also acknowledge our vanguard sales team of Ted Tabacco and Pat O’Connell, which under Ted’s leadership has done a tremendous job on our GTM motion.
While our core mission remains the anchor, the Opnova story has gained significant momentum. We’ve been thrilled to see our approach resonate, and in the past year, we are proud to have:
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Welcomed organizations who are now leveraging Opnova to streamline employee lifecycle management for their IGA practice, solve complex order management challenges for their ERP implementation, onboard customers to their portals and fully automate repetitive customer-facing tasks for their MSP practice.
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Achieved a series of firsts. Our first paid-POC, our first paid-customer, our first VAR partner.
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Grown our passionate team to 12 FTEs, bringing together diverse expertise dedicated to our shared goals.
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Successfully launched 4 iterative versions of the Opnova platform with customer-focused and customer-driven features as well as the companion process-mining tool that is revolutionizing the UX behind building automations.
This progress wouldn't be possible without the incredible dedication of the entire Opnova team, the invaluable trust and feedback from our early design partnerships, customers and value-added reseller partners, and the support of institutional and angel investors who believe in our vision. We are profoundly grateful to be building this future alongside you.
As we step into our second year, our conviction is stronger than ever. The opportunities to transform enterprise operations, especially for the regulated and legacy industries, are vast and we are just getting started. We remain laser-focused on refining our platform, expanding our capabilities, and deepening our partnerships to deliver exceptional value.
Thank you for being part of Opnova’s journey thus far. The path ahead is exciting, and we look forward to continuing to build, innovate, and shape the future together.
Onwards!
Sinan Eren