From launching an app to successfully completing a seed round, the past year has been an exciting one at Numio. It was the year when we launched the first ever zkRollups app on Google Play, mastered the tech for faster and cheaper Ethereum transactions, supercharged ourselves by getting VC funding, and built the foundation to take Layer 2 tech to the next level in 2022.
In this short post we take a look at just some of our achievements during 2021.
December 2020/January 2021
Depending on where you live in the world it was on the 31st December 2020/1st January 2021 that we quietly launched the first ever zkRollup powered mobile app to registered users on Google Play.
On the 31st December 2020 I made my first transaction on the #zkSync network using the first public release of the @GetNumio app - it was a big start to a big year
— Joel Kite ???? (@joelkite) December 31, 2021
Numio has a lot of very cool additions coming up in 2022 - watch this space#ethereum #zkRollups #L22022 pic.twitter.com/QH7JSFtXdu
January
On the 11th January the Numio app went live globally on Google Play.
Ready for fast and cheap mobile #Ethereum?
— Numio (@GetNumio) January 11, 2021
The Numio app with zkRollups is now live in the Google Play store.
Download it today: https://t.co/knfyhtcWq4#blockchain $PHNX $USDC $WBTC #fintech #cryptocurrency pic.twitter.com/mYvVgsybL4
And just four days later it had over 5,000 downloads.
We've had over 5,000 downloads of the Numio app from Google Play in under four days ????
— Numio (@GetNumio) January 14, 2021
That's over 5,000 people who get the low gas fees and turbocharged transactions that zkRollups brings to #Ethereum ⚡
Join the revolution: https://t.co/knfyhtcWq4#cryptocurrencies #fintech pic.twitter.com/Lcw43xU7HD
February
February saw the gas fee for making deposits from Layer 1 to Layer 2 reduce by ~50% and transactions get even cheaper.
Transfers on Numio just got a whole lot faster and cheaper ????
— Numio (@GetNumio) February 9, 2021
L1 vs L2 ????#cryptocurrency #zkrollups #Ethereum $ETH $PHNX $USDC $WBTC pic.twitter.com/DLfwEVpYwr
We also launched the Numio TikTok channel – https://www.tiktok.com/@getnumio
March
In March we added a manual backup/registration option for people who wanted to avoid using biometrics.
v1.4.0 is live on Google Play Store 
— Numio (@GetNumio) March 18, 2021
Users can skip Google Drive and biometrics backup opting for manual backup of recovery key.
Recovery flow now allows 2 options including to recover from manual recovery key input
New UI added for new backup and recovery flow options
June
June saw the launch of our redesigned app, new website, and updated branding.
July
In July things really started to heat up as we announced a $1.25m seed round.
A big thank you to Hashkey Capital, LD Capital, Youbi Capital, Caballeros Capital, DVC, ZMT Capital, Suji Yan of Mask Network, Cecilia Li, ex-investment director of OK Group and others.
July was also the month when Numio v2.0 went live on Android and iOS.
August
In August we launched our new initiative, the Numio Token Guide where we present the latest information on your favorite Ethereum tokens in an easy to understand format.
September
September saw the launch of in-app token swaps with Paraswap.
We also added a third anonymous registration option where you can create accounts without giving us an email or phone number.
October
In October we launched Numio Docs.
November
November saw the release of our Pay Day promotion where you are in with a chance of winning up to $500.
There were in excess of 50 lucky winners during the first Pay Day promotion with PhoenixDAO.
Partnerships
2021 also saw the development of several exciting partnerships.
Storj
UTU
Mute.
ParaSwap
Ferrum Network
So there you go. A run down of some of the biggest Numio news stories in 2021.
The reality is that we did much much more than that both publicly and behind the scenes – you can always look back over our news and social media accounts to find out more.
Here’s to a massive 2022. We know you will like whats coming up next.
