# Encore v1.0: A founder's account of building a backend development platform for the cloud

DevFeed: [Encore v1.0: A founder's account of building a backend development platform for the cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/putting-the-fun-back-into-software-development-with-encore-v1-0-17802.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://encore.dev/blog/fun-back-into-software-development>)

Author: André Eriksson

Published: 2022-04-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Encore Updates](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/encore-updates.md>)

Topics: [backend-development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend-development.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [distributed-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/distributed-systems.md>), [Provisioning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/provisioning.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-development.md>)

Tags: [backend-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend-development.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [distributed-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/distributed-systems.md>), [funding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/funding.md>), [platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform.md>), [provisioning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/provisioning.md>)

## AI overview

Encore founder André Eriksson describes how the complexity of cloud infrastructure and large distributed systems motivated him to create Encore, a backend development platform. The article also announces $3 million in seed funding.

## Source excerpt

Encore's founder André Eriksson shares how his frustrations with building for the cloud led him to create the backend development platform he believes will transform developers' lives, and announces the company has raised $3 million in seed funding.