History of SensioLabs
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SensioLabs is the creator of the renowned open-source PHP framework and a leading technology company. SensioLabs plays a pivotal role in advancing the Symfony framework. Learn about its history and the key stages in its evolution over the past few decades.
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How it all started
SensioLabs was born out of Sensio, a company founded in Paris in 1998 by Fabien Potencier and Grégory Pascal, two pioneers who had just finished their studies.
At a time when the Internet was booming, Fabien and Grégory were driven by a single ambition: to bring together the web technology they were passionate about and businesses in a simple way. The name Sensio comes from the Spanish word "Sencillo," which means "simple."
From the beginning, Sensio specialized in the PHP programming language and quickly created the Sensio Framework, an internal PHP framework project designed by developers for developers.
In 2005, the Sensio Framework was renamed Symfony and released as open-source software to benefit from the strength of the community. It quickly became a resounding success.
The birth of SensioLabs
In 2012, SensioLabs was officially created as a sister company to Sensio. Since its creation, SensioLabs has been on a mission to support the development of the Symfony open-source framework by maintaining relationships with companies.
A lot happened during this period, which coincided with the release of Symfony 2. SensioLabs has successfully incubated numerous Symfony community initiatives thanks to a Series A round of funding: Symfony conferences, software, consulting and training services, certification, etc. SensioLabs has grown rapidly, as the use of Symfony has exploded, and has become one of the standout success stories in the then-emerging French Tech sector.
SensioLabs has also expanded globally through its network of partners, and more specifically in Germany with the creation of SensioLabs Deutschland to serve German-speaking customers.
SensioLabs now
In 2018, Blackfire and Symfony took off becoming independent companies. Symfony SAS excels at organizing conferences, certification and the Symfony community dimension.
The following year, SensioLabs joined forces with the Smile Group, Europe's leading service provider for Open-Source solutions.
SensioLabs is committed to its mission of being the go-to Symfony outpost for businesses. We help them develop their projects on Symfony in the best possible way. Our team of experts, developers and trainers is unparalleled, and pushes the boundaries of PHP and paves the way for tomorrow's innovations.
SensioLabs in the Smile Group
Since the beginning of 2021, SensioLabs has been a full member of the Smile Group, alongside leading companies such as alter way, UX-Republic, creativestyle and Synotis.
Open, passionate, agile, committed... The Smile Group is made up of more than 1,600 enthusiastic professionals from all over Europe. With many successful brands on board, Smile Group offers expertise and technical support on Open-Source solutions for Digital eXperience, E-commerce, Business Applications, Embedded & IoT, Mobile, Cloud, Data & AI.
Sharing a common vision of Open Source, SensioLabs was one of the first brands to join the Smile Group and start building a European champion in Open Source.
Be Part of the Next Chapter in SensioLabs Journey
The story of SensioLabs is far from over, and the most exciting pages are still to come. Join us as we continue to innovate, empower developers, and shape the future of web development. Together, let’s write the next chapter in this amazing journey!
