How we ended up here
Back in 2018, I was running a small web development shop in Brisbane and spending way too much time wrestling with budget spreadsheets. Every month, same story—copying formulas, fixing broken links, trying to remember what "Q3_FINAL_v2_ACTUAL" meant.
One night after missing another invoice deadline, I thought: there has to be something better. Turns out, most budget software was either built for enterprise teams with dedicated finance departments, or it was so basic it barely tracked more than a grocery list.
So I built something for myself. Just a simple tool that tracked projects, predicted cash flow, and didn't require a manual every time I wanted to add a category. My business partner Steph tried it and said, "This is actually useful—you should show other people."
We launched qumeryonixa in March 2019 with about 30 beta users from local business groups. Now we're working with freelancers, small agencies, retail shops, and even a few mid-sized construction firms. The software has grown a lot, but the goal hasn't changed: make budgeting something you can actually stick with.
We test every feature on our own projects first. If it slows us down, it doesn't make the cut.