Codecademy

Codecademy was founded in August 2011 by Zach Sims and Ryan Bubinski. Sims dropped out of Columbia University to focus on launching a venture, and Bubinski graduated from Columbia in 2011. The company, headquartered in New York City, raised $2.5 million in Series A funding in October 2011 and $10 million in Series B funding in June 2012. The latest round of funding was led by Index Ventures.

In August 2015, Codecademy partnered with the White House, working to host in-person meet-ups for 600 students from disadvantaged women and minority groups over a twelve-month period.

By August 2017, Codecademy's CEO Zach Sims officially announced the launch of the new paid "Pro" product. A "Pro Intensive" paid offering was also launched in August 2017 but as of 2020 this product appears to no longer be offered.

In December 2021, Skillsoft announced that it would acquire Codecademy for approximately $525 million in cash and stock. The sale was closed on April 5, 2022.

Partnerships

In August 2017, Codecademy partnered with Amazon for free Alexa skills training.

By October 2018, the company employed 85 people, up from 45 in 2016. It had also raised $42.5 million from groups such as Union Square Ventures and Naspers.

By January 2020, Codecademy had expanded to a suite of languages including C++, C#, Go, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, PHP, Python, R, Swift, and SQL, as well as various libraries, frameworks, and associated subjects. According to their roadmap, Codecademy is slated to release Android Development, ASP.NET, Flask, Kotlin, and TypeScript courses in 2019.