Kids Can Code. We Help.
We put educators first
At Kodable, we believe that teachers are the gatekeepers of learning. So we've built our product from the ground up with teacher's needs in mind. From scripted lesson plans to automated assessment tools, everything we do is designed to help educators spend less time preparing, and more time teaching. Because that's where you make the most difference.
A note from the founders
We founded Kodable with a simple goal. We wanted to make it easier for people to teach their kids about computer science. In the years that followed, we've been overwhelmed with the response we've received from teachers, parents, and kids around the world. We never dreamed that something started at a kitchen table could be used by over 50% of elementary schools in the United States and over 200 countries around the world.
Jon started programming when he was 6, and knows firsthand the incredible effects it can have on people's lives. Nothing before in history has existed that can have such a transformational effect on a child's life - regardless of race, gender, or even economic background. Our mission today is simple - we want to bring that opportunity to every child in the world.
We're just getting started.
Grechen and Jon
It's been a journey...
October 20th, 2011
SurfScore, Inc is founded in Jon’s dorm roomJune 2012
Grechen goes to a baby shower and comes up with the idea for KodableJuly 2012
The first lines of code for Kodable are writtenNovember 2012
Jon quits his job with less than $1,000 in savings to work on Kodable full-time.November 26th, 2012
The first version of Kodable is released on iPad.November 27th, 2012
The first working version of Kodable is released on iPad.July 17th, 2013
Kodable is accepted into the Imagine K12 Accelerator and moves to Silicon ValleyDecember 2013
The first Hour of Code takes place - over 50,000 students use Kodable in a weekJuly 2014
Kodable finishes Imagine K12 and gets its first investmentJuly 8th, 2015
Over 1 million students have used KodableJuly 29th, 2015
Kodable hires its first full-time teacher to build the Kodable CurriculumDecember 2015
The second Hour of Code takes place - over 150,000 students use Kodable in a weekFebruary 2016
The first version of the Kodable Curriculum is releasedKodable reaches 2 million students
