Zach Sims

Founder & CEO

Co-founder and CEO of Codecademy. Dropped out of Columbia University to launch Codecademy in 2011 with Ryan Bubinski. Led the company from Y Combinator S11 to a $525M acquisition by Skillsoft in 2022.

Overview

Companies
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Roles
Founder & CEO

Companies

1 company
Codecademy $83M
Acquired Founder & CEO

Interactive online coding education platform offering free and premium courses in programming languages including Python, JavaScript, SQL, and more. Grew to over 50 million learners worldwide before being acquired by Skillsoft in 2022 for $525 million.

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