CoderPad Acquires CodinGame

Summit Partners Provides Growth Capital to CoderPad

June 11, 2020

Software

Summit Partners has closed a growth funding round in CoderPad, the San Francisco–based technical assessment platform. The investment will fund product development, scale the organization, and accelerate customer and revenue growth as CoderPad meets rising demand for remote technical interview solutions.

Skillsoft Acquires Codecademy

December 22, 2021

Education

Skillsoft acquired Codecademy in a transaction valued at approximately $525 million in cash and stock, combining Codecademy's interactive coding platform and roughly 40 million registered learners with Skillsoft’s enterprise learning business. The deal expands Skillsoft’s Technology & Developer capabilities, creates cross‑selling opportunities across Skillsoft’s large corporate customer base, and is expected to be immediately accretive to bookings, revenue growth, and gross margins.

CircleCI Acquires Ponicode

March 9, 2022

Software

CircleCI has acquired Ponicode, a Paris-based AI-powered testing platform, to integrate AI-driven test generation and analysis into its CI/CD offering. The acquisition expands CircleCI's product capabilities and engineering presence in France, aiming to improve developer productivity by shifting advanced testing and intelligence earlier into the development workflow.

Zapier Acquires Makerpad

March 9, 2021

Software

Zapier has acquired Makerpad, the leading no-code content and education platform founded by Ben Tossell. Makerpad will operate as a stand-alone business within Zapier; the deal is Zapier's first acquisition and aims to expand Zapier's capabilities and reach into no-code education and community resources.

Sandbox Acquires Code Kingdoms

March 8, 2021

Education

London-based digital learning company Sandbox has acquired Code Kingdoms, a UK provider of online coding and computer science resources for 8-14 year olds. The acquisition brings Code Kingdoms into Sandbox's Gaming vertical to expand Sandbox's kids' coding and educational gaming offerings.

Learning.com Acquires Codesters and Vidcode

January 24, 2023

Education

Learning.com has acquired Codesters, bringing Codesters' web-based Python curriculum and the previously acquired Vidcode offering into Learning.com's platform. The acquisition integrates the Codesters team (with founder Gordon Smith joining as VP of Product Strategy) and expands Learning.com's K-12 computer science and digital literacy offerings to its existing customer base.