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Ellipsis Education

Carmel, IN, 46082, United States

Overview

Codelicious is a Boston, MA-based provider of full-year computer science curriculum for K-12 schools and districts. Led by CEO Christine McDonnell, the company currently serves more than 100 schools and districts in 23 states. Its patented technology tailors instructional assets to a school or district’s unique instructional cadence to deliver customized, grade-level differentiated courses aligned with state and national computer science standards. The curriculum includes lesson plans, assessments, and standards mapping, providing teachers with everything needed to teach computer science. The company updates its curriculum regularly to stay current with new technology. Codelicious intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations and its business reach. Codelicious offers a full-semester, interactive computer science curriculum for grades 3–8 delivered via a SaaS "Curriculum as a Service" model and supported by a patent-pending technology. The platform is designed to help elementary and middle-school teachers with limited CS background by supplying lesson plans, professional development, and tools to build instructor and student skills. Codelicious began building its curriculum in 2016 and launched its subscription offering in January 2017. The company reports more than $100,000 in revenues and currently has 10 paying clients with additional clients in the pipeline. Codelicious says its curriculum keeps teachers connected with current technology and aims to build confidence in both educators and students. Planned uses of new funding include scaling sales and marketing, building out intellectual property, and adding personnel to drive scalable growth.

Total raised
$5M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Seed
Latest activity
Aug 2021

Industries

  • EdTech
  • Education
  • Primary Education
  • Secondary Education
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Recent funding

  1. Seed

    Aug 2021

    $4M

  2. Equity

    Aug 2018

    $1M

Team

  • Christine McDonnell

    Co-Founder, CEO

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  • Megan Welk

    Business Management

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  • Gerrit Vanderlugt

    Senior Director of Engineering and Technology

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  • Andy Teipen

    Senior Director of Sales

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