Koodos
Personal context layer for a user-centric internet.
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Koodos Labs is a New York-based product and research company focused on the next generation of the internet, founded in 2020 by Jad Esber. The company operates in the Media & Entertainment industry. Esber, the CEO, has a background that includes roles at Google and YouTube, an MBA from Harvard, and an engineering degree from the University of Cambridge. His work focuses on digital identity, reputation systems, and internet culture, which aligns with Koodos' mission.
Koodos develops tools centered around user ownership of data, verifiable credentials, and community building using web3 principles. The company's vision is to create a user-centric internet where individuals control their digital identity and data. This is achieved by building shared infrastructure that allows users to have portability of their social graph and personal data across different platforms.
The company's flagship product is 'Shelf,' a social network and personal data manager built around media consumption. Launched in 2024, Shelf allows users to collect, control, and share their digital life—what they watch, read, listen to, and play. The app aims to provide a memory layer for the internet that enables apps and AI agents to act on the user's behalf with permission. Shelf was recognized by Business Insider as one of the Top Apps of 2024 and was noted by YouTube's research team as a popular app among young users. The platform is designed for both consumers, who can store and showcase their media, and developers, who can access user context through the ShelfAPI to build more personalized products.
Koodos Labs is backed by investors and institutions and has been recognized for its approach to transforming social media with user-centric apps. The company has also joined NVIDIA's Startup Program to leverage AI and data science for its user-facing features. Keywords: personal data manager, media consumption social network, user data ownership, digital identity, web3 principles, data portability, agentic systems, consumer applications, connected media, social curation, internet culture, data sovereignty, Shelf app, Jad Esber, AI agents, personal context, developer API, media tracking, digital collection, user-centric internet
