Zerocoder

Zerocoder positions itself as an online university focused on visual programming, enabling individuals to develop IT products without writing code. Founded in 2021, the company was established by a team of serial entrepreneurs and experienced tech professionals, including Vadim Mikhalev, former Tinkoff product manager Leonid Byakov, Unisender co-owner Dmitry Solovyov, and Mikhail Smolyanov, co-founder of Finologue and Megaplan. Kirill Pshinnik, who serves as the CEO, joined the project later, bringing his experience as the founder of Megaprop and a former commercial director. Pshinnik's background includes a degree from Lomonosov Moscow State University, an MBA from Kingston Business School, and studies at 42 Silicon Valley, reflecting a deep connection to both technology and business education.

The company's business model revolves around providing educational services in the EdTech market, targeting both individual consumers (B2C) and business clients (B2B). For individuals, Zerocoder offers courses designed to help people without a technical background enter the IT field, with an average student age of 40. The curriculum is extensive, covering no-code development for mobile apps (iOS and Android) and websites, prompt engineering for AI, and even traditional programming languages like Python, but taught in a way that is accelerated by no-code tools and AI. The company generates revenue through the sale of these courses, which are offered at different tiers, including basic plans with homework feedback and premium business rates that come with additional courses and access to a business chat with project orders. For its B2B segment, Zerocoder counts major corporations and government bodies among its clients, such as RZD, Rosatom, Gazprom Neft, and the governments of several Russian regions, providing them with training in new technologies like neural networks.

A significant milestone in the company's history was attracting 20 million rubles in investment in January 2022 from investors including Qiwi co-founder Sergey Solonin, which valued the startup at 200 million rubles. This was followed by another investment in April 2024 from Solonin and the ST Capital venture fund. In addition to its educational offerings, Zerocoder operates the Zerocoder Marketplace, a digital platform connecting businesses with no-code professionals for project fulfillment, and a division that assists graduates with finding employment. The platform facilitates the entire project cycle, from design to launch, using a variety of no-code tools like Adalo, Glide, Bubble, and Webflow.

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