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Believing that all students have potential and just need a chance to succeed through quality education

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Continuously developing cutting-edge tools and methods to make coding fun and accessible for children

Innovation in Education

Fostering a vibrant community of young programmers who learn, share, and create together

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Expanding beyond China to bring coding education to underserved communities worldwide through UNESCO partnerships

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Codemao is China's leading children's coding education platform, teaching 31 million students ages 4-16 through proprietary visual programming tools Kitten and Nemo.

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CEO & Co-Founder

Sun Yue

Co-Founder

Chief Technology Innovation Officer

Chief Of Staff

Head Of Sales

Proprietary graphical programming tool that encapsulates complex code into simple building blocks, designed specifically for Chinese children. Kitten enables students to create games, animations, and applications through drag-and-drop visual programming.

Kitten Visual Programming Language

Mobile-first visual programming application designed for school children to learn coding on smartphones and tablets. Nemo makes coding accessible anywhere, crucial for reaching China's mobile-native young generation.

Nemo Mobile Coding App

Python language editor designed to help students transition from visual programming to text-based coding. Turtle provides a bridge for advanced learners to develop professional programming skills.

Turtle Python Editor

3D graphical programming environment that allows students to create immersive games and interactive experiences, advancing beyond 2D visual programming.

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Specialized educational tool designed for preschool-age children (4-6 years) to introduce early computational thinking concepts through play-based learning.

Kids Preschool Programming Tool

Curriculum and tools provided to over 11,500 schools across China, integrating coding education into formal education systems with teacher training and classroom resources.

School Partnership Program

UNESCO and Codemao officially launched AI Day and the second phase of the Africa-Asia Youth Coding Initiative for 2025-2030, aiming to expand educational equity and develop digital skills for the new generation across multiple countries.

UNESCO and CODEMAO Launch AI Day and Youth Coding Initiative Phase 2

TIME magazine recognized Codemao as the world's top EdTech company in 2025, highlighting its innovative approach to coding education for children and its impact on 31 million students globally.

Codemao Ranked #1 in TIME's World's Top EdTech Companies 2025

Educators and students from Namibia, Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, and Thailand completed a week-long study tour in China, participating in coding workshops and cultural exchanges as part of the UNESCO-Codemao partnership.

Coding The Future Together: 2024 Africa-Asia Youth Study Tour to China Concludes

Codemao reported reaching $17 million in annual revenue with 30 million total customers, demonstrating strong growth in China's coding education market despite competition from over 200 startups.

How Codemao Hit $17M Revenue and 30M Customers in 2024

UNESCO formalized its multi-year partnership with Codemao to bring coding education to underserved communities in Africa and Asia, having already trained 200 teachers and reached 3,000 young people in the initiative's first phase.

UNESCO/CODEMAO Partnership Empowers Youth Through Coding and Digital Skills

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Li Tianchi and Sun Yue attended Web Summit in Dublin, where they witnessed young children coding proficiently, inspiring the idea for Codemao.

Founders Attend Web Summit

Li Tianchi and Sun Yue founded Codemao in Shenzhen, China, returning from their studies in Europe to bring coding education to Chinese children.

Company Founded

Released Kitten, a visual programming language inspired by Scratch but optimized for Chinese children and mobile devices, using simple building blocks to teach coding.

Kitten Programming Tool Launched

Completed RMB 120 million ($17 million) Series B funding round to scale operations and product development.

Series B Funding

Released Nemo mobile coding application and raised CNY 300 million in Series C funding led by CMB International, followed by Beijing News and Landscape Venture Capital.

Nemo App & Series C Funding

Raised approximately CNY 600 million in strategic financing, marking significant investor confidence in the children's coding education market.

Strategic Round - Major Growth

Achieved positive operating cash flow, demonstrating the sustainability of Codemao's business model in the EdTech sector.

Positive Operating Cash Flow

Raised CNY 400 million led by Russia-China Investment Fund with participation from Hillhouse Capital, SAIF Partners, and Cheetah Mobile, bringing total fundraising to CNY 1.25 billion.

Series C Round - Unicorn Path

Secured CNY 250 million in C+ round, bringing total funding to CNY 1.5 billion as the company expanded into adult education markets.

Series C+ Funding

Raised $198 million (1.3 billion yuan) in Series D led by Baring Private Equity Asia, the largest funding round in China's coding education industry at the time.

Series D - Largest EdTech Round

Partnered with UNESCO to launch the Africa-Asia Youth Coding Initiative, bringing coding education to underserved communities in Africa and Asia.

UNESCO Partnership Launch

Ranked #1 in TIME's World's Top EdTech Companies of 2025, recognizing Codemao's global impact and innovation in coding education.

TIME Top EdTech Company

Launched AI Day with UNESCO to enhance public awareness of AI education and inaugurate the second phase of the Youth Coding Initiative for 2025-2030.

AI Day Launch with UNESCO

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