ALL ABOUT CODELAUNCH

What do you get when you combine a seed accelerator competition, tech tradeshow, a startup conference, and a raucous networking event? You get CodeLaunch!

CodeLaunch sponsors and partners put thousands of dollars in professional seed services behind the winners of its national seed accelerator competition. CodeLaunch has become a unique and critical amenity to pre-MVP startups. At the core of CodeLaunch is a seed accelerator competition between individuals and groups who have software technology startup ideas.

WHAT IS CODELAUNCH?

CodeLaunch brings excitement and showmanship to the startup community. Our finale showcase events are the next generation in ‘venturetainment’ and the Greatest Startup Show on Earth!

  • STARTUP ACCELERATOR COMPETITION
  • TECHNOLOGY TRADESHOW
  • NETWORKING EXPO

" THINK LIVE SHARK TANK EPISODE WITH AN INTERACTIVE AUDIENCE "

Jason W. Taylor
CodeLaunch President & Founder

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CODELAUNCH VALUES

At CodeLaunch, we aim to bridge the gap between non-technical founders and technology excellence by pairing our cohorts with vetted, professional software development firms. We take a hands-on approach to startup incubation by providing invaluable seed services, such as product development.

PRODUCED BY IMPROVING

CodeLaunch was acquired by Improving, a technology consulting and software development firm with offices across North America, in 2019. Improving has been instrumental in the expanded growth and evolution of CodeLaunch and continues to champion our startup accelerator competition.

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DRIVEN BY THE VALUES OF CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM

CodeLaunch exemplifies and is driven by Improving’s core value alignment of Conscious Capitalism. CodeLaunch provides seed services that are invaluable to early-stage startups and our sponsors and partners help guide winning startup ventures down the path of success while minimizing their financial risk.

CODELAUNCH HISTORY

CodeLaunch was founded in 2012 by Jason W. Taylor. Under a different name then, the ‘Code Authority App Idea Competition’, CodeLaunch slowly added new wrinkles to grow the audience of just 40 at the inaugural event in 2012 to hundreds in attendance today. From the startup expo to the product development hackathons, learn all about our history below.

CODELAUNCH NEWS

Get all of your CodeLaunch news, updates, and exciting announcements from our official blog.

CODELAUNCH IN THE NEWS

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ENTREPRENEUR.COM

How a College Football Contract Opened the Door to Helping Other Startups Launch

After landing the prized contract for digital infrastructure, this software founder paid it forward by creating a nationwide…
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TWIN CITIES BUSINESS

‘Greatest Startup Show on Earth’ Comes to Minnesota

An international pitch competition that bills itself as “the greatest startup show on Earth” is coming to Minnesota for the first time…

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DALLAS MORNING NEWS

Frisco High Schoolers Take Shot at $150,000 Prize for Startups at Dallas’ CodeLaunch

When 17-year-olds Siddhant Singh and Archit Thanikella aren’t busy with high school classes in Frisco, they’re trying to make…
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APPLY TO CODELAUNCH!

Applications for ALL CodeLaunch 2025 events will open on February 16th, 2025. Be sure to APPLY before the window closes!

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