CodiPlay

CodiPlay teaches schoolchildren programming through mobile games, a robotics and IoT kit (CodiKit) and a platform for teachers (CodiTeach). Founded in Kazakhstan in 2021 by Zhanadil Taldybayev and resident at Astana Hub, it describes itself as based in Kazakhstan and Qatar and reports about 1,200 schools and institutions in 13 countries. In January 2025 it raised a $9 million Series A from investors in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar to expand in the Middle East.