Coda is a collaborative document platform that blends the flexibility of a document with the structure of a spreadsheet and the power of an app. It allows users to create interactive documents with tables, buttons, and automations, often competing with tools like Notion and Airtable. The company was co-founded by former Microsoft and Google engineers and has raised significant venture capital funding.
- Coda was co-founded by Alex DeNeui and Shishir Mehrotra, both former Google and Microsoft employees.
- It offers a freemium model with paid plans for teams and enterprises.
- Coda documents can include tables, kanban boards, calendars, and automations (called 'Packs').
- The platform integrates with popular services like Slack, Google Calendar, and Jira.
- Coda raised over $100 million in funding, including a $60 million round led by Greylock Partners in 2019.
Coda is a collaborative document and productivity platform that blends documents, spreadsheets, databases, and lightweight app-building into a single interface. It's aimed at teams wanting to build custom workflows, wikis, trackers, and internal tools without traditional coding.
- Founded around 2014 by Shishir Mehrotra (former YouTube product lead) and Alex DeNeui; originally called Krypton.
- Publicly launched out of beta in 2019 after several years of private development.
- Documents (called 'docs') combine text, tables, buttons, and formulas, with the ability to build interactive 'packs' that integrate with services like Slack, Google Calendar, and Jira.
- Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington (with a San Francisco presence) and has raised funding from investors including Greylock, Kleiner Perkins, and General Catalyst, reaching unicorn status.
- Competes with tools like Notion, Airtable, and Google Docs in the collaborative workspace category.
