Learn fast. Build right. Gain traction.
It starts with the workforce. Codefi helps Missourians build real AI skills — then put them to work launching companies, shipping products, and transforming how their organizations run.
AI TRAINING
Hands-on training for small business owners, founders, and career changers — plus registered AI apprenticeships that build teams into in-house AI talent. No technical background required.
Explore AI TrainingSTARTUP DEVELOPMENT
From your first build to real traction. We pair founders with AI-native tools and expert support across two stages — Build and Scale — powered by Traction Studio AI. Need software built? Our Dev Studio ships it.
Explore Startup Development
CAPE HUB
The region's most creative coworking space, the AI Builders Lab for people shipping real products with AI, and monthly AI Industry Nights. Plus a small AI supercomputer you can book — coming to the Lab.
Explore Cape HubMISSOURI INITIATIVES
Leading tech-based economic development across Missouri to build and scale talent, network, ventures, and capital.
Explore Initiatives
AI lets you move fast. But speed without structure is just faster failure. We pair AI-native tools with 10+ years of proven methodology, so you build the right thing, quickly.
Most resources stop at education or advice. We connect AI skills to startup validation to product development to organizational transformation. Learn it, launch it, build it, scale it, all in one place.
We measure success in shipped products and validated ideas, not certificates. Over a decade of launching products, training builders, and transforming organizations.
3,500+
Tech & AI Learners Trained
100+
Startups Built & Supported
$60M
Follow-On Capital Raised
$100M+
Total economic impact in southern MissouriEconomic impact in southern Missouri
Here’s everything you need to know before getting started.
Contact usThe right path for you depends on your current stage and specific needs, whether you are looking to learn how to build with AI tools hands-on with AI Skills, validate a startup idea in Startup Studio, outsource product development via Dev Studio, or transform your organization with Builders Lab. Not sure? Contact us-we'll help you find the right fit.
founders begin in Wave 1 (Ideation) and advance through the platform as they build traction. Even if you believe your idea is already validated, completing Wave 1 provides critical intelligence, feedback, and artifacts that strengthen your go-to-market approach in Wave 2.
The key difference between learning to build and having Codefi build for you comes down to who does the technical work. AI Skills teaches you to build products yourself — ideal for founders who want hands-on capability or plan to lead technical teams. Dev Studio is for founders and organizations who prefer to stay focused on the business while Codefi's team handles product development. Many clients combine both: they learn the fundamentals through AI Skills, then hand off production work to Dev Studio.
Dev Studio can create a wide range of products using AI-native methods with accelerated turnaround. For startups, the team builds prototypes, MVPs, and scalable platforms. For organizations, Dev Studio delivers custom AI agents, GPTs, AI assistants, and workflow automation tools — all designed to solve real operational problems faster than traditional development.
A Vibeathon is a collaborative, time-limited building event where participants use vibe coding and AI tools to create working products in a short timeframe. It serves as the centerpiece of Codefi's Builders Lab program, designed to energize teams, unlock creative problem-solving, and demonstrate firsthand what's possible with AI-assisted development.
Builders Lab is not only for large organizations — it's designed to scale for any size group. The program works for companies, universities, economic development organizations, and communities of all sizes, from small leadership teams exploring AI for the first time to full multi-department rollouts.
Missouri residents may qualify for sponsored access to Codefi programs through Codefi Foundation. Register to confirm your eligibility.
The best place to start with Codefi is by exploring the four program paths — AI Skills, Startup Studio, Dev Studio, and Builders Lab — and choosing the one that matches your current situation. You can also go directly to app.tractionstudio.ai to sign up for Startup Studio. If you're unsure which path fits, contact Codefi and the team will point you in the right direction.
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