Codefi

Codefi opened its doors in the historic Federal Building in November, 2014, as the area’s first co-working space and technology incubator with a larger vision for economic growth: to be a catalyst to increase the formation and growth of technology-based companies in our region. We moved to the historic Marquette Tower in Fall 2016 as the anchor of the Marquette Tech District.

If anything brought us together, it was our dissatisfaction of the status quo. The “security” and “truths” that were promised from ivory towers and institutions (in what ever form that may have been) - yeah, we knew we could do better. Way better. But we also wanted to remove silos, break down barriers, and build a foundation - for a community of people who felt the same. Not just defying the rules; re-writing them. Together. Co-defying.

We believe in:

Collaboration over competition
Community over agenda
Doing over saying
Innovators over institutions

50 startups launched
180+ jobs created
$20 million+ equity investments

WE'VE GOT A LOT TO SAY

and share about our community.

MSU on the GO and SEMO on the GO logos

carGO Technologies Launches Innovative New “on the GO” Apps at Missouri State and SEMO

September 14, 2020

Southeast Missouri State University and Codefi logos

Codefi Partners with Southeast Missouri State University to Support Entrepreneurship and Tech Business Development Programs

September 2, 2020

Codefi Announces “The Future is Digital Challenge,” a Free Digital Upskilling Initiative for Rural America

August 31, 2020

Dr. James Stapleton Speaks at Codefi Expansion Announcement

Codefi Expands Digital Workforce and Economy Development Programs to Western Kentucky

August 28, 2020

1ST50K Pitch Day 2020

Unprecedented Award Announcement for 2020’s 1ST50K Startup Competition

August 13, 2020

1ST50K Pitch Day

1ST50K Competition Committee Announces Startup Founders Heading to Cape Girardeau for 2020 Pitch Day

July 24, 2020

Dog peeking over laptop

LaunchCode to Code Labs One to a Career in Tech: Kayla’s Story

May 5, 2020

Working from home

Getting Sh*t Done During a Pandemic

April 2, 2020

Sho Rust and Sho.ai

Sho Rust Reflects on 1ST50K and the Last Year of Startup Development

March 23, 2020

Code Labs One Course

Stories from the 2019 Code Labs Cohort: Jacob, Roy and Zack

March 18, 2020

PumpTrakr in action

Nathan Holmes Looks Back on a Year of Startup Development Through 1ST50K

March 9, 2020

1ST50K winners Homecooked are awarded a big-ass check.

From the Charles L. Hutson Visionary Award to Our Vision for the Future: Our $2 Million Goal

March 3, 2020

Codefi by the Numbers, Part V

November 7, 2019

Marquette Tech District Receives $750,000 Federal Grant

July 25, 2019

Marquette Tech District Announces Healthcare Hackathon Winners

July 24, 2019

Codefi Connecting, Supporting and Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs

July 19, 2019

Youth Coding League Champions Go Home with Trophies, Prizes at All-Star Party

May 16, 2019

1ST50K Startup Competition Accepting Applications

April 15, 2019

Code Labs One: Improved and Expanded

April 11, 2019

Codefi and the Marquette Tech District Foundation selected to participate in inaugural Rural Innovation Initiative

February 18, 2019

2019 Healthcare Hackathon

January 18, 2019

Building a Technology Sector (Part 3): Talent

December 2, 2018

Building a Technology Sector (Part 2): The Hub

November 13, 2018

Building a Technology Sector (Part 1): Startups

October 30, 2018

Marquette Tech District Foundation and Saint Francis Healthcare System Partner for Hackathon

October 18, 2018

Introducing the Youth Coding League

August 24, 2018

Building a Technology Sector

August 12, 2018

1ST50K Announces Seven Finalists for 2018 Startup Competition

August 6, 2018

Shifting into High Gear

June 28, 2018

Code Labs One: Your Chance to Be a Computer Programmer

June 1, 2018

Marquette Tech District Foundation receives $400,000 in funding to grow 1ST50K Startup Competition

March 14, 2018

Fireside Chat with Mike Van de Ven of Southwest Airlines

March 12, 2018

Codefi announces Stacy Dohogne Lane as its new Community Director

February 23, 2018

Codefi Turns Three

December 1, 2017

Delta Regional Authority Invests $110,555 to Increase Adult Computer Programming Training Throughout the Delta

October 11, 2017

1ST50K Awards $50,000 Grant to Applied Behavioral Analysis Startup

August 11, 2017

Startup Companies from Around the World Coming to Cape, Competing for $50,000

July 23, 2017

Stapleton Appointed to Governor Greitens' New Innovation Task Force

June 19, 2017

Fireside Chat with Glenn Campbell of LIDS

June 19, 2017

Lids Co-Founder Becomes Partner in Codefi

March 1, 2017

Forty Local Residents Launching New Careers in Technology

January 9, 2017

Codefi By The Numbers

November 3, 2016

Two startups awarded 1ST50K grant

LaunchCode announces free fall coding class in Cape Girardeau

August 29, 2016

Southeast honored by state for downtown Cape developments

August 9, 2016

Non-profit foundation receives $200,000 award from Delta Regional Authority to support Marquette Tech District infrastructure

August 5, 2016

Marquette Tech District Foundation awarded $200,000 grant

August 2, 2016

Winners of 2015 startup competition in Cape finalizing anti-theft bicycle product

July 29, 2016

Cape to get small-market ride-sharing service carGO

July 29, 2016

Outstanding Economic Impact Project awarded to Codefi of Cape Girardeau

July 29, 2016

Business notebook: Brighter days ahead for downtown, report says

July 25, 2016

Business notebook: Two tenants move on up with Codefi at Marquette Tower

July 18, 2016

Busy Codefi claims space in Marquette Tech project

April 13, 2016

Codefi co-founder plays a role in big downtown project

April 13, 2016

Local developers, investors announce plans for Marquette, H-H Building in downtown Cape

April 12, 2016

$20M Real estate, economic development project announced in downtown Cape Girardeau

April 12, 2016

Coworking with an Internet Marketer Kenmond Sanders: 17 Years to an Overnight Success

February 12, 2016

1ST50K Startup Competition Announces Award Winner

January 15, 2016

Codefi Launches Meet the Experts

December 2, 2015

1ST50K Announces Nine Finalists

October 29, 2015

Farmington Entrepreneur Receives Startup Investments

October 11, 2015

Search Begins for Second $50K Startup Winner

October 6, 2015

Governor Nixon Announces $675,000 to Support Startups in Springfield and Cape Girardeau

October 1, 2015

Codefi Sets Another Google Startup Contest

September 23, 2015

Startup Competition Winners Talk Shop at Incubator’s Event

September 3, 2015

Bike Lock Inventors Win 50K Prize, headed to Cape

August 25, 2015

California Startup Wins Incubator’s 1ST50K Competition

August 14, 2015

First 1ST50K Contest Draws International Interest

July 20, 2015

Business Startup Contest Draws Entries from 13 Countries

July 7, 2015

Winners Announced in Local Google Startup Contest

March 17, 2015

Codefi Launches Open Device Lab; Announces Expansion

March 16, 2015

Entrepreneurs Make a Pitch During Local Google Startup

March 15, 2015

Google Startup Weekend is Big Opportunity for Entrepreneurs

February 24, 2015

Google Startup Competition a First for Cape Girardeau Entrepreneurs

February 12, 2015

Google Weekend Planned for Cape Girardeau

February 9, 2015

Competition is Meant to Help Area Startups

January 18, 2015

Codefi Shows a New Form of Entrepreneurship

November 12, 2014

Cape to Host Weekly Entrepreneurs’ Mixer Starting in Mid-November

October 21, 2014

First Tenant Commits to Old Federal Building

June 29, 2014