Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now
CodeSignal Inc., the San Francisco-based skills assessment platform trusted by Netflix, Meta, and Capital One, launched Cosmo on Wednesday, a mobile learning application that transforms spare minutes into career-ready skills through artificial intelligence-powered micro-courses.
The app represents a strategic pivot for CodeSignal, which built its reputation assessing technical talent for major corporations but always harbored ambitions to revolutionize workplace education. Cosmo delivers over 300 bite-sized courses across generative AI, coding, marketing, finance, and leadership through an interactive chat interface powered by an AI tutor.
“Cosmo is like having an AI tutor in your pocket that can teach you anything from GenAI to coding to marketing to finance to leadership, and it does it through practice,” said Tigran Sloyan, CodeSignal’s co-founder and CEO in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat. “Instead of watching a video or reading about something, you immediately start practicing.”
The launch comes as organizations grapple with massive skills gaps created by rapid AI adoption. According to the 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, 76% of developers are now using or plan to use AI tools, yet most workers lack the practical knowledge to harness these tools effectively. Traditional corporate training programs, which can cost $20,000 to $40,000 per person for executive-level instruction, have proven inadequate for scaling AI literacy across entire workforces.
AI Scaling Hits Its Limits
Power caps, rising token costs, and inference delays are reshaping enterprise AI. Join our exclusive salon to discover how top teams are:
Turning energy into a strategic advantage
Architecting efficient inference for real throughput gains
Unlocking competitive ROI with sustainable AI systems
Secure your spot to stay ahead: https://bit.ly/4mwGngO
How CodeSignal pivoted from tech hiring platform to mobile education powerhouse
CodeSignal’s journey into mobile learning culminates a decade-long vision that took an unexpected detour through the hiring technology space. Sloyan originally founded the company in 2015 with educational ambitions but quickly realized that without skills-based hiring practices, alternative education would fail to gain traction.
“I started the company with that dream and mission: I want to help more humans achiev …