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BitsBox

Status: active as of 2026-09-09

Also known as: Bitsbox, Codepops, Inc., Codepops Inc. DBA Bitsbox

Bitsbox remains an operating coding-education service under its legal name Codepops, Inc. The current site offers coding projects, subscriptions and support, and its official terms identify Codepops, Inc. as the contracting company. The founders’ dated post-Shark-Tank account says Chris Sacca’s offer was withdrawn after a counteroffer, leaving Bitsbox without a Shark Tank deal, while the company raised from non-celebrity investors and reported a major post-airing growth surge.

Shark Tank appearance

Dated timeline

DateEventEvidence
2014-01-01 The founders' official company history says Scott Lininger quit his job in 2014 and launched the company with Aidan Chopra; the exact founding date is not specified. S-BITS-NAME
2017-02-17 The official company blog announced Bitsbox's national Shark Tank debut. S-BITS-SHARK-BLOG
2017-02-24 Aidan Chopra's post-show account says Sacca withdrew his offer after a counteroffer, Bitsbox left without a deal, and the company raised from non-celebrity investors while experiencing a major publicity-driven growth surge. S-BITS-AFTER
2026-09-09 The current Bitsbox site remains live with coding products, subscriptions and support; its official terms identify Codepops, Inc. as the company behind the service. S-BITS-CURRENT, S-BITS-TERMS

Legal and entity identity

Legal entities
Codepops, Inc.
Aliases
Bitsbox, Codepops, Inc., Codepops Inc. DBA Bitsbox
Successor/acquirer
None verified

Colorado

Codepops, Inc. · unresolved

  • A government trademark journal identifies Codepops, Inc. DBA Bitsbox at a Boulder, Colorado address

Limitation: The Colorado Secretary of State entity record and current standing were not directly retrieved in this pass; the official terms and government trademark journal establish the legal-name trail but not current registry standing.

BITSBOX — Canadian Trademarks Journal · accessed 2026-09-09

Notable findings and disputes

  1. strong corroboration Bitsbox is operating as a current coding-education service with a live site, subscriptions and support channels. [ S-BITS-CURRENT, S-BITS-ABOUT ]
  2. verified fact Codepops, Inc. is the contracting company identified in Bitsbox's official terms, and government trademark material identifies Codepops, Inc. DBA Bitsbox. [ S-BITS-TERMS, S-BITS-TM ]
  3. verified fact Bitsbox did not close a Shark Tank investment: the founders' dated post-show account says the sole remaining offer was withdrawn after a counteroffer. [ S-BITS-AFTER ]
  4. credible report The founders reported raising money from non-celebrity investors and gaining a substantial post-airing publicity boost; those growth claims are company-reported rather than independently audited. [ S-BITS-AFTER ]

What we could not verify

  • The bounded Wayback query was rate-limited in this pass, so no complete archived-page diff is claimed.
  • The Colorado entity's current registry standing was not directly retrieved.
  • The founders' post-show revenue and growth figures are company-reported and were not treated as audited facts.

Full research sources

  1. S-BITS-CURRENT — Bitsbox — current coding service official company page accessed 2026-09-09

    Current service, subscriptions, support and 2026 footer.

  2. S-BITS-ABOUT — About Bitsbox and Job Listings official company page accessed 2026-09-09

    Current mission and co-founder information.

  3. S-BITS-TERMS — Bitsbox Terms of Service official company terms published 2020-11-16 accessed 2026-09-09

    Identifies Codepops, Inc. as Bitsbox's company.

  4. S-BITS-NAME — Bitzbox, Bitbox, Bixbox, Bitsbox: How our company name came to be! dated official company article accessed 2026-09-09

    Company history says the founders began in 2014 and Codepops remained the corporate name.

  5. S-BITS-SHARK-BLOG — Bitsbox on Shark Tank dated official company article published 2017-02-17 accessed 2026-09-09

    Pre-air audition and appearance account.

  6. S-BITS-AFTER — We didn't get a deal on Shark Tank, so why are we so happy? dated official company article published 2017-02-24 accessed 2026-09-09

    Direct post-show account of the withdrawn offer and subsequent growth.

  7. S-BITS-TM — BITSBOX — Canadian Trademarks Journal government trademark publication published 2019-10-30 accessed 2026-09-09

    Identifies Codepops, Inc. DBA Bitsbox at Boulder, Colorado address.

  8. S-BITS-REG — Colorado business entity search portal state registry portal accessed 2026-09-09

    Exact Codepops, Inc. record not retrieved in this pass.

  9. S-BITS-VIDEO — Bitsbox Shark Tank clip — Sony Pictures Television official video published 2017 accessed 2026-09-09

    SPTV corpus provenance for S8E17.

Status-Verification Sources

  1. Bitsbox — current coding service (bitsbox.com) 2026
    The current official site remains live with coding projects, subscriptions, support and a 2026 copyright notice.
  2. About Bitsbox and Job Listings (bitsbox.com) 2026
    The current about page describes Bitsbox’s coding-education mission and lists Aidan Chopra and Scott Lininger as co-founders.
  3. Bitsbox Terms of Service (bitsbox.com) 2020-11-16
    The official terms identify Codepops, Inc. as the company behind Bitsbox services.
  4. We didn't get a deal on Shark Tank, so why are we so happy? (bitsbox.com) 2017-02-24
    Aidan Chopra’s dated company post says the Chris Sacca offer was withdrawn after a counteroffer, leaving Bitsbox without a deal, while non-celebrity investors and the television exposure helped the business grow.
  5. BITSBOX — Canadian Trademarks Journal (ic.gc.ca) 2019-10-30
    The government trademark journal identifies Codepops, Inc. DBA Bitsbox at 3080 Valmont Road, Boulder, Colorado.
  6. Bitsbox on Shark Tank — official company announcement (bitsbox.com) 2017-02-17
    The official pre-air company post describes the founders’ audition and impending Season 8 appearance.
  7. Bitsbox Shark Tank clip — Sony Pictures Television (youtube.com) 2017
    Official SPTV provenance for the Season 8, Episode 17 Bitsbox pitch.