koodos labs

From the koodos desk…

Jennie Silber, founding engineer, features on The Sound Mind, a podcast exploring the intersection of music and psychology.

Recounting the story behind Apu & Jad

Shelf Featured in Business Insider on the Rise of “Logging Instead of Doomscrolling”

The most critical resource in the next era of AI isn’t compute or models, it’s who controls personal context

The most important evolution in personal technology since social media

Helping set the standard for a more trusted, user-directed data ecosystem

AI systems that understand you deeply enough to anticipate needs and take autonomous action will fundamentally reshape how we interact with technology. But who controls that understanding?

Thrilled to announce one of this generation’s most pivotal internet builders and designers is joining our Board.

koodos' CEO joins the Tasteland podcast and chats about Shelf, trends around technology for self-understanding and connection, and how we might get to a more agentic version of the internet.

Our pre-publication paper is out - and already one of the Top 10 pieces on SSRN!

koodos is excited to announce the official launch of Shelf, a personal data manager & social network based on the media you consume. Shelf recently came out of beta, reaching the 6th spot on app charts and was recognized by Business Insider as one of the Top Apps of 2024.

Our Era Mag covers Shelf, the "Lit Girl Summer" trend and how people fundamentally love to share what they’re into with others -- especially in subtle ways

The Old Guard Backs the New

La vieja guardia respalda a la nueva

Jad Esber, CEO of koodos, recently addressed Ofcom on the future of internet platforms and digital identities, emphasizing user control over personal data.

Membership in the program affords Koodos special access to NVIDIA's resources

Our team authored a chapter in HBR’s tentpole publication about the trend towards less zero-sum models for businesses built on data portability that expand the scale and type of value they can provide their users.

A strategic approach for gradually transitioning from centralized to decentralized systems.

We’re co-hosting a Creative Residency with IDEO to explore design patterns around personal data management and provisioning third-party access to personal data.

YouTube research team conducted a wide-ranging survey with young YouTube users and found Shelf to be "the hottest app" among that demographic. See Crush Music's newsletter entry about this.

The koodos team has been recognized by Business Insider for their innovative approach to transforming social media with user-centric apps.

New White Paper Explores The Forthcoming Inversion of Internet

Shelf, a product by koodos, has been honored as one of the top social media apps of the year by Business Insider for its unique take on helping people learn about themselves and others.