Upncoding

What Upncoding does

UpNCoding LLC is a privately-held technical training company headquartered at 96 Park Street, Tupper Lake, New York, that operates direct-to-workforce bootcamps in full-stack software development and cybersecurity. Founded in 2023 by Jim LaValley, Rich Franco, and Dan Priece, the company runs a 12-week full-stack software development program teaching the Go programming language, with instruction meeting three times per week in three-hour sessions held at North Country Community College. A cybersecurity bootcamp is listed as an upcoming offering beginning February 10, 2026. The company's first cohort is scheduled for February 2026, making it effectively a pre-launch training enterprise with infrastructure and partnerships in place but no completed operating history.

The curriculum is delivered by instructors with industry experience, including co-founder Dan Priece, who previously co-founded Health Recovery Solutions to a $250M valuation, and co-founder Rich Franco, who has accumulated 20+ years across help desk, network engineering, software development, and architecture and co-founded Roswell Studios in New York City. Bootcamp tuition is financed through a partnership with Adirondack Regional FCU (4.50% interest, 5.5-year term, interest-only for the first six months) and offset by scholarships administered by the Adirondack Foundation, including the Aseel Legacy Scholarship (up to $5,000) for non-traditional students and the Allen Family Career Advancement Grant (up to $3,000). Public tuition pricing is not disclosed. Alongside the consumer offering, UpNCoding sells custom on-site and remote technology training and a preferred-partner hiring program to businesses, offering preferred partners first access to graduates, special pricing on training and certifications, and outsourced interviewing services.

The business operates on a hybrid direct-to-consumer and B2B go-to-market motion within a constrained four-county service area of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and St. Lawrence. Revenue is generated through one-time bootcamp tuition and professional services for corporate training. As a pre-launch LLC with 1-10 employees, no institutional funding, and no public ticker, UpNCoding is positioned as a community-rooted, regional training operation whose near-term economics depend on cohort conversion, placement outcomes, and the depth of the preferred-partner employer pipeline rather than on scale or technology leverage.

Name

Upncoding

Legal name

UpNCoding LLC

Website

https://www.upncoding.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UpNCoding LLC is a Tupper Lake, New York technical training company operating a 12-week full-stack software development bootcamp in Go and an upcoming cybersecurity bootcamp, serving individual learners and business partners in the Adirondack and Northern New York region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Training / Coding Bootcamp

NAICS

Computer Training (61142), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Bootcamps & Accelerated Reskilling (Full-time/Part-time) (BPAEANAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Onboarding & New-Hire Training Programs (BPACANAF)

Keywords

• Corporate technology training
• Software development bootcamp
• Cybersecurity training program
• Full-stack engineering education
• Technical career training

Headquarters

HQ city

Tupper Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Bootcamp Tuition: 12-week full-stack software development bootcamp with tuition costs covered by student loans through Adirondack Regional FCU and scholarships through Adirondack Foundation
2. Corporate Training Services: Custom 3rd party on-site and remote technology training for employees and contractors of preferred partner businesses, including technology certification training

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

UpNCoding offers a 12-week Direct-To-Workforce Full-Stack Software Development Bootcamp meeting three times per week for three-hour sessions, teaching the Go programming language alongside front-end, back-end, and system architecture skills using instruction-led projects and industry-standard enterprise tools. The company also offers a Cybersecurity Bootcamp preparing students for industry-standard certifications, custom corporate technology training, and a developer hiring pipeline for partner businesses. Student financing is supported through partner programs including Adirondack Regional FCU loans and Adirondack Foundation scholarships.

Product overview

Upncoding is a technical training company offering a portfolio of education programs focused on direct-to-workforce preparation for the technology industry. The core offering is a 12-week Full-Stack Software Development Bootcamp that teaches the Go programming language along with enterprise tools and interview strategies. The company also provides a Cybersecurity Bootcamp, student financing through loan and scholarship programs via partner organizations (Adirondack Regional FCU and Adirondack Foundation), and business services including custom employee training, a developer hiring engine for preferred partners, and outsourced interviewing services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Direct-To-Workforce Bootcamp A 12-week intensive full-stack software development course meeting three times per week for three-hour sessions, preparing students for the modern software engineering workplace using instruction-led projects, the Go programming language, and industry-standard enterprise tools.
• Cybersecurity Bootcamp A bootcamp program teaching the skills needed to enter the cybersecurity industry and prepare for industry-standard certifications, offered as an upcoming event series.
• Business Partner Services Custom training programs and developer hiring services for businesses, including preferred-partner access to graduates, special pricing on training and certifications, third-party on-site and remote technology training, and outsourced interviewing services.
• Developer Hiring Engine A one-stop pipeline for software engineering hiring needs, providing businesses with high-quality entry-level engineers filtered for growth potential.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• North Country Community College (NCCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCCC hosts UpNCoding bootcamp classes. Students register through nccc.edu/coding. This partnership enables the practical training delivery and provides the venue for the 12-week course.
• Adirondack FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAdirondack Foundation lists scholarships and grants (Aseel Legacy Scholarship up to $5,000, Allen Family Career Advancement Grant up to $3,000) that support students attending UpNCoding programs.
• Preferred Business PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBusinesses become preferred partners to gain first access to graduates, special pricing on training, custom employee training, and outsourced interviewing services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Flatiron School: Long-standing NYC-based software engineering and cybersecurity bootcamp offering immersive full-stack and career-change programs; directly comparable to UpNCoding's full-stack and cybersecurity offerings, with stronger brand and placement track record.
• General Assembly: Global provider of bootcamps and short courses in software engineering, data, and tech skills; comparable to UpNCoding in product category (full-stack/career-change bootcamps) but operating at much larger scale across many geographies.
• App Academy: Full-stack software engineering bootcamp with ISA and tuition models; directly comparable to UpNCoding's direct-to-workforce software bootcamp and its tuition-financing partnership with ADKFCU.
• Codesmith: Full-stack JavaScript/software engineering immersive with strong job-placement focus; comparable in targeting career changers and emphasizing job-ready outcomes, though at a higher price point and urban scale.
• Hack Reactor: Intensive full-stack software engineering bootcamp; directly comparable to UpNCoding's 12-week immersive model targeting entry-level software engineering roles.
• Code Fellows: Regionally focused coding bootcamp (Pacific Northwest) with full-stack and cybersecurity tracks; comparable in mid-sized regional positioning, full-stack curriculum, and career-changer audience.
• Per Scholas: Nonprofit providing tuition-free IT and software training to underserved populations with employer-hiring pipelines; directly comparable to UpNCoding in targeting non-traditional learners, financial-assistance-driven enrollment, and B2B employer partnerships.
• NPower: Nonprofit workforce-development program offering tech training (software, cybersecurity, cloud) with employer placement; comparable to UpNCoding in mission-driven approach, financial assistance model, and B2B hiring partnerships.
• Thinkful: Online/bootcamp provider offering full-stack and cybersecurity programs with career coaching; comparable in product mix (full-stack + cybersecurity) and career-services-driven model, though delivered remotely.
• Fullstack Academy: Immersive coding bootcamp offering full-stack and cyber security programs; comparable in product category and immersive 12+ week format, though at larger national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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