LaunchCode is a non-profit organization based in St. Louis, Missouri, that works with hundreds of companies to set up paid apprenticeships in technology for talented people who lack the traditional credentials to land a good job.Co-founded in 2013 by Square, Inc. co-founder Jim McKelvey, Brendan Lind, Chris Oliver, Dan Lohman, and Chris Sommers, LaunchCode was named by the St. Louis Riverfront Times as 2014's "The Best Thing to Happen to St.