No More Spreadsheets Two Childhood Friends Launch Card Codex – A Pokmon Card Database Built for Collectors
Software developers turned their collecting frustration into a solution that’s revolutionizing how Pokemon fans manage their treasures.
NEW YORK, NY – What started as a late-night complaint session between two childhood friends has evolved into Card Codex, the comprehensive Pokémon card database that’s changing how collectors track and manage their prized collections.
Tom Urbain and Oli Southward had been Pokemon card enthusiasts since the original Base Set release in 1998. But by 2022, their shared hobby had become a source of constant frustration.
“We both had these absolutely massive Excel files,” laughs Urbain, a full-stack developer at a local tech startup. “Oli had over 3,000 rows in his spreadsheet, and I wasn’t far behind. We’d spend entire weekends trying to figure out which cards...
