[1] The Tynker company was founded by Krishna Vedati, Srinivas Mandyam and Kelvin Chong in 2012 in Mountain View, California, United States with funds raised from angel and institutional investors.

[3][4] In 2018, Tynker partnered with Mattel to produce branded coding experiences with Hot Wheels and Monster High.

[3][6][7] In September 2021, Tynker was acquired by Byju's, an Indian multinational educational technology in order to expand in foreign market.

[6][8] On January 25, 2024, lenders began bankruptcy proceedings against Tynker's parent company Byju's in an effort to repay its loans.

[10] In July 2014 Tynker was released for iPad and Android[11] The projects can be accessed from both the web and the tablet and used on either platform.