Codementor

Codementor is an online platform allowing coders to link up with "mentors" and clients to hire coders for projects on a freelance basis.[1][2] The company is based in Taipei, Taiwan, and San Francisco, California.[3]

Codementor
Industry
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
Products
OwnerWeiting Liu
Websitewww.codementor.io

History

Codementor was founded in 2013 by Weiting Liu.

Codementor received the initial funding from Kai-Fu Lee’s venture capital firm TMI and participated in the Techstars accelerator program in Seattle in 2013.[4][5] It was officially launched in 2014.[5]

In 2015, Codementor announced the launch of Live Group classes.[6] That same year, the company also announced a partnership with online learning platform Udemy.[7]

Codementor was one of the startups chosen by the Taiwanese Government to represent Taiwan in the 2016 TechCrunch Disrupt hackathon in San Francisco.[8] In March 2016, Codementor announced a partnership with Africa-based startup Andela.[9]

In 2016, Codementor raised $1.6 million in a seed funding round.[10]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Codementor launched an initiative designed to match coders with software projects in the fight against the virus.[11]

References
  1. "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  2. Shu, Catherine. "Codementor Is An Open Marketplace That Provides Developers With One-On-One Programming Help". TechCrunch. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. Horwitz, Josh. "Codementor, a startup that connects frustrated developers with live coding gurus, nabs $600K in seed funding". Tech In Asia. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. Gat, Aviva (25 March 2014). "Taiwanese Codementor gets its own mentorship in the form of $600k". Geektime. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  5. Shu, Catherine. "Techstars-Backed Codementor Launches To Provide Programmers With One-On-One Help". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. Shu, Catherine. "Codementor, A Learning Platform For Developers Launches Live Group Classes". TechCrunch.
  7. Schmidt, Will. "Elevation Online Coding Education Vio On Demand Mentorship". Tech.co. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. 蔡, 靚萱. "英皇室資金, 南非富豪 找上台灣共享新秀". Business Weekly. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  9. Henry, Zoe (March 2016). "How These 2 Startups Are Connecting African Programmers With IBM and Microsoft". Inc.com. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. Kolodny, Lora. "Codementor raises $1.6 million to become elite marketplace for freelance developers". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  11. "Codementor launches Code Against COVID-19 to match volunteers with software projects". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.