Codementor
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Area served | Worldwide |
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| Owner | Weiting Liu |
| Website | www |
Codementor is an online platform for freelance computer programming and coding tutors.[1][2] The company is based in Taipei, Taiwan, and San Francisco, California.[3]
History
[edit]Codementor was founded in 2013 by Weiting Liu.[4] The company received the initial funding from Kai-Fu Lee’s venture capital firm TMI[5] and participated in the Techstars accelerator program in Seattle in 2013. It was officially launched in 2014.[6]
In 2015, Codementor launched Live Group classes.[7]
It 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 partnered 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 pandemic-related software projects.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ Shu, Catherine. "Codementor Is An Open Marketplace That Provides Developers With One-On-One Programming Help". TechCrunch. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Soper, Taylor (2013-10-15). "Startup Spotlight: Codementor offers real-time, screen-sharing coding support for developers". GeekWire. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ Gat, Aviva (25 March 2014). "Taiwanese Codementor gets its own mentorship in the form of $600k". Geektime. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Shu, Catherine. "Techstars-Backed Codementor Launches To Provide Programmers With One-On-One Help". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Shu, Catherine. "Codementor, A Learning Platform For Developers Launches Live Group Classes". TechCrunch.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Henry, Zoe (March 2016). "How These 2 Startups Are Connecting African Programmers With IBM and Microsoft". Inc.com. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Kolodny, Lora. "Codementor raises $1.6 million to become elite marketplace for freelance developers". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ "Codementor launches Code Against COVID-19 to match volunteers with software projects". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-05-30.