Codementor

Codementor is an online platform providing instant one-on-one help for software developers by utilizing screen sharing, video and text chat, in order to replicate for users the experience of having a mentor for code reviewing, debugging, and online programming.[1] The company is based in Taipei, Taiwan and San Francisco, California.[2]

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

History

Codementor was founded in 2013 by serial entrepreneur Weiting Liu, a Y Combinator alumnus with his previous startup SocialPicks, which was acquired by FinancialContent in 2009.[3]

Codementor received the initial funding from Kai-Fu Lee’s venture capital firm TMI[4] and participated in the Techstars accelerator program in Seattle in 2013.[5] Co-founder and editor of GeekWire, John Cook, named Codementor as his Top Business Model.[6]

In 2014, Codementor was officially launched to the public.[5] In this year also, Codementor participated in the Slush startup conference in Finland and came fourth in the pitching competition, the best showing ever for a Taiwan-based startup.[7]

In 2015, Codementor announced the launch of Live Group classes.[8] That same year, the company also announced a partnership with online learning platform Udemy, providing on-demand assistance to Udemy's learning curriculum.[9]

Codementor was one of the startups chosen by Taiwanese government to represent Taiwan in the 2016 TechCrunch's Disrupt hackathon in San Francisco.[7] In March 2016, Codementor announced a partnership with Mark Zuckerberg’s backed African based startup Andela.[10]

In 2016, Codementor raised $1.6 million in a seed funding round.[11]

Website

Codementor's website acts as an open marketplace platform for experienced web developers to offer live help, long-term mentorship, and team training course on the programming languages or web technology they specialize in, with rates set by the mentor themselves. Mentors include O’Reilly’s authors, active Stack Overflow experts[12] and developers at tech firms such as Google or Amazon.[13]

References
  1. Shu, Catherine. "Codementor Is An Open Marketplace That Provides Developers With One-On-One Programming Help". TechCrunch. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. 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.
  3. Ha, Anthony. "FinancialContent acquires social investing site SocialPicks". Venture Beat. 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. Cook, John (24 October 2013). "TechStars Demo Day: Our favorite pitches (and our top business models)". GeekWire. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  7. 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.
  8. Shu, Catherine. "Codementor, A Learning Platform For Developers Launches Live Group Classes". TechCrunch.
  9. Schmidt, Will. "Elevation Online Coding Education Vio On Demand Mentorship". Tech.co. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. Henry, Zoe. "How These 2 Startups Are Connecting African Programmers With IBM and Microsoft". Inc.com. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. Kolodny, Lora. "Codementor raises $1.6 million to become elite marketplace for freelance developers". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  12. Swallow, Erica. "Codementor Gets You Programming Help When You Need It". Mashable. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  13. Hong, Kaylene (24 March 2014). "Codementor Wants To Be An Uber for Developers In Distress". The Next Web. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
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