CodeChef
CodeChef is an online educational and competitive programming platform. CodeChef started as an educational initiative in 2009 by Directi, an Indian software company. In 2020, it was purchased by Unacademy.
Type of site | Competitive programming |
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| Founded | September 2009 |
| Headquarters | Bangalore , India |
| Founder(s) | Bhavin Turakhia |
| Industry | Software |
| Parent | Unacademy |
| URL | www |
After failing to reach profitability, Unacademy said it would retain a 30% stake in CodeChef while returning the remaining equity to the company's founding team to grow further.
Along with monthly coding contests, CodeChef has initiatives for schools, colleges and women in competitive programming. It hosted the India regionals of the ICPC for college students, as well as for the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), for school students in India.
Most parts of CodeChef are available without charge, but the more advanced features require a monthly subscription. CodeChef competes with similar Ed-Tech companies like LeetCode, HackerRank, SPOJ, PrepInsta Prime, Topcoder, GeeksforGeeks, etc.