CodeFights Raises $10M in Series A

What does CodeFights do?

CodeFights, is tech startup aiming to change the way we assess, discover and develop talent. The company uses automated skill assessment tools and core game mechanics for helping its users in comparing and improving their skills as well as finding new job chances. The company provides a free gamified educational tool which helps software engineers in practicing and improving their skills. The company also works with top class technology companies including Dropbox, Uber, Quora and Asana for helping them in finding in-demand engineering talent via skill based recruiting.

How much CodeFights was funded?

The company raised $10M in Series A on November 17, 2016 from Social Starts,  A.Capital Ventures, XG Ventures, Correlation Ventures, SV Angel, Felicis Ventures and e.ventures.

Previous funding

$2.5M from Charlie Songhurst, Social Starts, FJ Labs, Felicis Ventures, Adam D’Angelo, Sutter Hill Ventures, Armen Berjikly, Bismarck Lepe, Auren Hoffman, Fabrice Grinda,Granatus Ventures,  Mesa Ventures, Hans Robertson,  Maiden Lane Ventures, Marek Olszewski, Russ Fradin, HIVE and Julia Popowitz.

What is next for CodeFights?

CodeFights’s latest funding round is a testament to its huge growth and the funding will be used for its mission of changing the way technology industry is recruiting by making it more meritocratic. Its user base has grown ten folds since it raised its seed funding in April last year and its revenue has doubled every month over the past 4 months.

More about CodeFights

CodeFights was founded on June 1, 2014 by Tigran Sloyan, Felix Desroches and Aram Shatakhtsyan. It has its headquarters in San Francisco, CA. This company is changing the way we are learning and measuring professional skills. The company applies core game mechanics for changing learning and skills honing such as programming into fun and addictive games while helping people with talent from all backgrounds for finding amazing new opportunities.