HackerEarth

Founded in November 2012 by Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee alumni Sachin Gupta and Vivek Prakash,{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/5-ways-to-improve-people-management-skills/articleshow/65109478.cms|title=Provide direction and goals to your team without micromanaging, and be open to new ideas and approaches," says Vivek Prakash, co-founder of HackerEarth.|date=2013-03-12|work=Economic Times|access-date=Jul 23, 2018 }} HackerEarth began as MyCareerStack{{Cite web |last=Phadnis |first=Shilpa |date=2014-01-29 |title=HackerEarth in finals of global start-up competition |url=https://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/HackerEarth-in-finals-of-global-startup-competition/articleshow/29526978.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125000518/https://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/hackerearth-in-finals-of-global-startup-competition/articleshow/29526978.cms |archive-date=2022-01-25 |website=Gadget Now}} a social interactive platform geared toward technical interviews. Initially, the learning platform was aimed at leveling the playing field for technical interviews for campus students with tutorials on concepts in programming, blogs, interview questions, an online code editor, and a discussion forum.

Later, Sachin and Vivek pivoted the idea to creating an automated technical assessment software product and launched it in February 2013. Two years later, HackerEarth launched its innovation management software and an upgraded version was released in early 2018.{{Cite news |last=Koshi |first=Luke |date=2018-02-28 |title=Tech firm HackerEarth launches co-innovation platform 'Startup Connect' |work=The News Minute |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tech-firm-hackerearth-launches-co-innovation-platform-startup-connect-77174 |access-date=2018-09-02}}

The start-up was part of the first batch of GSF Accelerator in 2012,{{Cite news |last=Sharma |first=Shweta |date=2018-05-01 |title=Launch pads: How many startups has GSF Accelerator bred for success? |work=Techcircle |url=https://techcircle.vccircle.com/2018/05/01/support-systems-how-many-startups-has-gsf-accelerator-bred-for-success/ |access-date=2018-09-15}} and it later secured $500,000 from early-stage investor Prime Ventures.{{Cite news |last=Avellana |first=Nicel Jane |date=2014-02-25 |title=India-based HackerEarth secures $500K in seed funding round |work=Venture Capital Post |url=https://www.vcpost.com/articles/21890/20140225/india-based-hackerearth-secures-500k-in-seed-funding-round.htm |access-date=2018-09-15}} The Bangalore and California-based company raised $4.5 million in a Series A{{Cite news |last=Pitchiah |first=Vijayakumar |date=2017-04-12 |title=HackerEarth gets $4.5 mn in Series A funding |work=VCCircle |url=https://www.vccircle.com/hackerearth-gets-4-5-mn-in-series-a-funding/ |access-date=2018-09-02}} round funding led by DHI Group Inc. with participation from Prime Ventures and Beenext in February 2017. In December 2018, HackerEarth secured the next round of funding. The Jo Hirao Office led the Series B funding for a total value of $6.5 million.

HackerEarth raised a total of $11,500,000 in funding over three rounds.

The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

HackerEarth Assessments is an ISO certified coding assessment platform{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Aparna |date=March 5, 2014 |title=Start-ups devise hiring platforms for tech jobs |url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/r4cHKIS47InkxO0LgBalaK/Startups-devise-hiring-platforms-for-tech-jobs.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125000514/https://www.livemint.com/Companies/r4cHKIS47InkxO0LgBalaK/Startups-devise-hiring-platforms-for-tech-jobs.html |archive-date=2022-01-25 |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=Mint}} that helps organizations hire developers using automated technical coding tests. The proprietary tech assessment platform vets technical talent through skill-based evaluation and analytics. {{cn|date=June 2022}}

Facecode is HackerEarth's video interview software for hiring developers.{{cn|date=June 2022}}

HackerEarth helps organizations remotely source, assess, interview, and hire for developer roles worldwide.{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Sachin |date=2020-05-22 |title=A Step-By-Step Guide For All Of Your Company's Remote Hiring Needs |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/350992 |access-date=2020-06-29 |website=Entrepreneur}}

HackerEarth Contests include hackathons, programming challenges and coding competitions for developers and companies. One of HackerEarth's hackathon contests in May 2023 attracted significant press attention in Korea after the top three places were won by students from North Korean universities Kim Chaek University of Technology and Kim Il Sung University.{{Cite web |last=So-hyun |first=Kim |date=2023-07-07 |title=NK students take top spots in hacking contest by US firm |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230707000490 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en}}

HackerEarth Practice offers programming tutorials and practice problems for developers on topics such as data structures, algorithms, math, Python, and machine learning.

The HackerEarth University Ambassador Program is a platform for students to run programming clubs in their universities.{{Cite web |last=Choudhury |first=Ambika |date=2019-12-06 |title=Top Campus Outreach Programs By Tech Giants |url=https://analyticsindiamag.com/top-campus-outreach-programs-by-tech-giants/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125000515/https://analyticsindiamag.com/top-campus-outreach-programs-by-tech-giants/ |archive-date=2022-01-25 |website=Analytics India Magazine }}

• HackerEarth does not allow the deletion of accounts, it is merely possible to "deactivate" accounts.{{cite web |url=https://help.hackerearth.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004750294-How-do-I-delete-my-account- |title=How do I delete my account? |website=HackerEarth}}{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

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