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HackerRank
Skills-based tech hiring platform: Practice coding, prepare for interviews, and get hired
About HackerRank
HackerRank is a tech-focused platform that operates in the global recruitment market, serving both companies and job seekers. It provides a unique solution to the challenges of tech hiring by offering a platform where developers can showcase their skills and companies can identify top talent.
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The platform serves a dual purpose. For developers, it provides a space to practice coding, prepare for job interviews, and develop new skills. For companies, it offers a tool to build skills-based coding tests, enabling them to assess candidates on real-world problems they would encounter on the job. This approach allows companies to make data-driven hiring decisions and level the playing field for developers everywhere.
HackerRank's business model is based on providing these services to companies, which pay to access the platform's tools and developer community. The company boasts a significant client base, with over 3,000 companies worldwide, including 25% of the Fortune 100, using its services to enhance their tech teams.
The company operates in a growing market, as the demand for tech talent continues to rise across all industries. By focusing on skills rather than traditional hiring metrics, HackerRank is well-positioned to capitalize on this trend and help companies build strong tech teams.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2011
- Headquarters
- Santa Clara, United States
- Employees
- 2,137
- Open positions
- 32
- Dealroom signal
- 84.5/100
- Sub-industry
- Education Providers, Learning Tools and Resources
- Sector
- Edtech, Career Planning, SaaS, Developer Tools, Environment, Community, Coding, Platform, Corporate Learning, Steam
- Business model
- Marketplace & ecommerce
- Client focus
- b2b, b2c
- Investment activity
- 1 company, latest Dec 2019
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES DOther financing | Mar 2022 | $60M | $240M | Randstad Innovation Fund · Khosla Ventures · JMI Equity · Susquehanna Growth Equity | ↗ |
| SERIES COther financing | Feb 2018 | $30M | $120M | Khosla Ventures · Randstad · Chartline Capital Partners · JMI Equity | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for HackerRank is 5M monthly website visits, up 16.3% over the last three months. HackerRank's team grew 7.2% over the past year.
Open positions
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed3 investors entered at this stage
Y Combinator
SV Angel
The Morpheus
Series A6 investors entered at this stage
Khosla Ventures
ZenShin Capital
Battery Ventures
Peeyush Ranjan
Greg Badros
Dan Rubinstein
Series B and later5 investors entered at this stage
JMI Equity
Randstad
Chartline Capital Partners
Susquehanna Growth Equity
Randstad Innovation Fund
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Global footprint
team presence
Market sentiment
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