<article>Taiwan- and US-based startup <a style="color: #000080;" href="https://www.codementor.io/" target="_blank" rel="follow" data-ct="d53965004d8f0c754195be38f588e5bf">Codementor</a> has raised $1.6 million in a venture round led by cross-border investment firm <a style="color: #000080;" href="http://dealstreetasia.com/tag/WI-harper" target="_blank" rel="follow" data-ct="583ef67bdaddbeb5cab0fa08de73bc1a">WI Harper</a>.</article>

Taiwan- and US-based startup <a style="color: #000080;" href="https://www.codementor.io/" target="_blank" rel="follow" data-ct="d53965004d8f0c754195be38f588e5bf">Codementor</a> has raised $1.6 million in a venture round led by cross-border investment firm <a style="color: #000080;" href="http://dealstreetasia.com/tag/WI-harper" target="_blank" rel="follow" data-ct="583ef67bdaddbeb5cab0fa08de73bc1a">WI Harper</a>.
Previous investment has seen Codementor secure $1.2 million from <a style="color: #000080;" href="http://dealstreetasia.com/tag/techstars" target="_blank">Techstars</a>, <a style="color: #000080;" href="http://dealstreetasia.com/tag/500-startups" target="_blank">500 Startups</a>, and other angel investors since its launch in August 2013. This latest transaction brings aggregate equity funding raised by Codementor to $3.4 million, according to data compiled on Crunchase.
This latest investment will fund the launch of its freelance software developer platform <a style="color: #000080;" href="https://hire.codementor.io/" target="_blank" rel="follow" data-ct="3aace4079ec27fc187a73a7ddb563e05">CodementorX</a>, which allows companies to hire the top performing two per cent of Codementor’s database of software engineers &#8211; which Codementor reports to be at 150,000 individuals &#8211; in a convenient manner.
This allows it to differentiates itself from its competitors by operating as a a more premium community, beng an invite-only network of senior engineers at Silicon Valley companies, startup CTOs from top accelerators, top Stack Overflow contributors, and experienced freelancers. In addition, it offers a project management assistance system that permits clients to work alongside a project manager and CodementorX developer.
“Many companies already rely on Codementor’s network of 5000+ vetted expert developers for on-demand live mentorship.” said Weiting Liu, founder and CEO of Codementor.
“With CodementorX, we’re now making it more convenient for companies looking for top engineering talent to hire pre-qualified developers on demand,” adds Liu.
During CodementorX’s private alpha phase, it has already helped clients build several projects, including a patient management system for a major vision correction chain, aBitcoin platform for educational charity, an event management system for Boy Scouts, and a Gurbani search engine.
Clients included several Techstars and venture-backed startups that have previously struggled with finding talented developers that meet the requirements of their project and want a faster way to hire great developers.
Commenting on the investment, Edward Liu, a Partner of WI Harper, said, “The rise of software and the gig economy is changing the way we work in every industry. We are excited about Codementor’s potential with its new on-demand software developer platform to help businesses scale.”
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Taiwan's Codementor has closed a $1.6M venture investment in a round led by WI Harper. 

Taiwan: Codementor closes $1.6m in round led by WI Harper

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