About
Vivek holds B.Tech. and M.Tech. degrees in Computer Science from IIT Roorkee (2013). He co-founded HackerEarth, a competitive programming platform for university students, and later co-founded Codingal to teach coding to school-age children.
Founder at CodingalYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Vivek went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Vivek can intro founders to Codingal's investors below.
Codingal's investors Β· 3
Co-founders at Codingal
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Satyam BaranwalFounder
Experience
- CodingalCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2020 β presentBangalore Urban district, India
- HackerEarthCo-founder & CTO2012 β 2020Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- MyCareerStackCo-Founder2012IIT Roorkee, India
- Information Management Group, IIT RoorkeeCoordinator, System Administration & Security2011 β 2012
- Information Management Group, IIT RoorkeeProject Leader2010 β 2011Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
- Google Summer of CodeStudent Developer2011
- AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITEDSoftware Engineer Intern2011Hyderabad, India
Skills & more
C49C++60Operating Systems6System AdministrationShell Scripting1Unix34Linux9Python39PHP17AJAX5JavaScript17Node.js1
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DjangoGitPostgreSQLMySQLWeb DevelopmentjQueryCSSHTMLSoftware EngineeringWeb ApplicationsProgrammingAlgorithmsLanguages English Β· Hindi
- ASU+GSV Summit 2025 Attendee β ASU+GSV Summit
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vivek Prakash?
- Vivek holds B.Tech. and M.Tech. degrees in Computer Science from IIT Roorkee (2013). He co-founded HackerEarth, a competitive programming platform for university students, and later co-founded Codingal to teach coding to school-age children.
- Where does Vivek Prakash work?
- Vivek Prakash is Founder of Codingal.
- What companies did Vivek Prakash found?
- Vivek Prakash founded Codingal.
- Where did Vivek Prakash go to school?
- Vivek Prakash studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (B.Tech & M.Tech, Computer Science); Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Bokaro (12th grade, Mathematics); D.A.V. Public School, Aurangabad (10th grade, Mathematics).
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