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Vancouver-based Talentbuddy acquired by Online Learning Marketplace Company Udemy
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Vancouver, BC, February 18, 2016--(T-Net)--Vancouver-based Talentbuddy, an online school where people can learn skills to land JavaScript web development jobs, announced today that it has been acquired by San Francisco-based Udemy.
Talentbuddy helps people learn with hands-on courses and 1:1 mentorship programs designed by professional JavaScript developers.
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Udemy is the world's leading online learning marketplace where over 10 million students are enrolled in more than 40,000 courses in 190 countries, according to the company.
Talentbuddy's interactive learn-to-code platform has already been used by 45,000 developers to improve their ability to solve problems, build applications, advance their careers, and get new jobs.
The Talentbuddy founders, Octav Druta and Andrei Soare, will join Udemy as employees.
Other terms of the acquisition have not been announced.
Blog Statement on the Acquisition (from the Talentbuddy Company Founders)
We're very excited to share that Talentbuddy has been acquired by Udemy!
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Udemy is the world's leading online learning marketplace where over 10 million students are enrolled in more than 40,000 courses in 190 countries.
Back in 2013, we created Talentbuddy to help developers prepare for technical interviews using a learn-by-doing approach.
We initially created an interactive programming platform that helped students prepare for coding interviews, solve problems in over 14 programming languages, and learn by studying the solutions of their peers.
Over time, we used the same approach to create new courses and mentorship programs focused on helping developers learn to create complex web applications with Node.js and Ember.js.
Up until now, we had the pleasure to help more than 45,000 developers to improve their ability to solve problems, build applications, advance their careers, and get new jobs.
We're thrilled to be joining Udemy, where we'll have the opportunity to continue to enable millions of students to build their programming skillsusing interactive learning experiences.
We want to thank you - our users, investors (Version One, Mike Edwards, BDC Capital and Highline), and everyone else who helped make Talentbuddy happen.
Additional Blog Statement on the acquisition by Udemy. Click here.
About Talentbuddy
Talentbuddy is an online school where you can learn the skills to land your JavaScript web development job. We help you learn with hands-on courses and 1:1 mentorship programs designed by professional JavaScript developers
About Udemy
Udemy is a global marketplace for teaching and learning online. Our course content and instructor community are constantly growing, with more than 40,000 courses taught by 20,000 instructors. We offer students the ability to learn as they go and succeed on their own terms, while instructors have a way to share their knowledge with the world. For companies, Udemy offers a subscription to our best business courses as well as an easy-to-use platform to create proprietary courses. Founded in 2010, Udemy is privately owned and funded by Stripes Group, Norwest Venture Partners, Insight Venture Partners, Lightbank, MHS Capital, Learn Capital, and 500 Startups, among others. Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Dublin, Ireland, and Ankara, Turkey.