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'''CodeChef''' is an online educational platform and competitive programming community of global programmers. CodeChef started as an educational initiative in 2009 by [[Directi]], an Indian software company. In 2020, it became owned by Unacademy.

After failing to reach profitability, Unacademy said it would retain a 30% stake in CodeChef while returning the remaining equity to the company’scompany's founding team to grow further and decided to hive it off. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Shah |first=Sneha |date=2023-03-31 |title=After hiving off CodeChef, Unacademy cuts 12% staff |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/after-hiving-off-codechef-unacademy-cuts-12-staff-11680202273920.html |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref>

Along with monthly coding contests for the community, Code-Chef has initiatives for schools, colleges and women in competitive programming.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Saraswathy|first=M.|date=2013-07-30|title=Directi launches CodeChef for Indian school kids|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/directi-launches-codechef-for-indian-school-kids-113073000323_1.html|access-date=2021-05-26}}</ref> It hosted the India regionals of the ICPC for college students, as well as for the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), for school students in India.

Most parts of CodeChef are available without charge, but the more advanced features require a monthly subscription. <ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=PC magazine| title=CodeAcademy review|date=August 5, 2021

|url=https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/codecademy| access-date=Jan 15, 2021}}</ref> CodeChef competes with similar Ed-Tech companies like [[Leetcode|LeetCode]], HackerRank, SPOJ, PrepInsta Prime, Topcoder.