Main Sequence partner Mike Nicholls and JDoodle founder Gokul Chandrasekaran<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cSoftware developers spend so much time setting up and managing their software development environments and focusing on small, unimportant tasks like changing the color of a button,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need to free up developers to focus on the tasks that really matter because I\u2019d say that organizations are currently wasting 20% of their software development budget.\u201d<\/p>\n

JDoodle\u2019s growth to 800,000 users was organic, and it didn\u2019t spend time or money on marketing until recently. \u201cI believe the reason we\u2019ve amassed so many users so far is because I listen to them,\u201d said Chandrasekaran. \u201cOver the years, I\u2019ve taken so much feedback on board from developers and built the platform according to their needs. Every single feature in JDoodle exists as a result of a user request or feedback.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some examples of JDoodle\u2019s customers include edtech Outlier, which offers accredited college courses. JDoodle\u2019s plugins are embedded into its computer science courses, so students don\u2019t need to switch between the class and a local practice environment. Another example is South American recruitment platform GeekHunter, which has used JDoodle since 2018 in its vetting process. Candidates pass coding exams produced by JDoodle before they are approved.<\/p>\n

JDoodle monetizes through a freemium SaaS subscription model. Chandrasekaran said most of its revenue comes from its API and plugin solutions, which include standard and custom plans, but the startup is planning more income streams, including premium IDEs, hosting, courses, assignments and a talent marketplace.<\/p>\n

The new funding will go toward JDoodle\u2019s plans to scale up to 8 million users, including marketing, product development and hiring for its team in Australia.<\/p>\n

Main Sequence met JDoodle while the startup was participating in The University of New South Wales\u2019 10x Accelerator Founders Program. Partner Mike Nicholls told TechCrunch about the investment that \u201cMain Sequence has invested in more than 50 deep-tech startups and almost every one of them ends up hiring large numbers of developers and software engineers. Every startup is looking for a competitive edge and higher productivity from their software and hardware team. Essentially we want to turbocharge how companies and developers create the next generation of business systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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