omegaUp

What omegaUp does

omegaUp, Inc. is a US-incorporated non-profit (headquartered in Bellevue, WA) that operates a web-based competitive programming and computer science education platform, with its user base concentrated in Latin America (Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Argentina). The platform is the official judging infrastructure for the Mexican Olympiad in Informatics (OMI) at State, National, and International qualifier levels, the Olimpiada Femenil Mexicana de Informática (OFMI), and the Olimpiada Costarricense de Informática (OCI) 2026 practice sessions, and runs a school ranking system led by CIMAT (Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas) with the highest aggregate score.

The technical platform is an integrated ecosystem comprising a contest arena, a problems library of 2,000+ problems organized across seven educational levels (from Basic Karel to Advanced Competitive Programming), a course management system, a browser-based IDE (Ephemeral Grader) supporting 20+ programming languages including C/C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Ruby, Pascal, Haskell, Lua, Go, Rust, and C#, an introductory Karel.js programming environment, a problem authoring tool, and a multi-dimensional ranking system (user, school, author, coder of the month, female coder of the month). The platform serves four primary user segments: competitive programming enthusiasts and olympiad participants, educators and course instructors, competition organizers and olympiad committees, and beginner programmers. The course catalog spans 11+ structured courses with over 50,000 cumulative enrollments.

omegaUp operates as a non-profit freemium service with no disclosed pricing tiers or paid features; it monetizes exclusively through corporate sponsorship, with Airbnb identified as the primary sponsor via the 2025 Community Fund. Distribution is entirely self-serve via the omegaup.com web platform with optional GitHub OAuth login; community-driven growth (Discord, YouTube tutorials, Instagram, blog, school rankings, olympiad partnerships) constitutes the sole go-to-market motion. The company has 11-50 employees and no disclosed external investors or board structure.

Name

omegaUp

Legal name

omegaUp, Inc.

Website

https://omegaup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

omegaUp is a non-profit, sponsorship-funded competitive programming platform that serves as the official judging infrastructure for Latin American informatics olympiads (Mexico OMI/OFMI, Costa Rica OCI), hosting 2,000+ problems and 11+ courses with 50,000+ student enrollments for students, educators, and competition organizers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Competitive Programming Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Advanced STEM & Competition Coaching (MathCounts/AMC/AIME/USAMO, Science Olympiad, Physics/Chem Olympiads) (EDANAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL)

Keywords

• Competitive programming platform
• Online code judge
• Programming education tools
• Olympiad training platform
• Course management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellevue

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Sponsorship: The platform operates primarily through corporate sponsorship, with Airbnb identified as a primary sponsor. The service appears to be free for end users, with operational costs covered through sponsor relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

omegaUp is a free, web-based competitive programming platform that lets users solve programming problems, participate in programming contests, and take online programming courses. It provides an integrated environment for hosting contests, building problem libraries, authoring educational content, and managing courses, and is used by official informatics olympiads (OMI, OFMI, OCI) across Latin America. The service is offered free of charge to end users and is sustained primarily through corporate sponsorship.

Product overview

omegaUp is a competitive programming education platform designed for Latin American talent development. The platform operates as an integrated ecosystem consisting of the core omegaUp contest and training platform, complemented by specialized tools including Contests/Arena for competitive events, a Problems Library with thousands of exercises organized by difficulty and topic, Courses for structured learning pathways, Problem Creator for content creation, omegaUp IDE (Ephemeral Grader) for online code execution, Karel.js for introductory programming education, Ranking System for user and school performance tracking, Problem Statement Editor for content authoring, and Submissions System for code evaluation. The platform supports multiple programming languages including C/C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Ruby, Pascal, Haskell, Lua, Go, Rust, C#, and Karel variants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• omegaUp Core Platform The integrated web-based competitive programming platform accessible at omegaup.com, providing a unified environment for problem solving, contests, and courses. Targeted at students, competitive programmers, and educators across Latin America.
• Competitive Programming Contests (Arena)

Quantifiable outcome

• 11.8k+ students enrolled in flagship introductory course
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Brilliant: An interactive STEM learning platform with guided problem-solving courses including programming and algorithms. Comparable to omegaUp's structured course offerings and beginner-friendly progression, but with broader STEM coverage beyond competitive programming.

Direct peers

• HackerRank: A technical skill assessment platform with coding challenges, contests, and certification. Shares omegaUp's automated code evaluation, multi-language support, and course/assessment offerings, particularly for student and educator use cases.
• TopCoder: A long-standing competitive programming and crowdsourcing platform with algorithmic contests and rankings. Comparable to omegaUp's competitive contest infrastructure, ranking engine, and programmer community features.
• HackerEarth: A developer assessment and competitive programming platform with contests, hackathons, and enterprise recruiting features. Comparable to omegaUp's contest platform and educator-side tools, with overlapping student and educator audiences.
• CodeChef: An India-based competitive programming platform with contests, practice problems, and educator tools. Directly comparable to omegaUp's contest hosting, problem library, and educational course offerings for student developers.
• AtCoder: A Japanese-origin competitive programming platform hosting regular contests and a large problem archive. Comparable to omegaUp's arena, problem repository, and ranking system, serving national-level competitive programmers.
• Codewars: A gamified coding challenge platform supporting multiple programming languages with rank-based progression. Overlaps with omegaUp's gamified ranking system, multi-language grader, and community-driven problem solving experience.
• LeetCode: A coding practice and interview preparation platform with a large problem library, contests, and ranking system. Overlaps with omegaUp's Problems Library, Arena contests, and ranking infrastructure, targeting similar self-directed learners.
• Codeforces: A global competitive programming platform with contests, ratings, and problem archives. Directly comparable to omegaUp's contest arena, ranking system, and problem-solving features, serving the same olympiad-oriented programmer audience.

Regional players

• URI Online Judge (Beecrowd): A Latin American–oriented online judge originally from Brazil with a large problem archive used widely in universities. Directly comparable to omegaUp's problem library and online judge, with strong overlap in the LATAM academic programming community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/omegaup/omegaup
• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLdSCJwXErQ8FhVwmlySvab3XtEVdE8QH4
• Facebookfacebook.com/omegaup
• Instagraminstagram.com/omegaup_org
• Xx.com/omegaup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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