Topcoder is a crowdsourcing marketplace that connects businesses with a global network of designers, developers, and data scientists who compete to provide companies with innovative solutions to their business problems. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Topcoder has a community of over 1 million members from around the world who compete in challenges to solve complex problems for clients such as IBM, NASA, and the US Department of Defense. Topcoder has been recognized as a leader in crowdsourcing and innovation, and has won numerous awards for its work.