Andela
Andela is a global talent marketplace that connects organizations with a pre-vetted network of technical professionals in emerging markets via an AI platform.
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- Employees
- 788
- Sector
- IT Services and IT Consulting
About Andela
Founded in 2014, Andela operates a unified intelligent talent cloud designed to bridge the gap between global technical brilliance and professional opportunity. The company utilizes AI-powered matching algorithms to connect enterprises with software engineers, data scientists, and product designers. Its platform manages the entire talent lifecycle, including automated skills assessment, remote onboarding, international payroll management, and operational compliance across diverse geographical regions.
The organization specializes in building high-performing remote teams for diverse sectors, focusing on areas like Application Engineering, Cloud, and Artificial Intelligence. With a certified community of hundreds of thousands of technologists, Andela provides scalable solutions for companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. The company has further expanded its technical assessment capabilities through the acquisitions of Qualified and Codewars.
What they do
Andela provides an AI-driven marketplace that matches companies with pre-vetted technologists for remote software development and AI initiatives. The platform automates the hiring process, from talent sourcing and qualification to global payroll and team management.
Highlights
- Maintains a talent ecosystem of over 5.6 million developers through its Codewars platform.
- Facilitated training programs for more than 200,000 technologists in partnership with Google, Meta, and NVIDIA.
- Employs a workforce distributed across 55 countries with a certified network spanning 135 nations.
- Acquired the technical assessment platforms Qualified and Codewars in 2023.
- Secured $200 million in Series E funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund in 2021.
- Serves over 650 clients, including InVision, Cloudflare, and ViacomCBS.
Talent and hiring
Andela hires for a wide range of technical roles in Africa, including software engineers, mobile technical leads, and product managers. The company focuses on remote-fluent talent for both internal operations and its global client marketplace.
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