Andela

Andela is a private global marketplace that connects companies with vetted technical talent from emerging markets. The platform focuses on establishing sustainable careers by matching technologists with long-term engagements, international roles, and competitive compensation. Leveraging AI and machine learning for talent matching, the company handles the entire hiring lifecycle, including sourcing, screening, and onboarding. Andela specifically supports the development of artificial intelligence systems through model training, the deployment of AI-native engineers, and workforce upskilling. With a certified community of over 200,000 trained technologists and more than 300 PhDs, the network provides the linguistic and research expertise necessary for global AI initiatives. The organization serves hundreds of enterprise clients, including Fortune 500 companies, by providing specialists in application development, data engineering, cloud services, and DevOps. By breaking down geographical borders, Andela enables companies to build high-performing, diverse teams while helping technologists in approximately 135 countries access global opportunities.

Founded in 2014, Andela began its operations in Lagos, Nigeria, by launching a recruitment cycle via Twitter that received 700 applications for four spots. Initially focused on software engineering talent in Africa, the company has since evolved into a worldwide platform. It now connects a global community of millions of developers with hundreds of leading companies to build AI initiatives and digital products.

The company operates as a remote-first organization, managing a talent ecosystem of over 5.6 million developers through its acquisition of Codewars and its own certified community. By integrating training programs with partners like Google and NVIDIA, the platform ensures its talent pool remains skilled in emerging technologies. Today, Andela supports more than 650 clients through thousands of global commercial agreements.