With a wealth of experience at Andela and other tech companies, Oyelade Oladayo built Enyata to groom and converge tech engineers to grow an Engineering as a Service (EaaS) business.…
Software talent company, Andela, lays off 135 staff across 4 countries
Pan-African software engineering talent startup, Andela, has laid off 135 staff across four countries. Also, salaries will be slashed by 10% to 30% across the board as the company looks to pull throug…
Seni Sulyman to step down from Vice President of Global Operations role at Andela in May
After four years at Andela serving as director of operations, country director in Nigeria and Kenya, and VP of Global Operations, Seni Sulyman will be leaving the six-year-old startup on May 15.…
Being an African woman in tech as told by 3 Andela engineers
Three female Andela software engineers share the stories of their journeys into tech.…
How I Work: Seni Sulyman, Andela VP of Global Operations
In this first edition of ‘How I Work’, Andela Vice President of Global Operations Seni Sulyman gives us a sneak peek into his daily work routines and habits, the gadgets and apps he uses t…
Andela is opening up applications to mid-level and senior developers through its “Power of X” campaign
Andela just launched the Power of X campaign which opens up its doors to developers across all experience levels, to help build their skills to global standards. …
Andela raises $100m in Series D round led by former US VP’s investment firm
The funding round is led by Generation Investment Management, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore’s investment firm.…
Andela’s latest funding might just go into doubling down on recruiting senior developers
With 500 fellows currently employed by Andela, we now know where a large pool of their funding will go into…
Andela extends operations to Uganda
Andela announces its launch in Kampala, Uganda.With 70% of its population below the age 25, Andela seeks to equip the next generation of Ugandan innovators.…
Inside Andela’s new Nigeria HQ — EPIC Tower
On the 16th of January 2017, the Andela Nigeria corporate office moved headquarters from Yaba to a new 5-floor building along Ikorodu Road, dubbed the EPIC Tower. The move reignited debates about the …
Ex-Konga engineer, Celestine Omin joins Andela as Senior Technical Consultant
UPDATE: This post originally mentioned Celestine Omin as a former Konga executive, when indeed he was a senior software engineer. This was an honest error that was never intended to elicit any undesir…
Mark Zuckerberg inspires nearly 200 Nigerian Developers during Andela Lagos visit
After his surprise visit to the Co-creation Hub Lagos (CcHub) yesterday, Facebook CEO and Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, embarked on a 2km walk to the Andela Amity Campus. During a closed door meeting at A…
Iyin Aboyeji officially announces Andela exit, but we already knew
According to a report on Quartz Africa this morning, Iyin Aboyeji, co-founder of Andela has finally taken a bow to focus on a new venture called Flutterwave. What is Flutterwave? Flutterwave is a plat…
Why Andela’s Nigeria story is important
Today, the world got to know that Mark Zuckerberg led the round to invest in Andela’s Series B. It was carried by Forbes, WSJ, INC, CNET and many others like Quartz. It is a massive story that would b…
Andela raises $24 million from Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan fund
For its first lead investment, Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan’s social issues-minded fund is looking to help Andela train more engineers in Africa to get tech jobs. Nearly a year ago from toda…
No men allowed: Andela announces All-female developer intake programme
The name “Andela” in itself sounds very feminine, which somehow explains why I wasn’t so surprised when Andela announced it is now accepting applications for its first ever All-Femal…
7 startups that will shake the Nigerian Market in 2016
2015 has indeed been anything but a dull moment, especially for startups in Nigeria. A lot of startups in this period have tinkered their model to achieve scale, while the major highlight for some acq…
Application open for Andela Kenya’s Class 5 Fellowship
Do you know Andela? The company paying Africans to learn how to become world class developers? Andela Kenya is looking for ambitious, talented young people passionate about technology and keen with a …
How to become a World Class Developer in less than 3 weeks
How long does it take for one to be considered a World Class developer? A couple of months? A year or more? The guys at Andela reckon it’d take 4 years but here’s how one can progress from a …
Andela’s Series A round led by Spark Capital was worth $14.6m
Andela today announced a Series A funding round. Led by Spark Capital, the new funding, Spark’s first investment in Africa, will help Andela maintain its growth in Nigeria and Kenya while expanding ac…