What they do:

Andela is a global AI-native talent marketplace that connects enterprises with vetted software engineers across 135+ countries, with a deep concentration of talent in Africa and Latin America. The platform uses AI-driven matching algorithms to pair technologists with roles up to 66% faster and at 30–50% lower cost than traditional hiring approaches. Andela manages the full talent lifecycle; sourcing, assessment, hiring, compliance, payroll, and ongoing development through its integrated Talent Cloud platform.

With over 150,000 technologists in its network and clients including GitHub, Mastercard, and Goldman Sachs, Andela has expanded from its African talent roots into a global AI-services company, recently launching its AI Academy to train 15,000 engineers for enterprise-grade AI deployment.

Why we invested:

The global demand for skilled software engineers far outstrips supply, yet Africa and Latin America hold some of the world's largest pools of untapped technical talent. Andela is bridging this gap by operating the world's largest private marketplace for technical talent, turning what was once a geographic disadvantage into a global competitive edge.

What sets Andela apart is its full-stack approach — it doesn't just match candidates to roles, it continuously assesses, upskills, and manages talent throughout the engagement lifecycle. Its recent acquisition of Woven for technical assessments and the expansion of its AI Academy signal a deliberate pivot toward AI-native engineering services, positioning the company at the centre of the global enterprise shift to AI.

The Founder:

Carrol Chang is the CEO of Andela, she is a seasoned operations leader, she spent over a decade at Uber where she led global driver and courier operations, scaling the platform's supply-side infrastructure across multiple continents. At Andela, she is steering the company's transformation from a talent marketplace into an AI-native data and services platform.

Active in:

135+ Countries