Andela Raises Seed Funding
Summary
Andela, a New York City-based talent accelerator, raised a seed funding round of undisclosed amount.Backers included Steve Case, Omidyar Network, Founder Collective, Rothenberg Ventures, Learn Capital, Melo7 Tech Partners, and Chris Hughes.Founded by CEO Jeremy Johnson, a serial education technology entrepreneur and co-founder of 2U, Andela produces developers and then connects them with global employers.The company, which has been in private beta since June, uses a combination of proprietary and third-party assessments to source talent globally, and provides a certification course and 24/7 support for employers looking to bolster their technical teams.Andela developers specialize in the MEAN stack (Mongo.db, Express, Angular, and Node.js) of JavaScript based technologies.