NEWS
Andela secures funding to build
distributed engineering teams
Andela, which has tech campuses in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, and
Rwanda, was founded in 2014 to connect Africa’s engineering
talent with the demand for software developers worldwide. In four
years, Andela has assessed more than 100,000 applicants, hired
1,000 software developers, and integrated them into hundreds of
companies, such as Cloudflare, Percolate, and InVision.
With the Series D funding, Andela will accelerate the development
of its technology platform to identify, develop and match talent at
scale. By doing so, Andela will provide its customers with the data
they need to understand developer performance and better manage
distributed teams. The company will also expand its presence across
Africa to meet the global demand for high-quality engineering talent.
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ndela, a company building distributed engineering teams with
Africa’s top software developers, has announced the completion
of a US$100M Series D funding. The round was led by Generation
Investment Management with participation from existing investors
including Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GV, Spark Capital, and CRE
Venture Capital. The most recent financing brings Andela’s total
venture funding to US$180M.
“It’s increasingly clear that the future of work will be distributed, in
part due to the severe shortage of engineering talent,” said Jeremy
Johnson, co-founder and CEO of Andela.
“Given our access to incredible talent across Africa, as well as what
we’ve learned from scaling hundreds of engineering teams around
the world, Andela is able to provide the talent and the technology
to power high-performing teams and help companies adopt the
distributed model faster.”
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Decision Inc launches Dynamics 365
F&O app on Microsoft AppSource
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oftware solutions provider and Microsoft ERP gold partner
Decision Inc Immix has introduced D365 Internal Stores
Requisition Management (ISRM), the first Microsoft Dynamics 365
for Finance and Operations (F&O) application to hit the Microsoft
AppSource business applications store in South Africa.
management in ways that were previously not possible – all within
the convenience of a user-friendly interface.”
Other functionality includes the ability to manage multiple workflow
processes, provide approval levels per employee, and real-time cost
allocation that can be checked against the appropriate budget.
“The D365 ISRM app is filling a much-needed gap in the market and
has been developed to enhance operations with a user-friendly solution,”
said Nikki Isherwood, Chief Sales Officer at Decision Inc Immix.
The app extends the functionality of Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O
and is designed to improve the functioning of stores within an
organisation. It enables users to communicate their requirements
for goods such as parts, consumables, and other items, through an
internal stores requisition feature. This not only greatly improves
organisational efficiency but empowers people to take charge of a
previously cumbersome process.
“We believe in the great value ISRM can add to warehousing, to
improve efficiency while reducing costs,” added Isherwood.
“By integrating with Dynamics 365 supply chain management,
organisations can embark on collaborative planning and inventory
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