user avatar
Jeremy Johnson
@JeremyJ
Partner @OutlanderVC. Co-founder & board member @Andela. Backing founders building AI and software for the physical world.
Global
Andela.com
Joined December 2007
2,066
Following
16.7K
Followers
Posts
  • Pinned
    user avatar
    Jeremy Johnson
    @JeremyJ
    May 9, 2024
    Happy birthday @Andela! And thanks to @Nasdaq for kicking off our 10th anniversary celebration in NYC. Feeling particularly grateful to the Andelans, past and present, who have spent the past decade building bridges to connect brilliance with opportunity
    16K
  • user avatar
    Jeremy Johnson
    @JeremyJ
    Sep 29, 2021
    Exciting day at @Andela I’m so pleased to finally share this BIG news. Led by @SoftBank, this investment allows for real & rapid progress to be made in expanding the reach of our global talent marketplace for skilled remote technologists. bit.ly/3zRvAVu #ThisIsAndela
  • user avatar
    Jeremy Johnson
    @JeremyJ
    May 16, 2019
    Excited to see @Microsoft waking up to the reality of African tech talent. This is just the start, folks.
    Microsoft is making a $100 million bet on African developers
    Microsoft is making a $100 million bet on African developers
    From qz.com
  • user avatar
    Jeremy Johnson
    @JeremyJ
    Jan 23, 2019
    Proud to Announce our Series D: Connecting African software developers with top tech companies nets @Andela $100 million – TechCrunch
    techcrunch.com
    Connecting African software developers with top tech companies nets Andela $100 million | TechCrunch
    Andela, the company that connects Africa's top software developers with technology companies from the U.S. and around the world, has raised $100 million
  • user avatar
    Jeremy Johnson
    @JeremyJ
    Oct 10, 2017
    Proud to announce @Andela's $40M Series C: @nytimes: "Start-Up Bets on Tech Talent Pipeline From Africa"
    Seni Sulyman, Andela’s country director in Nigeria, joining colleagues for a video call in Lagos. He said the company “is a platform for giving people who want to learn and succeed access and opportunity.”
    Start-Up Bets on Tech Talent Pipeline From Africa (Published 2017)
    From nytimes.com
  • user avatar
    Jeremy Johnson
    @JeremyJ
    Nov 25, 2019
    Love this story (even if it means losing a great @Andela teammate). Congrats @dara_tobi! "How a chance meeting with Twitter bosses landed a Nigerian developer his dream job" edition.cnn.com/2019/11/13/afr… Smart move @kayvz
    How a chance meeting with Twitter bosses landed a Nigerian developer his dream job | CNN
    From edition.cnn.com
  • user avatar
    Jeremy Johnson
    @JeremyJ
    Sep 26, 2019
    Thrilled to see two amazing incubators like @Cc_HUB and @iHub joining forces to bring east and west Africa a little closer together. Congrats @bosuntijani, @femilonge, @whiteafrican, @Nekesa
    techcrunch.com
    Nigeria’s CcHub acquires Kenya’s iHub to create mega Africa incubator | TechCrunch
    Two of Africa's powerhouse tech incubators will join forces. Nigerian innovation center and seed-fund CcHub has acquired Nairobi based iHub, CcHub CEO
  • user avatar
    Jeremy Johnson
    @JeremyJ
    Apr 2, 2020
    Goodbyes are never easy, but this is especially tough. @senisulyman is a remarkable individual and his contributions over the past 4 years at @Andela will be felt for the next 40. On behalf of the entire Andela community: Seni, thank you.
    user avatar
    Seni
    @senisulyman
    Apr 2, 2020
    It’s always hard to say goodbye to a community you love from the bottom of your heart, and people you’ve built life-long relationships with. After four tremendous years, I’m transitioning out of my role as VP of Global Operations @Andela (in May). medium.com/@senisulyman/a…
  • user avatar
    Jeremy Johnson
    @JeremyJ
    Sep 16, 2019
    Congrats @nadayar and @unicodeveloper! Excited to see @ouredenlife planting seeds in the garden :) #Andelamafia
    user avatar
    Nadayar
    @nadayar
    Sep 16, 2019
    Proud to announce our first step to making life better in Africa @ouredenlife 💚 Read about our progress and get involved here: blog.ouredenlife.com/introducing-ed…
  • user avatar
    Jeremy Johnson
    @JeremyJ
    Mar 13, 2017
    .@Andela's got jokes! Thanks @mwaniki :)
  • user avatar
    Jeremy Johnson
    @JeremyJ
    Mar 30, 2022
    I’m proud of how far @Andela has come and pleased that our brand reflects our significant growth. Join me in a celebration of our creative team for visualizing our evolution as a company! #ThisisAndela bit.ly/3tQx8PP
  • user avatar
    Jeremy Johnson
    @JeremyJ
    Apr 22, 2019
    If I could pick one book for anyone interested in economic development to read, it would be @EfosaOjomo’s new masterpiece: amazon.com/Prosperity-Par…
  • user avatar
    Jeremy Johnson
    @JeremyJ
    Jan 28, 2017
    40% of Fortune 500 founded by immigrants or their children. All ethnicities should have access to opportunity -- founding principle of U.S.
  • user avatar
    Jeremy Johnson
    @JeremyJ
    Oct 16, 2017
    Thanks, @SlackHQ, for this fun post on our partnership - we're proud to work with you also: slack.com/customer-stori…