3 years ago

Code First Girls Raises £4.5 Million to Empower Women in Tech

  • Code First Girls, a UK-based non-profit organization focused on empowering women in tech, has secured £4.5 million in Series A funding led by Active Partners

  • The funding will support the organization's goal of teaching one million women to code and get into the tech industry within the next five years

  • Code First Girls has already trained 80,000 women and aims to become the world's first EdTech unicorn dedicated to women

  • The investment highlights the growing need to address the gender gap in the tech industry and the potential of EdTech solutions to bridge this gap.

      • ProblemTechnology

      "The UK tech industry has a serious gender gap, with women representing only 21% of the workforce and black women less than 3%. Traditional education providers are failing to address the significant tech talent shortages across the industry, as well as the huge lack of diverse talent."

      Solution

      "Code First Girls provides free coding education to women, aiming to give one million women the opportunity to learn to code and get into the tech industry in the next five years. They offer a “CFGdegree” program that leads to a job in tech."

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