Jeremy Johnson
Founder at Andela, Inc.
Profile
Jeremy is a cofounder and the CEO of Andela, a company solving the technical talent shortage by building distributed engineering teams with Africa's top software developers.
Andela is known as the "Best Place to Work in Africa," with tech campuses in Lagos, Nairobi, Kampala, and Kigali, and its developers working as full-time engineers with companies ranging from the Fortune 500 to high-growth startups like Gusto and Cloudflare.
He previously cofounded 2U and took it public in 2014 after attending Princeton University.
Jeremy Johnson active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Andela, Inc.
 Andela, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Andela, Inc. provides software training and outsourcing platform. The company was founded by Jeremy Johnson, Ian Carnevale, Christina Sass and Iyinoluwa Aboyeji in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Founder | 2013-12-31 |
| Young Entrepreneur Council, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
Necessary Ventures LLC
 Necessary Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Necessary Ventures LLC (Necessary Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Neil Devani. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Analyst | - |
PENCIL, Inc.
 PENCIL, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous PENCIL, Inc. is a non-profit organization based in New York, NY that connects public school students with the business community to provide career readiness and professional skills training. The organization offers remote internships and paid work-based learning experiences to over 1,000 students each year. PENCIL aims to open doors and minds for students and has a community of nearly 10,000 individuals who have participated in their programs. To ensure student safety, PENCIL has certain policies in place for all participants to follow. | Director/Board Member | 2013-09-30 |
Former positions of Jeremy Johnson
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Zandigo
 Zandigo Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Zandigo is an American company that aims to make college education accessible to anyone who desires it. Zandigo empowers students to control their own educational paths and provides tools to teachers, guidance counselors, and parents to guide their students. The private company's name, "zandigo," is an ideal that represents a vision of a world where education is accessible to all. The company was founded by Jeremy Johnson. | Chief Executive Officer | 2007-08-30 |
| Princeton University | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| 2U, INC. | Founder | - |
Training of Jeremy Johnson
| Princeton University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| 2U, INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 5 |
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Andela, Inc.
Andela, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Andela, Inc. provides software training and outsourcing platform. The company was founded by Jeremy Johnson, Ian Carnevale, Christina Sass and Iyinoluwa Aboyeji in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
PENCIL, Inc.
PENCIL, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous PENCIL, Inc. is a non-profit organization based in New York, NY that connects public school students with the business community to provide career readiness and professional skills training. The organization offers remote internships and paid work-based learning experiences to over 1,000 students each year. PENCIL aims to open doors and minds for students and has a community of nearly 10,000 individuals who have participated in their programs. To ensure student safety, PENCIL has certain policies in place for all participants to follow. | Miscellaneous |
| Young Entrepreneur Council, Inc. | |
Necessary Ventures LLC
Necessary Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Necessary Ventures LLC (Necessary Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Neil Devani. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Zandigo
Zandigo Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Zandigo is an American company that aims to make college education accessible to anyone who desires it. Zandigo empowers students to control their own educational paths and provides tools to teachers, guidance counselors, and parents to guide their students. The private company's name, "zandigo," is an ideal that represents a vision of a world where education is accessible to all. The company was founded by Jeremy Johnson. | Commercial Services |
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