Gebeya operates a pan-African online freelance talent marketplace that connects startups, SMEs, and multinational corporations with vetted, skilled talent and professional services. The company serves clients across more than 30 countries in Africa and provides team augmentation and remote execution through its digital platform. Gebeya intends to evolve from a two-sided tech talent marketplace into offering marketplaces under a “Marketplace-as-a-Service” model. The business leverages technology to curate talent and enable superior execution and delivery for clients. Gebeya is headquartered in Addis Ababa and maintains offices in Kenya and Senegal. The article does not disclose revenue, user counts, or other financial metrics. Gebeya is an edtech and online marketplace company headquartered in Addis Ababa that trains software engineers and connects them with employers. Founded in 2016 by Amadou Daffe and Hiruy Amanuel, the startup has a presence in Senegal, Kenya and the US. It has graduated over 600 tech talents, more than a third of whom have been matched with startups across Africa and globally. Gebeya plans to scale its training and marketplace services in Francophone Africa and to launch an online African talent marketplace. The company has received funding support including a $500,000 grant from the International Finance Corporation to provide scholarships for aspiring female software engineers. Gebeya said it aims to train a total of 250 aspiring female software engineers as part of that initiative.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Feb 2020