Code First Girls

Code First Girls

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Code First: Girls is a multi-award winning social enterprise which works with companies and women to increase the proportions of women in tech. They do this by running free and paid coding courses, training events, and by advising companies on tech talent. Over the past 4 years they’ve delivered £5 million+ worth of free tech education, taught 8000+ women how to code for free. Their flagship 2020 campaign - supported by campaign ambassadors such as Dame Stephanie Shirley and Baroness Martha Lane Fox - will see them teach 20,000 young women how to code for free by the end of 2020. They are now the largest provider of free in person coding courses for women in the UK.

In addition to the free coding courses and events, Code First: Girls undertakes commercial work with some of world's most well known companies. Clients include companies ranging from Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs, to Trainline, BT, KKR and Vodafone. Code First: Girls alumnae have gone on to work at companies ranging from Facebook and Thoughtworks to Ocado, Twitter, The Guardian and NASA.

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Industries

Education, Events, Consulting, Corporate Training

Founded

2014

Employees

11-50

Headquarters locations

Europe

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Profile Resume

Code First Girls headquartered in Europe, operates in the Education, Events, Consulting, Corporate Training sector. The company focuses on Education and has secured $83.0M in funding across 16 round(s). With a team of 11-50 employees, Code First Girls is actively contributing to advancements in Education. Their latest funding round, Series A - Code First Girls, raised $5.2M. Discover more about their projects, partnerships, and impact on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Ewa Magiera

Ewa Magiera

Head of Communities

Funding Rounds

Funding rounds

1

Investors

13

Lead Investors

0

Total Funding Amount

$5.2M

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Code First Girls has raised a total of $5.2M in funding over 1 rounds.

Announcement dateTransaction nameNumber of InvestorsMoney raisedLead Investor
2022Early Stage Venture5.2M

Investors

Code First Girls is funded by 15 investors.

Investor NameLead InvestorFunding RoundPartners
Hermesa-FUNDING ROUND - Hermesa5.2M
Alex Macdonald-FUNDING ROUND - Alex Macdonald5.2M
Code First Girls-FUNDING ROUND - Code First Girls5.2M
Nick Telson-Sillett-FUNDING ROUND - Nick Telson-Sillett5.2M

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