Andela, the global tech talent marketplace, has acquired Woven, a company known for real-world engineering assessments and AI-enabled evaluation tools.
The deal, announced Thursday, aims to sharpen how Andela identifies and deploys engineers who can deliver on AI projects at scale.
“With Woven, Andela is leapfrogging the development of world-class assessments for both AI fluency and engineering fundamentals,” said Barun Singh, Andela’s chief product and technology officer.
The acquisition will enable Andela to meet the high demand for AI-native engineers, professionals who not only experiment with AI but also build, integrate, and scale AI systems.
Andela describes three critical archetypes for enterprises, including builders, integrators, and scalers. Builders turn business needs into functional AI components. Integrators connect models, data, and tools into autonomous workflows.
Scalers manage reliability, governance, and risk in deployed AI systems. Woven’s technology will now allow Andela to assess engineers accurately across all three roles, helping companies hire the right talent for each stage of AI adoption.
“To power the AI ecosystem at scale, the world needs AI-native, enterprise-ready engineering talent en masse. Andela plus Woven equals the best technical assessment engine in the world to ensure AI fluency and real-world job success,” said Carrol Chang, Andela’s CEO.
As part of the integration, Woven’s founder and CEO, Wes Winham Winler, will join Andela to lead next-generation assessments focused on AI-assisted software development and AI system creation.
The company will also gain access to Woven’s library of engineering scenarios, AI-driven scoring systems, and the team’s domain expertise to accelerate its roadmap.
Andela’s platform already connects more than 150,000 technology professionals worldwide. With Woven’s capabilities built on top of Andela’s previously acquired Qualified platform, the company now has a unified system for scalable, high-accuracy engineering assessments.
This is the third major Nigerian startup acquisition this month. Earlier in January, Flutterwave bought Mono, an open banking startup, while Paystack acquired Ladder Microfinance Bank, revealing a trend of consolidation and expansion in Nigeria’s tech sector.
Andela wants to become the global hub for AI-native engineering talent, combining deep assessment strength with a large, verified talent network to ensure engineers are both skilled and ready for real-world AI challenges.
