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technology, design, development and
leadership, the more successful and
diverse companies and their products
will be in the future.
Overview
Location
Italy, Umbria, Africa
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2014
Mentions in press and media 7
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| Mar 11, 2022 | Winners of GirlCode’s women-only hackathon named | Skills development organisation GirlCode yesterday announced three teams as the winners of its women-only hackathon. GirlCode partnered with e-tailer Takealot.com, together with other tech companies, to host this year’s all-women hackathon ... |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Takealot Partners With Girlcode To Empower 10 Million Women With Tech Skills | GirlCode |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Takealot throws weight behind digital skills for girls | Zandile Mkwanazi, GirlCode CEO. South African e-tailer Takealot.com has signed a partnership deal with skills development non-profit GirlCode, to provide 10 million South African girls with digital training. As part of this initiative, Take... |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Takealot Partners With Girlcode To Empower 10 Million Women With Tech Skills | GirlCode Takealot today announced its partnership with leading tech NPO GirlCode helping to empower millions of South African women in the world of tech. GirlCode was born out of a recognition of an inherent gender bias in the tech sector w... |
| Aug 16, 2018 | GirlCode announces winning team, and Women in Technology Conference | GirlCode Girlcode, a social enterprise aimed at empowering young girls and women through technology, has announced the national winners of its 5th annual Hackathon. The grand prize-winning team, ‘Lightbulb’ from, Johannesburg, will be going... |
| Aug 13, 2018 | Lightbulbs' farming solution wins GirlCodeHack | GirlCodeHack winning team, Lightbulbs, intends to further develop its agricultural data analysis solution. Lightbulbs, a Johannesburg-based all-girl team, was named the overall winner of the 5th annual GirlCodeHack, for its agricultural dat... |
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FAQ about GirlCode
When was GirlCode founded?
GirlCode was founded in 2014.
What has the press written about GirlCode?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning GirlCode, among them “Winners of GirlCode’s women-only hackathon named” (Mar 11, 2022) and “Takealot Partners With Girlcode To Empower 10 Million Women With Tech Skills” (Mar 2, 2022).
Is GirlCode still active?
Yes, GirlCode is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 8, 2026.