Andela has acquired Woven, a technical assessment company recognised for its real-world engineering simulations and AI-powered evaluation tools.

The acquisition, announced on Thursday, is expected to fast-track Andela’s product roadmap by embedding Woven’s assessment content, technology, and specialist expertise into its platform. The integration is designed to help employers better predict engineers’ real-world job performance rather than relying solely on theoretical testing.

Third Startup Acquisition by Nigerian Founders This Month

The Woven deal makes Andela the third Nigerian-founded startup to announce a notable acquisition this month, following Flutterwave’s purchase of Mono and Paystack’s acquisition of Ladder Microfinance Bank.

According to Andela, the move reflects growing enterprise demand for engineers capable of moving beyond AI pilots to full-scale, production-level deployment.

Addressing Demand for AI-Native Engineers

Andela said organisations increasingly need three distinct categories of AI-native engineers:

• Builders, who convert business problems into usable AI components
• Integrators, who connect models, data pipelines, and tools into automated workflows
• Scalers, who ensure AI systems run reliably while meeting governance and risk requirements

By incorporating Woven’s assessment technology, Andela said it can more accurately evaluate and match engineers across these roles, enabling companies to hire talent aligned with each phase of their AI maturity.

Executive Perspectives on the Deal

“To scale the global AI ecosystem, there must be a large pool of AI-native, enterprise-ready engineering talent,” said Carrol Chang.

“Andela combined with Woven creates the most powerful technical assessment engine in the world for ensuring AI fluency and real-world job success,” Chang added.

Woven Founder Takes on Leadership Role at Andela

Andela’s marketplace currently hosts over 150,000 technology professionals worldwide. As part of the transaction, Woven’s founder and CEO, Wes Winham Winler, will join Andela to lead the development of next-generation assessments focused on AI-assisted software development and AI system design.

Andela said the acquisition gives it access to Woven’s deep library of real-world engineering scenarios, AI-driven scoring models built on years of performance data, and the technical expertise of Woven’s founding team.

Toward a Unified AI Assessment Infrastructure

Barun Singh, Andela’s Chief Product and Technology Officer, said the acquisition enables rapid and consistent benchmarking of skills across Andela’s global talent network.

He noted that Woven’s practical engineering scenarios can be deployed immediately, ensuring clients are matched with engineers whose skills align closely with their operational and technical needs.

Woven’s assessment technology is built on Andela’s previously acquired Qualified platform, which focuses on assessment creation. Andela said the integration creates a single, unified foundation for scalable, AI-powered engineering assessments across multiple technical disciplines.