Laboratoria
Nonprofit that trains and places unemployed or underemployed women in Latin America in tech careers, through remote bootcamps and employment support for hiring companies.
Laboratoria is a nonprofit founded in Lima, Peru in 2014. It runs 6-month, fully remote bootcamps in web development and UX design, plus life-skills training and job-placement support, for women who have faced barriers to tech careers. Graduates are placed with employers such as Accenture, IBM and Thoughtworks. The organization reports over 10,000 women served across 11 Latin American countries, a 73% placement rate in job-oriented programs and an average 3x salary increase. It is funded by grants and philanthropy and by partners that include Google, IDB, Omidyar Network and Microsoft. It also publishes US Form 990s. It is an education and workforce nonprofit, not an AI company.
