GeekWire October 4, 2024
Seattle’s Ada Developers Academy for years has been a success story for training under-represented people in tech and helping them embark on careers in software development. In 2021, it landed a $10 million grant from an initiative supported by Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott to expand into five U.S. cities.
But after launching more than a decade ago, the tuition-free boot camp started struggling.
The program relied on partnerships with tech organizations that provided five-month internships for its students, but in the aftermath of the pandemic and a hiring slowdown in tech, opportunities and jobs were vanishing.
So Ada did a hard reset. Last year it slashed its headcount, put admissions on hold and scuttled plans to open...
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