What Code of Africa does

Code of Africa is a private IT outsourcing company that provides distributed software development teams by connecting East African software engineers with European clients, primarily in the DACH region. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, the company operates through two legal entities: Code of Africa GmbH in Germany for European contracting and Code of Africa Limited in Rwanda for operational delivery, with a physical hub in Kigali. The company is 100% owned by DCCS Management GmbH, an Austrian strategic operating company headquartered in Graz, and was co-founded by Managing Director Anja Schloesser.

The company's core offering is a Developer-as-a-Service model that provides on-demand access to East African software developers across three countries (Rwanda, Kenya, and one additional), with engagement models ranging from a few hours per month to full dedicated project teams. Services span software and dashboard development, mobile and web applications, API integration, big data and analytics, and cloud infrastructure implementation. The TaskForce training program, developed in partnership with parent DCCS Management GmbH, functions as both an internal talent pipeline and a community-building initiative, producing multiple cohorts since launch (TaskForce 1.0 through TaskForce PRO 2.0). Technology delivery is fundamentally a services/people-based model leveraging remote collaboration and agile practices rather than a proprietary software platform product.

Revenue is generated through hourly engagements, project-based work, and team-based contracts billed at internationally competitive rates positioned against DACH and Eastern European outsourcing alternatives, with contracting handled through the European entities. The customer base is a mix of European enterprises (SIEMENS S.A., UJAM Music Technology GmbH, OBJENTIS Software Integration GmbH, think modular) and early-stage startups (alfatier GmbH, 51TRIPS). Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting European companies with strategic long-term partnerships typically lasting a year or more, supported by content marketing, social media presence on LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, and client testimonials featured on the company website.

Name

Code of Africa

Legal name

Code of Africa Limited

Website

https://codeofafrica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Code of Africa is a private IT outsourcing firm providing distributed East African software development teams to European (DACH) enterprise and startup clients, operating from Hamburg and Kigali as a wholly owned subsidiary of DCCS Management GmbH.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Outsourcing Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

End-User Computing Outsourcing (EUC / Desktop Services) (BPAEAMAE)

Keywords

• IT outsourcing services
• Distributed development teams
• Software development outsourcing
• Remote developer staffing
• Developer-as-a-service

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. IT Outsourcing / Developer Services: Providing access to African software developers through a sustainable distributed team approach. Services include software development, testing, mobile and web application development, API integration, big data and analytics, and cloud infrastructure implementation. Revenue is generated through hourly engagements, project-based work, and team-based contracts.
2. Extended Workbench Services: Acting as client's extended workbench for comprehensive software development projects, from partial contributions to entire dedicated teams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Code of Africa is an IT outsourcing services company that provides European companies with on-demand access to East African software developers through a sustainable distributed team model. The company operates from Europe while managing teams on the ground in East Africa, offering services including software development, testing, mobile and web application development, API integration, big data and analytics, and cloud infrastructure implementation.

Product overview

Code of Africa operates as an IT outsourcing company offering developer-as-a-service and distributed team solutions rather than a traditional software product company. Their core portfolio consists of Developer-as-a-Service (providing on-demand access to East African software developers for development and testing), Distributed Team Solutions (managing teams across Europe and East Africa with a physical hub in Kigali, Rwanda), and the TaskForce Training Program (an internal talent development initiative that upskills East African graduates). The company also provides specific services including software and dashboard development, mobile and web application development, API integration, big data analytics, and cloud infrastructure implementation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Developer-as-a-Service On-demand access to East African software developers for software development and testing requirements, enabling European companies to rapidly scale their IT teams with remote talent. Services include software and dashboard development, mobile and web application development, API integration, big data analytics, and cloud infrastructure implementation.
• Distributed Team Solution A sustainable distributed team approach operating in Europe while managing teams on the ground in East Africa. Provides comprehensive software development projects from a few hours per month to entire project teams, ensuring cultural proximity, similar time zones, and seamless integration into existing organizational structures.
• TaskForce Training Program An intensive training program that bridges technical expertise with practical business acumen, preparing East African software engineering talent with demand-driven curricula focused on technologies and practices relevant to client needs. Has produced multiple cohorts (TaskForce 1.0 through TaskForce PRO 2.0) creating sustainable employment in Rwanda and an alumni network of software engineers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Competitive pricing compared to DACH region or Eastern Europe outsourcing while maintaining fair local pay
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DCCS Management GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDCCS is the parent company (100% ownership) of Code of Africa Limited. DCCS provides the tech curriculum and training expertise for the TaskForce program, creating a comprehensive learning experience that bridges technical expertise with practical business acumen. DCCS designs demand-driven curricula focused on technologies and practices most relevant to client needs, integrating their curriculum with Code of Africa's professional training program.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Toptal: Toptal is a global freelance marketplace and vetting platform for top software developers and designers; functions as a broader incumbent offering similar distributed-talent services to enterprises, overlapping with Code of Africa's curated-developer positioning.
• Genpact: Genpact delivers digital and IT services including software development, cloud, and data engineering from global delivery centers to enterprise clients, competing for the same IT outsourcing budgets Code of Africa targets in DACH.
• Cognizant: Cognizant is a global IT services and consulting incumbent offering outsourced software development, application services, and digital transformation to European enterprises — overlapping with Code of Africa's enterprise IT outsourcing motion but at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Andela: Andela connects African software engineers with global companies, originally focused on East Africa, offering distributed engineering teams — directly comparable to Code of Africa's Africa-to-global developer outsourcing model with similar cultural and cost-arbitrage story.
• BairesDev: BairesDev provides nearshore dedicated software development teams from Latin America to US/European clients, with a model of recruiting, vetting, and matching vetted engineers to enterprise projects — operationally analogous to Code of Africa's distributed developer team offering for European clients.
• Tunga: Tunga matches African tech talent (developers, data engineers) with European companies for remote IT projects; comparable to Code of Africa as an Africa-headquartered, Europe-focused developer outsourcing specialist.
• ScalablePath: ScalablePath provides dedicated, vetted nearshore software developers on a managed-team basis to companies primarily in the US and Europe — same recurring, team-based engagement model that Code of Africa sells to DACH clients.

Emerging players

• Turing: Turing operates an AI-matched global developer platform connecting vetted remote engineers with US enterprises; an emerging player in the same distributed-talent space that competes with nearshore outsourcing providers like Code of Africa.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@codeofafrica4475
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/code-of-africa-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/codeofafrica

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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