DARE IT LTD

What DARE IT LTD does

DareIT Sp. z o.o. is a Polish private limited liability company registered in Lublin (KRS REGON 0000836947, NIP PL7123401154) that operates a non-commercial, impact-driven portfolio of programs helping women transition into IT careers. Its core deliverable is a multi-path mentoring platform underpinned by an Airtable-based application and waitlist system, through which it administers a 6-month Acceleration Program, a 4-month branded mentoring program in partnership with HEINEKEN Kraków, and free AI literacy courses (AI Foundations, funded by Google.org; AI in Action, an intermediate 6-week course built around ChatGPT Plus). The platform supports 13+ specialized mentoring tracks — including Frontend, Backend, QA, Data Science, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Business Analysis (with Deloitte), IT Project Management, Product Owner, Product Design, UX Research, and Scrum Master — and has facilitated 8,000 mentoring hours across 519 active mentors, 6,475 cumulative applications, and a 94% re-participation rate.

The company generates no participant fees; instead, revenue is assembled from non-dilutive grants (Norway Grants: 827,235 PLN under agreement UWP-NORW.19.01.04-06-0040/20-00) and corporate sponsorships that underwrite branded programs (notably HEINEKEN Kraków). It distributes through application-based self-serve enrollment (global for AI courses), event-driven cohorts (webinars, workshops, in-person inaugurations), and enterprise field-sales partnerships for workforce diversity initiatives. A 2024 merger with Women Go Tech extended the operating footprint into Lithuania and broadened the brand portfolio (dareit.io, womengotech.com), with Stanford University research validating ~50% higher probability of IT job placement post-mentoring.

Strategically, DareIT is positioned as a social-impact organization rather than a commercial venture. Its competitive position rests on a validated community of mentors and alumni, third-party research-validated outcomes, and corporate/grant partner brands (HEINEKEN, Deloitte, Google.org, Norway Grants), rather than on proprietary technology or recurring transaction revenue.

Name

DARE IT LTD

Legal name

DareIT Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://dareit.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DareIT Sp. z o.o. is a Polish non-profit that runs free mentoring and AI literacy programs to help women transition into IT careers, funded by grants (Norway Grants) and corporate sponsorships (HEINEKEN Kraków, Google.org), and operating jointly with Women Go Tech after a 2024 merger.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career Mentorship and Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Educational Support Services (611710), Computer Training (61142)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Bootcamps & Accelerated Reskilling (Full-time/Part-time) (BPAEANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI & Machine Learning (Foundations & Applied) (EDAMACAG), Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL), AI-Powered Tutoring & Study Assistant Platforms (EDANAGAD)

Keywords

• Women in tech mentoring
• IT career transition programs
• Tech mentorship platform
• AI literacy courses
• Corporate diversity programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Southend-on-sea

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Norway Grants Funding: DareIT Sp. z o.o. receives government funding (827,235 PLN) from Norway Grants under agreement UWP-NORW.19.01.04-06-0040/20-00 for developing the digital platform supporting career changes into high-tech. This is non-dilutive grant funding.
2. Corporate Partnership Programs: DareIT collaborates with enterprise partners like HEINEKEN Kraków to deliver branded mentoring programs. Programs are free for participants; costs are covered by corporate partners seeking to improve gender diversity in their IT workforce.
3. Google.org Funded AI Courses: AI Foundations program is Google.org-funded and completely free for participants. Revenue generation is not the goal; the program aims to expand access to AI literacy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DareIT Sp. z o.o. operates free cohort-based mentoring programs and self-paced AI courses that help women transition into IT careers, delivered through a dedicated web-based platform. Core offerings include multi-month 1:1 mentoring programs (Heineken Mentoring Program, Acceleration Program), a digital community for mentor-mentee interaction, and structured AI literacy courses (AI Foundations and AI in Action). Programs are free for participants and supported by corporate sponsors and grants.

Product overview

Dare IT is a career development organization for women in tech, offering a unified platform with multiple interconnected programs. The core Dare IT Platform is a digital product developed to support women in finding their first IT job. This platform powers a portfolio of mentorship programs including the 6-month Acceleration Program and the Heineken Mentoring Program (4-month partnership with HEINEKEN Kraków). Educational offerings include AI Foundations (free beginner course) and AI in Action (intermediate course). Multiple specialized mentoring paths cover Frontend, Backend, QA/Testing, Data Science, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Business Analysis, IT Project Management, Product Ownership, Product Design, UX Research, and Scrum Master. All programs provide access to a dedicated mentoring platform for resources, communication, and community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heineken Mentoring Program Free 4-month branded mentoring program co-developed with HEINEKEN Kraków for women launching careers in tech. Provides minimum 8 hours of personalized 1:1 mentorship, educational webinars, team meetings, networking events, and access to a dedicated platform, with specializations in Cyber Security, IT Product & Project Management, and Product Ownership. Designed for participants outside Silesian, Lesser Poland, and Subcarpathian Voivodeships.
• Acceleration Program 6-month mentorship program designed for junior tech professionals to gain leadership skills, expand their professional network, and secure their next promotion. Applications are closed with a waitlist available for future editions; delivered through the Women Go Tech platform under the merged DareIT / Women Go Tech brand.
• AI Foundations Google.org-funded, completely free self-paced AI course for beginners with no tech background. Covers the basics of artificial intelligence, how it works, and how to apply it to daily tasks, projects, and professional life; features expert-led workshop recordings, practical hands-on tasks, and community access.
• AI in Action 6-week intermediate-level AI course for professionals and creatives with foundational AI knowledge and an active ChatGPT Plus subscription. Designed to move participants beyond basic AI usage and enable them to build personalized AI assistants tailored to professional and personal needs.
• Dare IT Digital Platform One-stop digital platform built on Airtable infrastructure that supports DareIT members in finding their first IT job and provides community integration and networking within the industry. Delivered as the digital product of the Norway Grants project and powers program management, participant tracking, and resource distribution across all mentoring programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% increased chance of getting IT job after completing mentoring program (Stanford University research)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• HEINEKEN KrakówflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025HEINEKEN Kraków partners with DareIT to run a 4-month branded mentoring program for women in IT, covering Cyber Security, IT Product & Project Management, and Product Ownership. IT experts from Heineken Kraków serve as mentors, providing minimum 8 hours of personalized 1:1 mentorship. Heineken covers program costs as part of their diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Women Go TechflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024DareIT merged with Women Go Tech, combining organizations that help women start and accelerate their careers in IT and engineering. The merged entity operates under both brands (dareit.io and womengotech.com) and offers expanded programs including the Acceleration Program and AI courses.
• SHE Community (Norway)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020SHE Community from Norway is a project partner consulting on developing the Dare IT platform beta version, piloting, developing the final platform version, and building partnerships and stakeholder networks. SHE Community organizes events, conferences, study programs, and consults business partners with the main objective of motivating diversity, inspiring equality, and closing the gender gap in employment contexts.
• DeloittecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeloitte is a partner for the Business Analysis mentoring path within DareIT programs. Mentors and resources from Deloitte support participants interested in pursuing business analysis careers in IT.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Springboard Software Engineering Bootcamp: Online bootcamp offering mentor-supported career transition programs in software engineering and data science. Similar mentor-driven, job-outcome-focused model but for-profit and tuition-based.

Direct peers

• Women Who Code: Global non-profit community supporting women in technical careers with mentorship, events, and learning programs. Directly comparable mission and target audience to DareIT, though with broader geographic reach.
• Ada Developers Academy: Non-profit, tuition-free coding bootcamp for women and gender-expansive adults transitioning into software engineering careers. Closely aligned reskilling model and target demographic to DareIT's mentoring programs.
• Generation (McKinsey-founded non-profit): Global non-profit providing free, employment-focused training programs connecting graduates to careers. Directly comparable career-transition-to-tech model with employer partnerships, though broader demographic focus.
• Hackbright Academy: Software engineering bootcamp specifically for women, with mentor-led cohorts and career transition support. Comparable women's-only career transition model with structured mentorship.

Broad incumbents

• General Assembly: Global provider of bootcamps and short-form courses in tech, data, and digital skills with corporate training offerings. Comparable bootcamp/reskilling model but for-profit and broader audience, not women-only.
• Girls Who Code: US-based non-profit focused on closing the gender gap in technology through education and mentorship programs. Larger, more established brand with school-age to early-career programming; comparable diversity-in-tech mission.
• Coursera: Large-scale online learning platform offering courses, certificates, and bootcamps including AI Foundations-level content. Overlaps with DareIT's AI Foundations/AI in Action offerings but as a broad incumbent, not a women-focused operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCQ3QtvzFwXxdLmJbnrrIjmQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dare-it

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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