Foundation History
The origin of the foundation traces its roots to 2008, a year in which Devbridge, a professional services firm, started its operations in Chicago. After opening offices in Kaunas and Vilnius, the team at Devbridge saw an opportunity to strengthen the skillset of university students by offering a highly competitive, free to attend academy (Sourcery Academy) that enabled participants to apply their skills to real world challenges for US clients. The program produced over 2,500 graduates over the course of last ten years.
Strengthening an existing pool of graduates was a strong start, but the team soon realized that a more impactful strategy would be to increase the number of young adults entering studies in the Computer Science field. To lower the barrier of entry and to create interest in early childhood, the founders started Sourcery for Kids, a first in Lithuania, non-profit programming academy for kids in Lithuania. The program expanded rapidly to eight locations, hosting as many as 600 kids in the program annually.
The professional services company Devbridge was acquired by Cognizant in 2021. Wishing to continue the mission, the eight founders of the business established the Devbridge Foundation in 2023 and donated 8M EUR as starting capital for the organization.
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