About Beela

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Beela was founded on March 8, 2021 by Juliana Araújo and Denise Muniz, both Brazilian immigrants to Sweden. After meeting at a tech fair, Juliana gave Denise the career advice that helped her overcome cultural barriers and land a job in programming. From there, they were inspired to empower underrepresented groups to break into tech.

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Our Mission

To help immigrant women and non-binary people in Sweden get tech jobs. We do this by offering mentorship programmes, providing support through our community and organizing career events.

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Empower

We help women and non-binary immigrants achieve their potential through coaching, mentoring and networking.

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Inform

We spread the word about what’s happening in the tech world: bootcamps, code academies, courses and events.

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Inspire

We share encouraging stories from immigrant tech professionals to give you the confidence to leverage your skills.

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Our Name

Bees are hard workers. Ela means 'her' in Portuguese. Combine those two words, and you've got Beela: a non-profit dedicated to helping women and non-binary immigrants break into tech in Sweden.

Meet our team

We know from firsthand experience how hard it is to start over in a new country. All of us are here to support you.

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Juliana Araújo

Founder & CEO

Juliana is a Latina immigrant with 8+ years of experience working in tech, leading product teams to develop data-driven products. She has a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems and is currently writing her Mester's thesis in IT Project Management at Stockholm University.

Beela team member

Denise Muniz

Founder & CEO

Denise is a Latina immigrant and fullstack developer. She has over 10 years of experience as a business analyst and pivoted to software development after she moved to Sweden. She has a Bachelor's in Information Systems and a Master's in Business & Project Management.

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Zoe Xuan Qin

Marketing & Ops Coordinator

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Anja Woracek

Pollination Programme Manager

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Estefanny Moran

Graphic Designer

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Raquel Almeida

Volunteer

Beela team member
Milena Matrone

Video & Podcast Producer

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Marcela Feliz Fortiz

Software Engineer

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Mae Tadena

Social Media Manager

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Nidhi Pathak

Volunteer

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Rebecca

Volunteer

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Hellen

Volunteer

Support Beela

Beela is a 100% volunteer-run organization. We’re grateful for your support in any capacity.

Volunteer

Our team is always on the lookout for new volunteers. Tell us about your skills - it could be writing, social media or design and we’ll see if there’s a match!

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Donate

We are a non-profit organization and any monetary donation helps us reach more women and non-binary immigrants in Sweden to break into tech.

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