Top 10 Women in Tech Groups and Resources in Colombia in 2026

Table of Contents

• Why this list matters in 2026
• Nucamp Bootcamps
• Women in Tech Colombia
• Laboratoria
• Geek Girls LatAm
• Pionerasdev and Django Girls Colombia
• Women Who Code Colombia
• Ruta N Medellín
• Hacker Girls
• Tech2Empower Colombia
• Global Connectors
• How to build your own bouquet
• Frequently Asked Questions

Nucamp Bootcamps

When you’re serious about moving into AI or data from Colombia, one of the hardest choices is which paid program deserves your savings in COP. Nucamp sits in a sweet spot between price, structure, and flexibility, making it realistic for career changers juggling trabajo, familia, and commutes between localidades or across the Aburrá Valley.

Structured, affordable AI training

Nucamp’s AI-focused tracks are designed for Latin American schedules: mostly part-time, remote, and compatible with a full-time job. Tuition ranges from COP 8,496,000-15,920,000 for multi-month programs, significantly below many private university diplomas while still giving you a clear, project-based curriculum.

Key Nucamp programs for Colombia

Career outcomes and support

For Colombians aiming at roles in Rappi, Globant, Mercado Libre, IBM, Accenture, Endava, or nearshore firms, outcomes matter. Nucamp reports an employment rate of about 78%, a graduation rate near 75%, and a Trustpilot score of 4.5/5 from roughly 398 reviews, with 80% of them five-star. Career services include 1:1 coaching, portfolio reviews, mock interviews, and a curated job board tuned to entry-level and early-career roles.

Fit with Colombia’s AI and nearshore ecosystem

Because Nucamp is online-first, learners can join from Bogotá, Medellín, Cali or smaller cities, then plug into community meetups and hybrid “parches” in major hubs. That aligns well with the way Colombia’s tech scene is distributed across corridors like Bogotá-Cundinamarca and the Medellín innovation district highlighted in recent mapping of Colombia’s tech scene. For women in particular, the combination of payment plans, part-time structure, and a supportive peer group can make the difference between “I’m curious about AI” and actually shipping an AI-enabled product.

Women in Tech Colombia

Across Colombia’s many “buckets” of communities, the Women in Tech® Colombia chapter is one of the few that truly works at national scale. It connects students, mid-career professionals, and executives through meetups, mentoring circles, and corporate partnerships, positioning Colombia as a key node in the broader Women in Tech global network.

Chicas SuperTECH: rural roots, real impact

The chapter’s flagship initiative, Chicas SuperTECH, delivers about 12-24 hours of STEAM learning to girls in rural regions such as Boyacá and Huila. Workshops combine basic programming, digital skills, and career talks, directly targeting the rural digital gender gap documented in their feature on closing the digital gender gap in regional Colombia. For many participants, it’s the first time they meet a woman software engineer or data scientist in person.

How to plug into the network

Women in Tech Colombia is deliberately porous: you can join whether you’re a student in Villavicencio or a product manager in Bogotá. Typical entry points include:

• Registering via the chapter’s online profiles to access events and mentorship calls.
• Volunteering as a mentor, speaker, or organiser for Chicas SuperTECH cohorts.
• Participating in thematic tracks (AI, product, entrepreneurship) that often feature Colombian and international leaders.

From community to leadership visibility

What sets this chapter apart is its focus on putting women on stage and in decision-making rooms, not just in the audience. Corporate partners and universities in Bogotá and Medellín routinely use Women in Tech Colombia events to identify speakers, mentors, and potential hires for data, product, and engineering roles. That visibility matters in a national context where women have broken into tech in significant numbers, but still navigate pay gaps and underrepresentation at the very top.

As community leader Daniela Restrepo has observed in her work amplifying female founders and executives, being embedded in this ecosystem pushes her to “push for inclusion, impact, and innovation” - a mindset that increasingly defines how Colombian women are shaping AI and the wider digital economy.

Laboratoria

For women ready to jump fully into software or data, Laboratoria is one of the most proven “stems” you can pick. It’s a selective, full-time, multi-month bootcamp model that has already trained over 3,000 women across Latin America and maintains around a 90% job placement rate into junior tech roles, according to regional ecosystem analyses like Startup Beat’s report on Colombian women in tech.

Intensive reskilling for a real career switch

Laboratoria isn’t a casual “taste of code”; it’s designed for women who are ready to leave low-paid or informal work and re-enter the market as developers. Tracks in front-end and full stack development, and increasingly data-related roles, demand a serious weekly time commitment, teamwork, and constant feedback. In return, graduates leave with portfolios, agile practice, and experience working in squads that mirror real product teams in startups and consultancies.

Deep ties to Bogotá and Medellín employers

Although its headquarters are outside Colombia, Laboratoria has become a trusted talent pipeline for companies building teams in Bogotá and Medellín. Hiring partners include regional consultancies, fintechs, and software factories that value the bootcamp’s emphasis on:

• Job-ready technical skills in JavaScript, web fundamentals, and modern frameworks.
• Agile methodologies, standups, and retros that match how nearshore teams operate.
• Soft skills - communication, feedback, teamwork - that many local employers say universities underemphasise.

For Colombians who ultimately want to move into AI, machine learning, or data engineering, Laboratoria can be a powerful first phase: it gives you the solid software foundation and work habits you’ll need before specialising with advanced AI bootcamps or postgraduate diplomas. Combined with the broader ecosystem of corporate allies and public initiatives described in overviews of the Colombian digital economy, it offers one of the clearest on-ramps from “I’m starting over” to “I’m shipping production code.”

Geek Girls LatAm

Some communities feel less like a conference room and more like a living room. Geek Girls LatAm is one of them: a grassroots movement where women in tech across Colombia can talk honestly about discrimination, impostor syndrome, burnout, and ambition, without having to prove they “deserve” to be there first.

Safe spaces in Bogotá, Medellín, and beyond

Meetups often pop up in innovation hubs like Medellín’s Ruta N district or coworking spaces in Bogotá, mixing lightning talks with open circles. A typical evening might pair a short introduction to AI tools or cybersecurity with frank discussion about salary negotiations, motherhood, or being the only woman on an engineering squad. Industry observers who map the local ecosystem, such as those behind the feature on female tech leaders to watch in Colombia, consistently point to this kind of peer support as a quiet driver of women’s career progression.

From confidence to public visibility

Because the bar to participate is low - show up, listen, share when you’re ready - Geek Girls LatAm becomes a rehearsal space for bigger stages. Members often go on to speak at university events, corporate panels, or regional conferences like the Women in Tech Global Summit, taking lessons first tested in small circles to wider audiences. That visibility is crucial in a market where many women are entering mid-level and leadership roles, but still struggle to be recognised as technical authorities.

“Leadership is about a human-centric lens… fostering ‘galaxies’ of success where teams grow together rather than as individual stars.” - Laura María Hernández Ospina, Project Manager, Source Meridian, in coverage of Colombian women tech leaders

For women pursuing AI and data careers, those “galaxies” often start here: practice explaining your ML side project, find another woman already working in a nearshore data team, swap feedback on CVs and conference CFPs, and slowly replace isolation with a network that remembers your name - and your goals - the next time an opportunity appears.

Pionerasdev and Django Girls Colombia

In the crowded “Python aisle” of Colombia’s tech market, Pionerasdev and Django Girls Colombia are often the first communities where women write real code, not just copy examples from YouTube. They turn abstract curiosity about AI and data into concrete skills: variables, loops, views, queries, and eventually APIs that other people can actually use.

Beginner-friendly, Python-first learning

Pionerasdev runs study groups and community events where women of different skill levels learn together, usually in Spanish, with lots of pair programming. Django Girls Colombia complements this with free, one-day workshops that guide absolute beginners through building a simple web app in Python and Django. That combination - Python plus web basics - is exactly the foundation you need before jumping into data analysis, ML engineering, or LLM-backed APIs.

How to get involved from anywhere in Colombia

• Apply to a Django Girls workshop as a participant if you’ve never coded before; laptops and learning materials are typically provided.
• Join Pionerasdev’s online spaces (Slack/Discord, social media) to find ongoing study circles in Python, web dev, or data.
• Once you have some experience, volunteer as a coach to solidify your skills and grow your network.

For women outside Bogotá and Medellín, these communities can be the first serious technical network they encounter, similar in spirit to international initiatives like Girls Who Code’s 2026 Pathways program, which also focuses on AI and web development for high school students.

Building a bridge toward AI and data careers

Because Python is the de facto language of data science and machine learning, every workshop or study session you attend here is a small but direct step toward AI roles. Participants often go on to join structured bootcamps, apply for junior developer roles in nearshore firms, or contribute to open-source projects. If you’re standing at the edge of the AI field wondering where to start, Pionerasdev and Django Girls are the low-pressure, high-impact “first stems” to put in your bouquet.

Women Who Code Colombia

When the global Women Who Code organisation wound down central operations, many people assumed local chapters would fade too. In Colombia, the opposite happened. The Bogotá and Medellín communities, built since the network’s launch in the country as documented in the original WWCode Bogotá announcement, have reshaped themselves into alumni-led circles that keep years of relationships, Slack spaces, and mentorship habits alive.

From global chapter to alumni backbone

Instead of monthly events tied to a central calendar, the current WWCode Colombia ecosystem looks more like overlapping rings: WhatsApp groups of senior engineers, informal lunch meetups for staff+ ICs, and ad hoc panels co-hosted with universities or coworking spaces. The focus has shifted from basic coding workshops to questions that mid-career women actually wrestle with: leading squads, influencing architecture decisions, handling performance reviews, and managing up.

A formal path into tech leadership

Globally, Women Who Code now concentrates on a Leadership Program aimed at emerging tech leaders. The 2026 edition, outlined on the WWCode Leadership Program page, blends live sessions, peer coaching, and practical assignments on topics like strategic communication, negotiation, and inclusive team management. Colombian alumnae are active participants, then repackage what they learn into Spanish-language study groups and internal workshops at their companies.

How Colombian women can plug in

• Search for WWCode Bogotá or Medellín alumni groups on LinkedIn and join their messaging channels.
• Use these circles for peer mentoring around promotions, salary reviews, or transitioning from senior engineer to tech lead.
• Apply to the global Leadership Program, then bring frameworks back to your squads through brown bags and guild meetings.

For women already working in engineering, data, or product roles in Colombia’s banks, telcos, and consultancies, this alumni network is less about learning syntax and more about not leading alone. It offers a space to debug leadership challenges with people who understand both the local work culture and the expectations of global tech.

Ruta N Medellín

Walk a few blocks from Medellín’s Metro and you hit a different kind of market: Ruta N, the city’s innovation hub, where startups, universities, and public programs trade ideas instead of flowers. For girls and young women, it’s often the first place they see tech not as something imported from Silicon Valley, but as a living, local career path.

Niñas Programando: early exposure that feels close to home

Through Niñas Programando, Ruta N runs workshops, clubs, and holiday camps that introduce school-age girls to coding, robotics, and simple AI demos. Sessions are usually free or low-cost, delivered with partners like local colegios and universities in the Aburrá Valley. The emphasis is less on churning out “junior developers” and more on showing that writing code, debugging, and building small apps can be part of an ordinary Medellín life.

Connecting classrooms to Medellín’s startup floor

Because Ruta N also houses accelerators and corporate innovation labs, participants can literally look down the hallway and see startup teams working on fintech, healthtech, or logistics products. That proximity makes it easier to imagine a path from school to an internship, and later to roles in the nearshore and consulting firms that ecosystem observers highlight when they talk about Colombia’s growing digital economy.

• Teachers get access to updated materials and training to keep tech content alive after workshops end.
• University volunteers gain mentoring experience while scouting future talent.
• Parents see concrete role models instead of abstract “technology careers.”

Why it matters for Colombia’s AI future

As companies like NTT DATA publicly commit to incorporating more female tech talent, described in regional coverage on recognition of female inclusion in the tech industry, early programs like Niñas Programando ensure that Medellín will not just consume AI and software, but help build it. For girls growing up along the valley, Ruta N is a reminder that the path into data, ML, or engineering can start a short Metro ride from home.

Hacker Girls

In a landscape where AI gets most of the headlines, Hacker Girls quietly fills a critical gap: bringing Colombian women and girls into cybersecurity. Created by the country’s MinTIC, this program is one of the few that speaks directly to “defending” systems rather than just building them, and it does so in Spanish, with Latin American realities in mind.

The core of Hacker Girls is free, entry-level training that mixes fundamentals (networks, threats, encryption) with hands-on labs. Participants don’t just hear about “ethical hacking” in the abstract; they simulate tasks a real SOC analyst, incident responder, or junior security engineer would perform. That practical angle is exactly what many women-in-tech reports say is missing from generic online courses, and it aligns with the kind of role clarity highlighted in broader overviews of Colombia’s gender initiatives, such as the national profile on WomenTech Network’s Colombia page.

Getting involved typically follows a simple path:

• Watch MinTIC’s social channels for calls to apply to new Hacker Girls cohorts and virtual workshops.
• Join online competitions or capture-the-flag style challenges promoted through partner organisations.
• Use program connections to seek internships or entry roles in security teams at banks, telcos, and software firms.

For women outside Bogotá and Medellín, Hacker Girls can be a rare chance to test whether security is their niche without paying private-course prices. And as AI-driven tools automate parts of monitoring and incident response, having both cybersecurity literacy and basic AI skills becomes a powerful combo - especially if you later pair Hacker Girls experience with mentorship from global platforms like AnitaB.org’s 1:1 mentorship program. If you’re drawn more to defending systems than designing logos, this is a high-impact stem to add to your bouquet.

Tech2Empower Colombia

Some “stems” in Colombia’s women-in-tech bouquet focus on code; Tech2Empower Colombia focuses on the whole person holding the keyboard. Led by WAKE International, it works with girls and young women not just as future developers, but as students facing stress, stigma, and material scarcity that can push them out of school long before a bootcamp is even an option.

According to the Tech2Empower Colombia 2024 impact report, the program combines three pillars in every cohort: STEAM education, mental health support, and menstrual education. Workshops might move from basic coding and digital skills to sessions on emotional resilience, then to frank conversations about menstruation and bodily autonomy. It’s a model built for contexts where missing school because you lack pads is just as real a barrier to an AI career as not knowing what Python is.

Participation and volunteering usually follow a few simple paths:

• Applying to join a cohort as a girl or young woman from targeted regions, including coastal and Caribbean communities.
• Signing up as a mentor or facilitator if you already work in tech, design, or mental health.
• Partnering through schools or local NGOs to host workshops and follow-up circles.

This “whole-life” approach aligns with broader movements that treat girls as leaders, not just beneficiaries, similar in spirit to initiatives amplified on platforms like Girl Up’s Voices hub. For Colombia, the impact is strategic: by reducing dropout and shame around health, Tech2Empower keeps more girls in the education pipeline long enough to later access programs like Nucamp, Laboratoria, or university engineering degrees. If you’re looking for a starting point that feels safe, supportive, and honest about the realities of growing up here, this is a powerful early stem to add to your bouquet.

Global Connectors

Some opportunities don’t live in any single aisle of the Colombian market; they float above it, connecting Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, and the Caribbean coast to global conversations on AI and leadership. Three of the most strategic “global connectors” for Colombian women are AnitaB.org’s mentorship, the Women in Tech Global Conference, and the Aurora Tech Award.

AnitaB.org runs a 1:1 mentorship platform with specific interest forms for mentors and mentees outside North America. Through the dedicated 2026 non-North America mentorship call, Colombian engineers, data scientists, and product managers can match with senior women at global tech companies, gaining guidance on topics like scaling AI products, transitioning into research roles, or navigating multicultural teams.

The Women in Tech Global Conference 2026 is marketed as the world’s largest virtual-first event for women in tech, with four summits, including an AI & Key Tech Summit and a Startup & Innovation Summit. Its call for speakers on Instagram highlights tracks on engineering leadership, AI, and career growth - an ideal stage for Colombians who want to showcase work done in local startups or nearshore teams.

Meanwhile, the Aurora Tech Award has become a key spotlight for female founders. Recent editions have featured Colombian entrepreneurs among their global top 30 and even hosted events during Colombia Tech Week in Bogotá, giving local startups exposure to international investors and media coverage.

How to build your own bouquet

Back in Paloquemao, the woman realises she doesn’t need the “perfect” ten stems; she needs a mix that makes sense for her hands, her budget, her walk home. Your path into AI and tech from Colombia works the same way. With so many serious programs and communities now in Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, the coast, and coffee region, the goal isn’t to join everything - it’s to choose a small, intentional bouquet you can actually carry.

A simple way to start is to think in stems:

• Skills: One structured program that forces you to ship real work - Laboratoria, or a Nucamp track like Solo AI Tech Entrepreneur, AI Essentials for Work, or Back End with Python.
• Community: One space where you can ask anything - Women in Tech Colombia, Geek Girls LatAm, or a Women Who Code alumni circle.
• Depth: One technical “niche” to practice - Pionerasdev/Django Girls for Python, Hacker Girls for cybersecurity, or Ruta N’s Niñas Programando if you’re earlier in the journey.
• Visibility: One connector beyond Colombia - AnitaB.org mentorship, Women in Tech Global Conference, or the Aurora Tech Award if you’re building a startup.

The exact combination depends on your season. A working mother in Bogotá might pair Nucamp’s part-time AI training with Geek Girls LatAm meetups and AnitaB.org mentorship. A teenager in Atlántico could start with Tech2Empower and Niñas Programando, then later move into Laboratoria or university engineering. A mid-career product manager in Medellín might lean on Women Who Code’s leadership circles and a global conference talk to step into VP-level roles.

Globally, pathways for girls and women into tech - from local bootcamps to initiatives like Girls Who Code-style university outreach - are converging on the same insight: long-term careers grow where skills, community, and visibility overlap. Colombia’s twist is that you can now build that triangle without leaving the country.

So don’t wait until your bouquet looks like anyone else’s. Reach into two or three “buckets” that feel right now, commit to them for a season, then adjust. The important thing isn’t joining every program; it’s choosing a set of stems with enough roots to carry you from your first Python script or AI prompt to the rooms where decisions - and salaries - are set.

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