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Holberton

San Francisco, US · Delaware corporation · 8 known investors

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491 people in our graph share verified history with the Holberton team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Alex Lehmanunlockedknows Julien Barbier · together at Harvard University (overlapped)
×2knows the team · via Docker
knows the team · via ESCP
knows the team · via Harvard University
×2knows the team · via INSERM
×3knows the team · via Université Paris Cité

Purple fund portfolio company.

EdTech

Founders & leadership

JBJulien Barbier
Julien BarbierinCo-Founder & CEO2015–2022Julien Barbier co-founded Holberton, a software engineering school that scaled to 32 global campuses before being acquired by ALX, where he led product and growth for Applied AI and Software Engineering programs serving over 1.6M users. Previously, he was the first head of Marketing and Growth at Docker, joining when the company was operating as dotCloud, and prior to that sold an e-commerce business.
SKSylvain Kalache
Sylvain KalacheinCo-Founder & President2015–2021Sylvain Kalache is a technologist with two decades of experience in engineering, public relations, and developer advocacy. He co-founded Holberton School, a software engineering training program operating in 25+ countries, and previously worked as a Senior SRE at LinkedIn where he co-designed patented infrastructure; he currently leads AI Labs at Rootly developing reliability tools.

Board

ME
Marie EkelandBoard directorCo-founder at Daphni
MLManoel Lemos
Manoel Lemosin𝕏Board directorManaging Partner at Redpoint eventures
EB
Eustache BesanconBoard director
MV
Marc VerstaenBoard director

Investors · 8

DaphniParis · $540K – $6.5Mvia Marie Ekeland · board
Redpoint eventuresSão Paulovia Manoel Lemos · board
AME Cloud VenturesreportedPalo Alto · $1M – $10M
Insight PartnersreportedNew York · $120M – $350M
Omidyar NetworkreportedSan Francisco
Partech VenturesreportedBerlin · $200K – $50M
Reach Capitalreported · 3 sourcesSan Francisco · $100K – $12Mvia Shauntel Garvey · board
Trinity Venturesreported · 2 sourcesMenlo Park · $500K – $6Mvia Dan Scholnick · quoted

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$33.1M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2015–2019

▶$20MraisedApr 2021 · 32 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Julien BarbierExecutive Officer, Director
  • Sylvain KalacheDirector
  • Eustache BesanconDirector
  • Marie EkelandDirector
  • Manoel LemosDirector
  • Marc VerstaenDirector
Offering amount
$20M
Amount sold
$20M
First sale
Dec 2019
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$8.3MraisedMay 2018 · 17 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Holberton School Raises $8.2M to Expand Its Engineer-Training Programforbes.com · Apr 2018Holberton raises $8M to give everyone access to a first rate Educationtechcrunch.com · Apr 2018
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Sylvain KalacheExecutive Officer, Director
  • Julien BarbierExecutive Officer, Director
  • Marie EkelandDirector
  • Shauntel PoulsonDirector
  • Marc VerstaenDirector
Offering amount
$10M
Amount sold
$8.3M
First sale
Dec 2017
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2015
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$2.8MraisedJul 2017 · 25 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Marc VerstaenDirector
  • Julien BarbierExecutive Officer, Director
  • Sylvain KalacheExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$2.8M
Amount sold
$2.8M
First sale
Dec 2016
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2015
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$2MraisedFeb 2017 · 27 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Julien BarbierExecutive Officer, Director
  • Sylvain KalacheExecutive Officer, Director
  • Marc VerstaenDirector
Offering amount
$2M
Amount sold
$2M
First sale
Jun 2015
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2015
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Competitors · 2

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Career Karma8 shared keywordsCareer Karma helps individuals explore and compare career training programs and matches them to education pathways based on their interests, financial needs, and learning preferences. It covers fields ranging from tech and AI to skilled trades and other careers.
HackMD8 shared keywordsHackMD is a collaborative Markdown workspace that enables developers and teams to document, share knowledge, and build community through real-time documentation tools. It serves developers and technical communities across 170 countries.

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In the news

Holberton Raises $20M in Series B Funding - FinSMEsfinsmes.com · Mar 2021Holberton raises $20M as it pivots to become an edtech SaaS company | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Mar 2021Holberton School for Software Engineering Closes $8 million in A Round Fundingglobenewswire.com · Apr 2018Holberton raises $8M to give everyone access to a first rate Educationtechcrunch.com · Apr 2018Holberton School Raises $8.2M to Expand Its Engineer-Training Programforbes.com · Apr 2018Holberton School Raises $2.3M in Seed Funding - FinSMEsfinsmes.com · Feb 2017New Age Holberton School Scores $2.3 Million to Train Techies Faster | Fortunefortune.com · Feb 2017

Frequently asked questions

What does Holberton do?
Purple fund portfolio company.
Who founded Holberton?
Holberton was founded by Julien Barbier, Sylvain Kalache.
Who are Holberton's investors?
Holberton's investors include Daphni, Redpoint eventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Insight Partners, Omidyar Network, Partech Ventures, Reach Capital, Trinity Ventures.
How much funding has Holberton raised?
Holberton has disclosed $33.1M raised across 4 rounds.
Where is Holberton headquartered?
Holberton is headquartered in San Francisco, US.