Platzi
YC W15San Francisco, US · Founded 2014 · Delaware corporation · 123 employees · 11 known investors
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965 people in our graph share verified history with the Platzi team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Elliot Geidtunlockedknows Christian Van Der Henst · together at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (overlapped)
×4knows the team · via Y Combinator
×3knows the team · via Stanford University Graduate School of Business
×4knows the team · via Harvard Business School
Platzi offers online courses on user research methods and techniques, including qualitative and quantitative approaches, for individuals seeking to master UX research practices.
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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W15)
Platzi was founded in 2014 by Freddy Vega, Christian Van Der Henst, Francisco Guerrero, and John Freddy Vega.
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Freddy Vegain𝕏Founder/CEOHe was born in Colombia and helped build the company into a large Spanish-language tech education provider.
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Christian Van Der HenstinCo-founderCo-founder of Platzi, an online technology school with over six million students. Van Der Henst founded Maestros del Web in 1997, an early webmaster community in Latin America, and later became a managing partner at Region Cuatro investing in startups across Latin America and Silicon Valley; he is a Y Combinator W15 graduate.
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Francisco Guerrero
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John Freddy Vega
Board
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Investors · 11
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K
Amador HoldingsPanama City
FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M
Mind the Seed - MTS Fund$30K – $150K
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K
FJ Labsreported · 2 sourcesNew York · $100K – $3M
Foundation Capitalreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco · $250K – $15M
Graph VenturesreportedNew York · $5K – $5M
Omidyar NetworkreportedSan Francisco
Also in the syndicate · 1
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$60.1M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2018–2021
▶$51.8MraisedDec 2021 · 14 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$51.8MraisedDec 2021 · 14 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- John Freddy VegaExecutive Officer, Director
- Rodolfo GonzalezDirector
- Simon BorreroDirector
- Denis Barros PedreiraDirector
- Christian Van Der HenstExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $51.8M
- Amount sold
- $51.8M
- First sale
- Oct 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$8.3MraisedMay 2018 · 39 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$8.3MraisedMay 2018 · 39 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Christian Van Der HenstExecutive Officer, Director
- John Freddy VegaExecutive Officer, Director
- Rodolfo GonzalezDirector
- Offering amount
- $8.3M
- Amount sold
- $8.3M
- First sale
- Mar 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
The YC application· Winter 2015 batch
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Platzi do?
- Platzi offers online courses on user research methods and techniques, including qualitative and quantitative approaches, for individuals seeking to master UX research practices.
- Who founded Platzi?
- Platzi was founded by Freddy Vega, Christian Van Der Henst, Francisco Guerrero, John Freddy Vega in 2014.
- Who are Platzi's investors?
- Platzi's investors include 500 Global, Amador Holdings, FundersClub, Mind the Seed - MTS Fund, Y Combinator, Zillionize, FJ Labs, Foundation Capital and 2 more.
- How much funding has Platzi raised?
- Platzi has disclosed $60.1M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Platzi headquartered?
- Platzi is headquartered in San Francisco, US.