About
Freddy Vega is CEO and cofounder of Platzi, a technology education platform. He was born in Colombia and helped build the company into a large Spanish-language tech education provider.
Founder/CEO at PlatziYC W15
Intro paths
YC
Freddy went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Freddy can intro founders to Platzi's investors below.
Platzi's investors · 9
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2015Amador HoldingsPanama CityFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksFoundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksFundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksGraph VenturesNew York · $5K – $5M checksMind the Seed - MTS Fund$30K – $150K checksOmidyar NetworkSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015
Co-founders at Platzi
CV
Christian Van Der HenstExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- PlatziCEOcurrent2014 — presentUnited States
- GitLab FoundationMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 — present
- EndeavorEndeavor Entrepreneurcurrent2017 — present
- iNNpulsa ColombiaDirector at the Advisory Board2017 — 2019Colombia
- CristalabFounder2004 — 2015Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia
- Mejorando.laCTO2011 — 2014
- Universidad Piloto de ColombiaTeacher2004 — 2007
Skills & more
Educational Technology8SaaS4Mentoring6Leadership7E-Learning61Start-ups47User Experience87Project Management34Business Development12Usability46Web Development99Information Architecture37
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Web ApplicationsWeb DesignSEOUser InterfaceFront-endOnline MarketingE-learning ImplementationMobile ApplicationsBootstrappingLatin American BusinessLatin AmericaLanguages English · Japanese · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Freddy Vega?
- Freddy Vega is CEO and cofounder of Platzi, a technology education platform. He was born in Colombia and helped build the company into a large Spanish-language tech education provider.
- Where does Freddy Vega work?
- Freddy Vega is Founder/CEO of Platzi.
- What companies did Freddy Vega found?
- Freddy Vega founded Platzi.
- Where did Freddy Vega go to school?
- Freddy Vega studied at Y Combinator (YC W15, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Endeavor Innovation & Growth, Business Administration and Management); Harvard Business School (Executive Education, Scaling Entrepreneurial Ventures).
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