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.
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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 · 8
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
Education
- Y CombinatorYC W15, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2015
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessEndeavor Innovation & Growth, Business Administration and Management2018
- Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Education, Scaling Entrepreneurial Ventures2017
- INSEADLeaders at Scale2019
- Universidad Nacional de ColombiaEngineer, Software Engineer
- Universidad Piloto de ColombiaSystems Engineering2003 — 2005
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
From Freddy's professional profile.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3
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Harvard Business School mafia197
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Mike Maples JrMBAFounded Pattern BreakersHarry GrunerFounded Hilos +2Bharat KilaruMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Verano Health +2Ethan KurzweilMBAFounded Level Access +1Wim Van CriekingeAccelerating Innovation in Precision MedicineFounded Lizard +1Merrill AnovickMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Lynd Clinical +1
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia175
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Mojo VisionFabian HeilemannSummer Institute for EntrepreneurshipFounded Aenu +1IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Zynga +1Mada SegheteMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Upside +1Sabah OneyM.B.A.Founded Vilya +1Ian CinnamonMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Immunity Project +1
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INSEAD mafia49
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kevin RyanMBAFounded Business Insider +1Wim Van CriekingeLeading From The ChairFounded Lizard +1Adrian JohnstonMaster of Business Administration - MBA 19JFounded Una Brands +1Sergio FogelMBAFounded DatanomikTomer BarelMBAFounded LightsparkJulián MeloLeaders at scale - Executive programFounded Ubits
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Leo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious Ventures
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,317
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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