Where does Maca Baigorria work?

Maca Baigorria is Founder of Avocademy.

What companies did Maca Baigorria found?

Maca Baigorria founded Avocademy.

Where did Maca Baigorria go to school?

Maca Baigorria studied at University of Florida (Graduate Certificate, Engineering Entrepreneurship); University of Florida (Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering - Solid Mechanics); University of Florida (Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering).

Maca Baigorria

Founder

Founder at Avocademy

New York City Metropolitan Area

FoundedAvocademy · YC

About

Maca trained in mechanical engineering before transitioning to UX/UI design and now works on making tech careers more accessible through Avocademy.

Founder at Avocademy YC W22

Intro paths

Maca went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Maca can intro founders to Avocademy's investors below.

Avocademy's investors · 4

Cathexis VenturesHouston · $250K – $1M checks K20 FundValley Stream · $100K – $2.5M checks MPG Fund Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Avocademy

Alexandra AmicoFounder

Experience

JackFoundercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
Investment NSWEntrepreneur in Residencecurrent2024 — present
StartOutHead of Growth Labcurrent2026 — presentUnited States
StartOutGrowth Lab Speaker (18 Month Growth Plan & GTM)2021 — 2026
StartOutGraduate in Residence (GIR)2023 — 2024
StartOutCohort 8 Growth Lab Founder (Avocademy)2021
AvocademyFounder (CEO)2020 — 2025Miami, Florida, United States
PwCAssociate Creative Director2020 — 2021Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States
PwCSenior User Experience Designer2018 — 2020Hallandale Beach, FL
Duke University Talent Identification ProgramInstructor2016 — 2018
IBMDesign Consultant2017 — 2018Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Flashpoint at Georgia TechIntern2016 — 2017Atlanta Metropolitan Area
BoeingStructural and Payload Design Engineer2015Everett, Washington

Skills & more

Collaborative Problem Solving4Teamwork5Mentoring2Team Leadership2Start-up VenturesEarly Stage VenturesProduct StrategyRecruitingStart-up LeadershipFuture of WorkUser Interface Design3Wireframing

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User Experience Design (UED)ResearchUser Experience (UX)SketchProduct DesignEducational LeadershipVoice User Interface (VUI) DesignFigmaAdobe XDConversational User Interfaces (CUI)Englishb2b design

Languages English · Spanish

Certified SAFe® 4 Agilist — SAFe by Scaled Agile, Inc.
Salesforce Platform Developer 1 — Salesforce
iOS Design Foundation — IBM
IBM Design Thinking Practitioner — IBM

From Maca's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Maca Baigorria?: Maca trained in mechanical engineering before transitioning to UX/UI design and now works on making tech careers more accessible through Avocademy.
Where does Maca Baigorria work?: Maca Baigorria is Founder of Avocademy.
What companies did Maca Baigorria found?: Maca Baigorria founded Avocademy.
Where did Maca Baigorria go to school?: Maca Baigorria studied at University of Florida (Graduate Certificate, Engineering Entrepreneurship); University of Florida (Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering - Solid Mechanics); University of Florida (Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering).

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