Freddy Vega and Christian Van der Henst

August 13, 2021 | 01:28 PM
  • Sector: Energy
  • Company: Platzi
  • Country: Colombia

Officially launched in 2015, the Platzi the educational platform has reached more than 2 million students in Latin America, according to the company’s co-founder, Freddy Vega. He recently launched the Platzi English Academy, which aims to teach one million people the language in the next year. During the pandemic, 70% of the annual students of this platform improved their jobs, growing their income 3 to 10 times. Meanwhile, 20 Platzi student companies have raised more than $ 1 million in investment and 19 student companies have received investment from Y Combinator.