When was Platzi founded?

Platzi was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Platzi located?

Platzi is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Is Platzi a funded company?

Platzi is a funded company, having raised a total of $78.5M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Feb 23, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Platzi?

Platzi's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Dec 06, 2021, with participation from 9 investors. Its primary sector is Continued Learning. In United States, the Continued Learning sector has seen $151M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Platzi rank among its competitors?

Platzi ranks 10th amongst 5024 active competitors, of which 159 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Seekho, which secured $28M in Aug, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Platzi?

Platzi's top competitors include upGrad, Udemy and MasterClass. Among them, Seekho secured the most recent funding round in August, 2025.

Platzi - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Platzi is a series B company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2014 by Christian Van Der Henst. It operates as an Online courses in web and app development. Platzi has raised $78.5M in funding from investors like Y Combinator, Omidyar Network and 500 Global. The company has 5024 active competitors, including 159 funded and 125 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like upGrad, Udemy and MasterClass.

Company Details

Online courses in web and app development. The classes are streamed live, taught by teachers with live notes and users can see the session overviews afterwards. Also offers classes in online marketing, interface design and server admin.

Website: platzi.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$78.5M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Dec 06, 2021, $*****

Investors

Y Combinator & 25 more

Ranked

10^th among 5024 active competitors

Similar Companies

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Platzi has raised a total funding of $78.5M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 23, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Dec 06, 2021 for $*****. 9 investors participated in its latest round. Platzi has 23 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Platzi:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 06, 2021	4619216	Series B	8956361	3235997	1601615	9636495
Jun 06, 2019	9698476	Series A	8369434	1542853	5815114	Omidyar Network & 3 more
May 22, 2018	1871246	Series A	7669635	9589001	3741397	3620474

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The founders of Platzi is Christian Van Der Henst. Freddy Vega is the CEO of Platzi.

Here are the details of Platzi's key team members:

Christian Van Der Henst: Co-Founder of Platzi and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Freddy Vega: CEO of Platzi.
Contact Info: 1 phone number

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Top competitors of Platzi include upGrad, Udemy and MasterClass. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Platzi, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	upGrad 2015, Mumbai (India), Series C	Provider of upskilling programs in technology, management, and other domains	$329M	Temasek, IFC Asset Management Company & 66 others	80/100
2nd	Udemy 2010, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of a marketplace offering online courses	$274M	Naspers, Norwest & 67 others	79/100
3rd	MasterClass 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series F	Provider of online courses delivered by celebrity experts	$461M	IVP, Fidelity Investments & 59 others	77/100
4th	Seekho 2020, Bengaluru (India), Series B	Platform offers short-form educational videos in Hindi and regional languages	$42.3M	Bessemer Venture Partners, Elevation Capital ... & 37 others	75/100
5th	Adda247 2016, Gurugram (India), Series C	Provider of an online test preparation platform	$64.4M	STL, WestBridge Capital & 8 others	74/100
6th	Great Learning 2013, Gurugram (India), Acquired	Provides online learning programs for IT	-	-	72/100
7th	Degreed 2012, Pleasanton (United States), Series D	Provider of a learning experience platform for workforce skill development	$367M	Owl Ventures, Jump Capital & 34 others	71/100
8th	edX 2012, Boston (United States), Acquired	Online learning platform offering courses, certificates, and degrees from top institutions	-	Achieve Partners	68/100
9th	Alison 2007, Galway (Ireland), Funding Raised	Free online courses from universities and publishers	-	SOSV	62/100
10th	Platzi 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Online courses in web and app development	$78.5M	FCVC, Zillionize & 24 others	61/100