# Carlos Vela Canul

> Carlos Vela Canul is co-founder and co-CEO of DaCodes, the software development business he established with Jorge Campos Berny and Mauricio Moreno Jure-Cejin in 2014. A mechatronics graduate of Universidad Anáhuac Mayab, he helped develop the university transport app that preceded the company and later completed LBAN’s Business Scaling Program at Stanford Graduate School of Business. His public interviews focus on engineering teams, client needs, AI training, and expansion in the United States.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Co-CEO at DaCodes
- **Organizations:** DaCodes
- **Education:** Ingeniería Mecatrónica (Mechatronics Engineering), Universidad Anáhuac Mayab, Business Scaling Program, Cohort 19 (executive education certificate), Stanford University Graduate School of Business / Latino Business Action Network
- **Known for:** Co-founded DaCodes in 2014., Completed LBAN Business Scaling Program Cohort 19 in 2025., Reported a DaCodes team of more than 300 people across Latin America in May 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Co-founded DaCodes in August with Jorge Campos Berny and Mauricio Moreno Jure-Cejin, following work on the Mayabús university transport app.
- **2017** — DaCodes and tecniA presented the Degusta Yucatán restaurant app; Vela appeared on Ingeniería XXI to discuss businesses and new companies.
- **2018** — Participated in an entrepreneurship and business-model panel at Anáhuac Mayab’s Second Administration Colloquium.
- **2019** — Named as DaCodes project director in a collaboration agreement with Instituto Tecnológico Superior del Sur del Estado de Yucatán.
- **2024** — Joined Mexico Tech Week’s TechNights SaaS-scaling panel and appeared on Discovering Tech Stories episode 138.
- **2025** — Completed LBAN Business Scaling Program Cohort 19 at Stanford Graduate School of Business; discussed DaCodes growth and AI training with Connect33.
- **2026** — Appeared on Sin Manual and announced AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner status for DaCodes.

## Achievements

- Co-founded DaCodes in 2014.
- Completed LBAN Business Scaling Program Cohort 19 in 2025.
- Reported a DaCodes team of more than 300 people across Latin America in May 2026.
- Announced DaCodes AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner status and more than 30 AWS certifications across the practice in July 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Announced DaCodes AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner status, more than 30 AWS certifications across the practice, and Amazon RDS Service Delivery validation.
- **2026-05** — Shared his Sin Manual interview and reported more than 300 people at DaCodes across Latin America.
- **2025-06** — Announced completion of LBAN Business Scaling Program Cohort 19.

## Links

- Website: https://dacodes.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosvela13
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlosvela13/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23