# Christian Patiño

> Christian Patiño is the Buenos Aires-based co-founder and CEO of Coderhouse, an online school for digital skills. His frustration learning programming led him to start an in-person school with Nahuel Lema in 2014, after initial work in late 2013. The company moved to live online courses in 2019, joined Y Combinator W21 and raised a $13.5 million Series A in 2021. He now describes an AI-supported campus that preserves human teaching.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Coderhouse
- **Organizations:** Coderhouse, Endeavor entrepreneur network
- **Education:** Business administration, UADE
- **Known for:** Co-founded Coderhouse and led its shift to live online teaching., Coderhouse joined Y Combinator Winter 2021., Led Coderhouse during its $13.5 million Series A in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Dates Coderhouse's beginnings to late 2013 in a later interview.
- **2014** — Coderhouse opens as an in-person school with Nahuel Lema.
- **2016** — An early profile documents participation in Start-Up Chile and offices in Chile.
- **2019** — Coderhouse moves to live online teaching.
- **2021** — Y Combinator Winter 2021; $13.5 million Series A led by Monashees; Mexico launch; selected as an Endeavor entrepreneur in December.
- **2022** — Coderhouse launches in Brazil.
- **2023** — Coderhouse introduces CoderFlex.
- **2026** — Coderhouse announces its AI-oriented Coder 4.0 direction.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Coderhouse and led its shift to live online teaching.
- Coderhouse joined Y Combinator Winter 2021.
- Led Coderhouse during its $13.5 million Series A in 2021.
- Selected as an Endeavor entrepreneur in December 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Discussed the value of human mentorship alongside AI education; a Coderhouse report put AI-course participation above 20,000 students.
- **2025-01** — Reported more than 350,000 students trained and operations beyond Latin America in an interview.

## Links

- Website: https://www.coderhouse.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-alberto-patino

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Last updated: 2026-10-07