# Daniel Villegas

> Daniel Villegas is Co-Founder and COO of Domestika, the world's fastest-growing online learning community for creative professionals. Starting from a scrappy Spanish-language forum in 2002, Daniel helped steer Domestika into a $1.3 billion unicorn with over 10 million members worldwide. Based in New York, he brings over two decades of experience across e-commerce, digital marketing, SEO, and startup operations — including earlier ventures as co-founder of Webpop and founder of Infohostal.com — making him one of the key architects of a platform that has trained millions of designers, illustrators, photographers, and creators globally.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & COO at Domestika
- **Organizations:** Domestika, Webpop, Infohostal.com, Yumit
- **Nationality:** Spanish
- **Education:** University of Kent
- **Known for:** Co-founded Domestika, which grew to unicorn status ($1.3B valuation) in 2022, Helped scale Domestika to over 10 million members worldwide, Helped build a platform offering 2,000+ professionally produced courses in multiple languages

## Career timeline

- **Early 2000s** — Founded Infohostal.com, an early hospitality-focused web venture
- **~2004-2008** — Worked at Yumit, building experience in online marketing and e-commerce
- **2009** — Co-founded Webpop, a content management and web platform startup
- **2012** — Joined Domestika as Co-Founder, helping transition it from a creative community to a full learning platform
- **2013** — Domestika launched its first professionally produced online courses, transforming the business model
- **2014** — Domestika relocated headquarters from Spain to Berkeley, California; Daniel based in New York
- **2017** — Domestika reached 1 million registered users
- **2021** — Domestika raised Series C at $350M valuation; launched Domestika Plus subscription service
- **2022** — Domestika raised $110M Series D at $1.3B valuation, achieving unicorn status; 8M+ members

## Achievements

- Co-founded Domestika, which grew to unicorn status ($1.3B valuation) in 2022
- Helped scale Domestika to over 10 million members worldwide
- Helped build a platform offering 2,000+ professionally produced courses in multiple languages
- Played key role in raising $130M total funding including a $110M Series D round
- Over 23 years of experience in e-commerce, digital marketing, and tech entrepreneurship
- Co-founded Webpop (2009-2012), a successful CMS startup
- Contributed to building Domestika's production infrastructure across Madrid, New York, Mexico City, and London studios

## Latest updates

- **2022-01** — Domestika raised $110M in Series D funding at $1.3B valuation, achieving unicorn status. Daniel continues as Co-Founder & COO.
- **2024-01** — Domestika expanded its AI-integrated creative curriculum, reflecting the platform's push into AI tools for creative professionals.

## Links

- Website: https://www.domestika.org/en/dvillegas
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-villegas-56782867

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Last updated: 2026-05-27