# Platzi

> Platzi is a Latin American online professional education company that sells individuals and employers access to a broad, frequently updated catalog of technology, AI, business, design, English and soft-skills courses. Its distinguishing bet is neither the video lesson nor the certificate, but a Spanish-first community built around flexible study, live sessions, learning paths and measurable workplace progress.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** Bogotá, Colombia
- **Founders:** Freddy Vega (Co-founder and CEO), Christian Van Der Henst (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Platzi Basic, Platzi Expert, Platzi Expert Duo and Groups, Platzi Business, Platzi Learn
- **Notable:** Selected for Y Combinator's Winter 2015 batch., Raised a US$62 million Series B led by Prosus Ventures in December 2021., Reports more than 6 million learners across more than 120 countries and over 4,000 company customers.

## Products & services

- **Platzi Basic** — Monthly individual subscription to the core catalog with digital certificates; listed at US$49 per month when researched.
- **Platzi Expert** — Annual individual subscription including the broader catalog, English, startups and leadership schools, offline mobile access, events and physical learning-path certificates; listed at US$249 per year when researched.
- **Platzi Expert Duo and Groups** — Annual multi-learner plans for two people or groups of four to 50, with the same broad catalog and certificates.
- **Platzi Business** — Corporate and government learning with role-based paths, skills mapping, progress dashboards, English assessment and flexible seat management.
- **Platzi Learn** — A business product that converts an organization's internal documents and expert knowledge into courses.
- **Executive Program** — A small-cohort, in-person AI implementation program for senior leaders, capped at 40 participants per edition.

## Achievements

- Selected for Y Combinator's Winter 2015 batch.
- Raised a US$62 million Series B led by Prosus Ventures in December 2021.
- Reports more than 6 million learners across more than 120 countries and over 4,000 company customers.
- Named among TIME's Top 40 EdTech companies in 2024, according to Platzi Business.
- Platzi Business reports that seven in ten learners finish employer-assigned learning, a company-reported metric.
- Hosted two Platzi Conf events with more than 127,000 attendees and 132 live classes during 2025, according to its year-end recap.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Platzi gathered its distributed team for Villa Platzi 2025 to develop new education products and strategy.
- **2025-04** — Platzi Barcamp drew more than 300 proposed talks; 20 finalists from eight Latin American countries presented to the community.
- **2025-12** — Platzi reported 132-plus live classes, two conferences with more than 127,000 attendees and 16 in-person events during 2025.
- **2026-04** — Platzi detailed a hybrid-first culture and said more than 70% of its team had previously been Platzi students.

## Links

- Website: https://platzi.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/platzi-inc/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/platzi
- GitHub: https://github.com/platzi
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Platzi
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platzi/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/platzi
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@platzi

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Last updated: 2026-09-28