It goes for 2,500 programmers in Mexico – El Financiero

Latin America has a 38 percent deficit of programmers, according to estimates by the IDC consulting firm, and according to the IDB, it is estimated that by 2025 the region will need 1.2 million specialists in the field.

With these data in hand, the online educational platform Crack The Code will announce this Tuesday its arrival in Mexico, where it plans to have at least 2,500 graduates, after having received a round of seed capital of 2.7 million dollars last year with Kaszek and Grupo Talisis.

“Mexico is undoubtedly a market with great potential where we are finding a high demand for our educational offer. Mexicans place a high value on education with 8 percent of their income going to it. By the end of 2022, Mexico will represent 40 percent of our new students, with which we expect to have more than 2,500 Mexican graduates,” said Aida Sarabia, COO & Country Manager in Mexico.

The academy specialized in educating programmers has found an opportunity to meet the educational needs of more than 6,500 students in Latin America.

“With the digitization of education we seek to close the current gap that exists in Latin America given the lack of innovation and transformation of the traditional educational system. It is no secret that current educational models need to reflect the needs of the labor market. In this case, they must be complemented with technological tools that allow children to expand their knowledge and prepare them for the digital age,” said María del Mar Vélez, founder and CEO of Crack The Code.

Crack The Code’s plans to establish itself in the Mexican market also include tailor-made programs to meet the needs of each client, as well as partnerships with educational institutions of higher education, corporations and foundations to prioritize the inclusion of intra and extracurricular courses, as well as generate projects with social impact.

Progress that promises in ESG criteria

They assure us that Genomma Lab, the over-the-counter pharmaceutical and personal care multinational founded by Rodrigo Herrera, went to great lengths to meet the Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) criteria to which it committed in February 2021, when it presented its 2025 sustainability strategy.

The firm led by Jorge Brake highlights the use of up to 30 percent post-consumer recycled material in the packaging of some of its main products, which avoided the use of 407 tons of virgin plastic in the first year of its launch . Added to this is the relaunch of one of its iconic and best-selling products, Tío Nacho shampoo, under a new sustainable perspective, with bottles, lids and cardboard boxes made with 100 percent recycled and recyclable materials, in addition to being neutral. on your carbon footprint in the production of your packaging.

Thanks to these actions, Genomma Lab was included for the first time in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2022, as one of the 10 Mexican companies highlighted for their environmental, social and corporate governance practices.

A new investment fund arrives

Today, within the framework of the Amexcap Summit 2022, the launch of the Twelve Hundred (1200) VC fund will take place, an investment platform dedicated to the seed or early stage of funds and founders, which has a transformative vision, humanist and that seeks to contribute to the development of a more prosperous society. Twelve Hundred (1200) VC will be led by Adriana Tortajada, who has extensive experience in the Mexican entrepreneurial ecosystem, and will start operations with a target size of $150 million in capital, which will be used to invest in startups, as well as in venture capital funds, emerging and established.

The fund incubated by Talipot Holdings, a recognized world leader in the investment of alternative assets, will have operations in Mexico, Latin America and the United States and will seek to invest amounts between 2 and 10 million dollars in funds and co-invest directly in companies between 250 thousand and 5 million dollars.

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