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Avocademy (YC W22) — We teach UX/UI design and then help people get great jobs

Avocademy was born from a need for more diverse designers. Current design programs are expensive and not accessible.

Avocademy is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2022 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: We teach UX/UI design and then help people get great jobs. The founders listed are Maca Baigorria (Founder), Alexandra Amico (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 25, 2022).

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Avocademy

New accelerator entry · 2022-01-25 · the record

Winter 2022
batch
6
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchWinter 2022
Announced2022-01-25
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size6
IndustryEducation
Sub-industryEducation
SectorsEducation, Design
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedMiami, FL, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttp://www.Avocademy.com
Founded2020

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Avocademy was born from a need for more diverse designers. Current design programs are expensive and not accessible. We make it accessible for anyone to break into the field and change careers. Our students are 75% women, 65% BIPOC, & 33% LGBTQ+.

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