Ironhack is a Spain-born international tech school that offers intensive bootcamps and immersive courses in web development, UX/UI design, data analytics and cybersecurity. Since 2013 it has graduated more than 8,000 students across campuses in nine cities spanning the US, Europe and Latin America. According to its published student outcomes data, 89% of students have secured a job within 180 days of graduation. The company raised $20 million in a Series B led by Lumos Capital, with participation from the Endeavor Catalyst Fund and prior backers Brighteye and Creas. Ironhack says it will use part of the growth round to develop new courses and program offerings, expand corporate training and talent-acquisition/re-skilling programs, and increase investment in remote learning. The company positions these moves as a response to accelerated digital transformation and rising demand for resilient, remote-capable tech talent amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ironhack is an international technology school founded in 2013 by Gonzalo Manrique and Ariel Quinones that offers intensive, employment-focused bootcamps (three-month programs) in web development and design. The company has trained over 6,000 students and reports employability rates of roughly 80% at 90 days and 90% at 180 days after program completion. Ironhack operates with about 120 employees and is present in nine cities across Europe, Latin America and North America. Its model emphasizes personalized support to convert people from diverse backgrounds into tech roles in a short time frame. The company plans to use new capital to multiply its impact, reinforce its leadership in European and Latin American markets, expand regional and online presence, and broaden its product and value propositions. The fundraising occurred amid the COVID-19 crisis, which the company and its investors view as increasing demand for digital skills and reskilling. Ironhack is an international tech school and coding bootcamp offering Web Development, UX/UI Design and Data Analytics courses. Led by CEO Ariel Quinones, the company has trained over 3,000 graduates who now work at firms including Visa, Mango, Twitter, Capgemini and Orange. It connects its graduates to over 700 employers, including Facebook and Uber. Ironhack has an international presence with campuses in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Bogotá, Lisbon, Madrid, Mexico City, Miami, Munich, Paris and São Paulo. The company has raised a total of $7M to date and recently secured an additional $4M funding round. Ironhack intends to use the new funds to expand internationally. Ironhack operates intensive coding bootcamps offering tech education across multiple campuses, with roots in Madrid where it launched its first program in 2013. The company was founded by Ariel Quinones and Gonzalo Manrique and expanded to Barcelona and Miami in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and opened a campus in Paris earlier this year. Its core product is in-person immersive coding programs targeting students entering the tech workforce. Ironhack raised $3 million in financing to accelerate international expansion, set up new campuses in Latin America and Europe, improve its product and curriculum, and hire talent. The article frames the company within a competitive and contracting U.S. market for coding schools, noting recent closures such as Dev Bootcamp, and states Ironhack aims to be one of the survivors.

Total raised

$29M

Funding rounds

4

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Jan 2021