A smiling young woman resting her chin on her hand in a classroom

Technology is creating new careers.We’re ensuring more people can access them.

A woman's face, blurred except for her eyes, nose and mouth

For us, closing the opportunity gap means

In-demand skills training
Mentorship
Career guidance

in communities where talent has long been overlooked.

170 million

new jobs by 2030

Technology is changing how every industry works. The World Economic Forum projects 170 million new jobs by 2030, many in roles that barely exist today, and employers already struggle to find people with the skills to fill them.

1 in 4

people in Latin America live below the poverty line

Meanwhile, one in four people in Latin America lives on an income below the poverty line, and the training that leads to these careers rarely reaches them. Left alone, this shift will widen the gap. With the right preparation, it can close it.

Sources: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025; ECLAC, Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025.

Our Story

Our founders didn’t find this problem in a boardroom. Gary Carrier spent a year living and teaching in Rocinha, Brazil’s largest favela. After building software teams in Silicon Valley, he returned with 12 laptops and started the favela’s first IT training center. Aline Fróes was doing something similar in a nearby favela, training developers who built real software for real clients. They never set out to build a company. They set out to prove that genius is evenly distributed, and through tech, opportunity could be too. Later, they merged their two initiatives and became KODIE Academy.

2017
It all starts in a shipping container
After working with a number of social projects, our co-founder Aline Fróes launches a pilot training program for software developers out of a shipping container in Complexo do Alemão, a favela in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The project becomes known as VaiNaWeb.
2019
12 laptops in Rocinha
Our co-founder Gary arrives in Rocinha, Latin America’s largest favela, with twelve laptops and begins training residents for careers in technology. The project becomes known as Plataforma Impact.
2020
We closed our doors. And reached all of Brazil.
During the pandemic, classes move entirely online, reaching students across the country. Leadership from VaiNaWeb and Plataforma Impact meet for the first time.
2021
The Studio is born
Our software services arm reinvests all its profits in training. Its clients include BTG Pactual, PagBank, AB InBev, and Hospital Sírio-Libanês.
2022
More courses, more classes
We expanded our programs to welcome even more students, graduating nearly 1,000 students annually. Plataforma Impact and VaiNaWeb begin designing programs together.
2024
Strengthening governance, international fundraising
We strengthened our governance locally and expanded our presence in the US, building our connection with the global technology community.
2025
BiT crosses borders
The first edition of BiT in partnership with L’Oréal launches outside of Brazil for the first time, reaching low-income youth across Colombia.
2026
Two stories, one academy
Vai na Web and Plataforma Impact join forces and create KODIE Academy to leverage teams, experience, resources, and knowledge to respond to a job market increasingly driven by AI.