Collective Academy

Collective Academy is a Latin American educational technology platform headquartered in Mexico City that positions itself as a neo-university for business and technology professionals. Founded in 2015 by Patricio Bichara, a Harvard MBA graduate with prior experience at Bain and IGNIA venture capital, the company addresses the skills gap between Latin America's traditional educational system and the talent needs of multinational corporations and technology companies. The platform's flagship offering is a Master in Business and Technology (MBT), an 18-month part-time program delivered virtually that has graduated over 550 students across more than 29 cohorts. The curriculum covers digital transformation, business innovation, leadership development, and emerging technologies, with content curated from top global institutions and delivered by practitioner-mentors from leading companies. Collective Academy operates three main business units: the MBT degree program for corporate innovators and startup CEOs, Enterprise Learning programs that provide customized corporate training for organizations including BBVA, Grupo Bimbo, Citibanamex, and technology companies like Google, PayPal, Uber, and Bitso, and Collective Labs, which offers shorter intensive courses on specialized skills. In partnership with FinTech México's FinTech Academy initiative, Collective Academy delivers the FinTech Essentials program, an intensive course covering fintech ecosystem fundamentals, disruptive business models, emerging technologies, and Mexican regulatory frameworks. The company has raised approximately $500,000 in funding from investors including Google for Startups Accelerator, BlueBox Ventures, Vander Capital Partners, and GBM Ventures. While Collective Academy serves the fintech sector through specialized training programs, its core business is broader professional education focused on digital transformation and business technology across industries.