Cultivating Coders

Good morning. Eleven years ago, Cultivating Coders introduced a concept that was considered ambitious: creating an environment for young people in areas with limited computer science education to learn, thrive, and compete globally in the tech industry. Nine years ago, a young man from Albuquerque, Katon Luaces, participated in our summer coding programs, traveled abroad with us for ethical hacking challenges, and excelled at a high level. He then took his experience, talents, and ambitions to Columbia University, where he continued to succeed. During this time, he interned and eventually secured a position at Google, where he once again excelled.

Fast forward to 2023, Katon, like many ambitious and talented individuals, decided to embark on the entrepreneurial path and co-founded PointOne with Jeremy. Please take a moment to learn about their journey and see what young people can achieve when given access to high-quality education in areas that often lack such opportunities. Congratulations to Katon Luaces and the team on your recent funding raise. Proud of you.

PointOne Raises $16 Million Series A - PointOne PointOne uses AI to passively track time and review bills. Capture detailed time data that drives insights across your practice, business and people

Here’s to longevity, happiness, good luck and prosperity….Lucky Number 9 looks good on us! Thank you to all the Students, Funders, Partners, Instructors, Exec Team and the countless Communities who’ve all poured into for our Youth 🤓📱💻

Vizionz-Sankofa's Demo Day was a success! Congratulations to the young people who completed and CRUSHED our CompTIA - The Computing Technology Industry Association, 6 week summer cybersecurity camp!

Students are breaking computers down to the motherboard and rebuilding them! And…Friday’s are made for racing to see who can rebuild a cpu the quickest 🤓

CompTIA - The Computing Technology Industry Association

Our 9th Summer Camp in a row and this year we’re continuing with our CompTIA - The Computing Technology Industry Association cybersecurity program! We appreciate all the partners who made this possible for our youth. Happy Summer!

W.K. Kellogg Foundation The Encantado Foundation Google

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Back home this summer! 😤🔥🔥

Celebrating 7 years of our work across the globe! We have learned so much from our experiences and cohorts.

Looking forward to bringing that back to the youth of New Mexico, enriching the opportunities and lives of the great minds of tomorrow!