Nicolás Contreras V.
Bogota, RAP (Especial) Central, Colombia
Summary
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SeniorNicolás Contreras is a software engineer and entrepreneur focused on reducing social and economic inequality through technology. He is the Founder & CEO of Vaki, the largest crowdfunding platform in Colombia, and chairs PappCorn, a software factory that has helped dozens of entrepreneurs launch digital products. With dual engineering degrees from Universidad de Los Andes (Electronic and Industrial Engineering, Operations Research) and studies in sustainability from Utrecht, he blends deep technical execution with systemic, impact-driven thinking. His career spans co-founding uControl Colombia and Easy2Buy, reflecting a track record of turning complex ideas into scalable platforms and ecosystems, including early collaboration with Mozilla for global reach. Based in Bogota, he codifies his mission in the GitHub ethos—Coding to make the internet a transparent and equitable system—and aims to democratize funding and opportunity across Latin America.
9 years of coding experience
Github Skills (24)
google-app-engine6
angular-apps6
app-engine5
dedicated4
docker-image4
npm-package4
static-site4
angular-24
angular4
scale3
docker3
npm3
node-js3
typescript3
site-generator3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
pappcorn/pappcorn
Nov 2019 - Apr 2022
A monorepo to help startups build and scale digital products
Contributions:2 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 5 months
monorepotypescriptdigital-productsscale
Neocratia/Neocratium
Sep 2018 - Jan 2019
A platform for groups to make democratic decisions
Contributions:10 commits, 4 PRs, 2 pushes in 4 months
groupsdecisionsdemocratic
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