Tech Staffing Entrepreneur & CEO at Howdy.com; Expert in Nearshoring & Global Engineering Teams; Featured in Forbes

Austin, TX, USA
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Jacqueline Samira Biography

Jacqueline Samira is the founder and CEO of Howdy.com, an Austin, Texas-based technology staffing company specializing in nearshoring and global engineering team development. Alongside co-founder Frank Licea, Samira leads Howdy.com in connecting software engineers in Latin America with companies in the United States, focusing on full-time, remote roles in compatible time zones. With more than 15 years of experience in sales, team building, and revenue growth across multiple industries, Samira established Howdy.com to address a significant gap in the tech talent market. She previously led sales and operations teams for three Y Combinator companies, contributing to substantial revenue increases before founding Howdy.com.

Samira bootstrapped Howdy.com to $3 million in annual recurring revenue before joining Y Combinator. The company secured $500,000 on Demo Day and closed a $2.9 million seed round within two weeks. Howdy.com has raised $21 million through its Series A funding round, led by Obvious Ventures and Greycroft, and reached a valuation of $105 million at the time of its Series A extension. The company provides recruitment, payroll, benefits, equipment, and compliance services for clients, with customers including Accenture, Amazon, IBM, and Vanta.

Howdy.com expanded its presence in Latin America by acquiring GeekHunter, a Brazilian tech recruitment platform with nearly 400,000 registered users and more than 13,000 companies on its platform. Headquartered in Austin, Howdy.com operates six local offices across Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Medellín, Córdoba, and Santiago. The company has appeared on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and was included on Forbes' list of "America's Best Startup Employers."

Samira advocates for increasing developer productivity through artificial intelligence, supported by a company-wide AI education initiative. She focuses on creating business processes that promote efficiency, revenue growth, employee satisfaction, and a human-first culture. Samira has addressed the challenges faced by women in business, emphasizing the importance of a solution-oriented mindset. Her leadership has earned her recognition as a finalist for the Chief in Tech Leader of the Year Award. Samira is a keynote speaker and has been featured in TechCrunch, Business Insider, Forbes, and Austin Business Journal for her expertise in building tech teams, talent sourcing, entrepreneurship, and bootstrapped business growth.

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Jacqueline Samira Videos

How to Lead on the Front Lines of the AI Boom | Inc.

How to Lead on the Front Lines of the AI Boom | Inc.

As AI rapidly evolves, tech founders must do the same. Isa Watson (Squad) and Jacqueline Samira (Howdy.com) share lessons from the frontlines on...

How I Thrived in the New Normal" Jacqueline Samira

How I Thrived in the New Normal" Jacqueline Samira

🚀 Take 2 minutes & answer 30 questions to score yourself on these 6 leadership mistakes -...

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