Dacod Magagula

Dacod Magagula has had an extensive career in the tech industry. In 2015, they started as a Student Front Desk Assistant at the University of Cape Town - Kopano Residence. In 2016, they were an Intern Web Applications Developer at Lumico (Pty) Ltd. From 2017 to 2019, they were a Full Stack Developer at Monetise E-commerce. In 2019, they became a Full Stack Engineer at ninety9cents. In 2021, they joined The New Normal Cohort. Lastly, in 2020, they became Co-Founder, CEO/CTO at Foondamate, an AI-based platform that helps students access quality study material and knowledge quickly and affordably.

Dacod Magagula received their Matric Certificate from Mandlesive Secondary School in the Science stream from 2011 to 2013. Dacod then went on to pursue a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science at the University of Cape Town from 2014 to 2017. In addition, they have obtained various certifications from Lynda.com, including Advanced PHP (2017), Entrepreneurship: Bootstrapping Your Business (2017), Learning Ubuntu Desktop Linux (2017), Bootstrap 3 Essential Training (2017), Competitive Strategy (2017), Google Analytics Essential Training (2017), Raising Startup Capital (2017), Business Fundamentals (2017), Creating a Business Plan (2017), Entrepreneurship Fundamentals (2017), Finance Essentials for Small Business (2017), Guy Kawasaki on Entrepreneurship (2017), Learning Cloud Computing: Core Concepts (2017), Sales Negotiation (2017), Up and Running with FL Studio (2017), Up and Running with Git and GitHub (2017), and JavaScript Essential Training (2016).