What it sells
We help US tech companies hire and manage software engineers in LATAM
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
CEO/founder, CTO or engineering leader; HR leader for compliance and benefits.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Need to scale an engineering team fast and cheaply; site calculator claims a front-end engineer costing $233K in the US costs $120K via Howdy.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Howdy recruits and vets candidates (technical, cultural, language assessments), places them in "Howdy Houses" offices in 11 LatAm cities, then handles payroll, benefits, compliance, equipment and performance coaching.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Service fee on top of engineer salaries (staffing/EOR-style); claims 98% retention and $100M+ client savings.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2021 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.