India-based edtech upskilling startup AlmaBetter which offers pay-after-placement services to the students enrolled in its courses, announced recently that it has secured $2.7 million in its seed funding round.
The round was led by Kalaari Capital, with the participation from more than 15 angel investors and founders of tech companies including Vidit Aatrey and Sanjeev Kumar from Meesho, Rajesh Yabaji from Blackbuck, Varun Alagh from Mamaearth, and Rahul Dalmia.
According to the start-up, the fresh capital will help expand its product offerings for college students and strengthen existing offerings for college graduates as well as working professionals. It also plans to launch job-oriented courses in product engineering, UI/UX and other allied fields.
Founded in 2020 by IIT Kharagpur and IIT Delhi graduates Shivam Dutta, Vikash Srivastava, Ravi Kumar Gupta, Arshyan Ahsan and Alok Anand, AlmaBetter offers upskilling courses covering data science, software development and blockchain to college students and working professionals.
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