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Emversity raises $30 Mn in Series A led by Premji Invest

EntrackrEntrackr · 16h ago
Emversity raises $30 Mn in Series A led by Premji Invest
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Emversity raises $30 Mn in Series A led by Premji Invest Higher-education embedded training and employability platform Emversity has raised $30 million (Rs 271 crore) in a Series A funding round led by Premji Invest, with participation from Lightspeed and Z47. The round takes the company’s total funding to $46 million. Emversity is operated by Beyond Odds Technologies, which was launched in April 2024 by Vivek Sinha, former COO of Unacademy, with an initial $11 million seed round led by Matrix Partners India (Z47) and Lightspeed. Soon after the launch, Emversity had raised $5 million in a pre-Series A round led by Lightspeed and Z47, with participation from Alteria Capital and InnoVen Capital. The fresh proceeds will be used to expand Emversity’s presence to over 200 campuses, strengthen its position in healthcare and hospitality skills, and launch new verticals in EPC and manufacturing. It also plans to enhance its technology platform spanning career discovery, training, and employability outcomes, and explore access to select global workforce demand for India-trained talent. Emversity works with universities to embed industry-aligned, work-integrated training into degree programs. The platform focuses on improving employability outcomes by aligning academic learning with real-world workforce requirements. It also runs employer-linked skill centres, particularly in healthcare and hospitality, in affiliation with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). In less than two years, Emversity claims to have scaled to 4,500 learners across 40 campuses. Its programs are designed with employers to create predictable talent pipelines, especially for sectors facing workforce shortages. The brand currently supports healthcare and hospitality roles, with learners placed across large hospital chains and hotel groups.

Emversity raises $5 Mn in pre-Series A round led by Lightspeed and Z47

EntrackrEntrackr · 8m ago
Emversity raises $5 Mn in pre-Series A round led by Lightspeed and Z47
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Beyond Odds Technologies, the parent company of skill-training platform Emversity, has raised $5 million in its pre-Series A funding round led by Lightspeed and Z47, with participation from Alteria Capital and Innoven Capital. Vivek Sinha, the former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Unacademy, launched Beyond Odds Technologies with an initial investment of $11 million in April 2024. The seed funding round was led by Matrix Partners India and Lightspeed. The company now operates across 36 campuses in 18 states. The platform focuses on building a skilled grey-collar workforce in key sectors such as healthcare, travel, and hospitality. It plans to expand to over 75 campuses by the end of the financial year. Under the Emversity School of Allied Health Sciences, students are trained for roles like nurses, paramedics, lab technicians, caregivers, and other healthcare positions. The recently introduced Emversity School of Hospitality has partnered with major hotel chains to provide training in food and beverage service, room operations, and culinary skills. Emversity integrates industry-based training into higher education. Its model includes employer-sponsored stipends and industry-designed curriculum to improve job readiness and accessibility. The company runs two programs – SMART and EDGE – offering vocational and honors degree options in partnership with higher education institutions. Both programs include training, internships, and job placements.

Good Flippin’ Burgers raises capital from Tanglin Venture

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Good Flippin’ Burgers raises capital from Tanglin Venture
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Quick service burger chain Good Flippin’ Burgers has raised Rs 30 crore (approximately $3.6 million) in an extended Series A round from its existing investor Tanglin Venture Partners. The board at Good Flippin’ Burgers has passed a special resolution to issue 34,366 Series A1 cumulative compulsory convertible preference shares at an issue price of Rs 8739.56 each to raise Rs 30 crore, its regulatory filing accessed from the RoC shows. With this, the company has secured $8.6 million to date including a $4 million Series A round led by Tanglin Venture Partners in June 2023. According to TheKredible estimate, the company has been valued at around Rs 400 crore or $48 million (post-money). This marked a 3X growth in the valuation when compared to its last funding. Founded by Viren D’silva, Sijo Mathew, and Sid Marchant, Good Flippin’ Burgers currently has 25 outlets across Mumbai, Delhi, Gurgaon, and Noida. The outlets offer delivery services directly through their website and online aggregators such as Zomato and Swiggy. Five-year-old Good Flippin’ Burgers reported strong growth in its scale during FY23 as its operating revenue spiked 3.58X to Rs 32.53. When it comes to the bottom line, the company posted Rs 3.91 crore loss in the fiscal year ending March 2023. It’s yet to disclose its FY24 numbers. The Mumbai-based startup competes with Burger Singh, Whataburger, and Biggies Burger. In September 2022, Biggies Burger secured Rs 5.5 crore in seed round led by Indian Angel Network. Burger Singh also bagged Rs 30 crore in a Series A round led by Negen Capital in July 2022.

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