VC Fund Investments

Skill-based higher education platform Emversity raises $5-M led by Z47, Lightspeed

Economic Times  

Bengaluru-based Beyond Odds Technologies, parent of the skill-based training and higher-education platform Emversity , has attracted USD 5 million in a pre-Series A funding round co-led by Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India) and global venture capital firm Lightspeed, with participation from Alteria Capital and Innoven Capital.Emversity will use the fund to expand from 36 to over 75 campuses across the country.Founded by former Unacademy COO Vivek Sinha, Emversity is an employability-focused, skill-based training and recruitment platform for grey-collar roles in sectors like healthcare, travel and hospitality, education, and construction.

In Oct 23, Beyond Odds raised USD 11 million in a seed round from Matrix Partners India, Lightspeed, Alteria Capital and Innoven Capital.

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