The round was led by Educapital with participation from Reach Capital, Emerge Education and Danner Capital.
"If the workforce is to succeed in this new economy, it will require a specific and different set of technological, emotional, and higher cognitive skills. Our mission is to support the workforce and learners through these changes,"
The financing was led by Brighteye Ventures with participation from Playfair and RLC.
"In founding Skiller Whale, I wanted to offer CTOs a real alternative to hiring for skill gaps. This means the kind of learning that has a ~100% completion rate, gives people immediately usable skills, and guarantees that nobody wastes a single hour learning something they already know."
The Manchester based educational technology start-up secured the capital from Greater Manchester Combined Authority and five regional private investors.
"We’re thrilled to have secured the funding which will allow us to continue operating for at least the next 15 months. We’ve got ambitious targets for growth, including content and app development, and this funding is vital to helping us in the next stage of our journey."
The online learning platform raised the pre-seed round from a group led by Target Global and various angel investors.
"Our vision at Edukoya is to redefine online education for the next generation of Africans. Africa has the fastest-growing school-age population globally, with over 260M students and counting. Our goal is to democratize access and make high quality instruction and content accessible and affordable to every student, regardless of where he or she lives on the continent"