Unibuddy raises £14.5m in Series B funding led by Highland Europe to scale its recruitment platform.
Highland Europe led the financing round with participation from Stride.VC to support international expansion and product development.
Unibuddy operates a peer-to-peer recruitment platform that connects prospective university applicants with current students and staff. The company partners with hundreds of higher education institutions globally to facilitate virtual engagement.
Unibuddy has secured £14.5m in Series B funding to expand its engineering team and accelerate growth in the United States and APAC markets. The financing round was led by Highland Europe, with follow-on participation from Stride.VC. The capital injection follows a period of rapid growth for the platform, driven by increased digital adoption across the higher education sector during the pandemic.
The company plans to scale its operations significantly over the coming years as universities seek new ways to attract and retain diverse student cohorts. With this latest investment, Unibuddy aims to further develop its product suite and extend its reach to support millions of students worldwide in their higher education decisions.
From the founder
"By 2025, our goal is to partner with institutions to empower 10 million students to progress on their higher education journey. We will triple the size of our engineering team, expanding our product suite and with it, our role in the higher education journey – from selecting a program, to onboarding to post-graduation. In particular, the team will double down on efforts in the United States and APAC where there is a strong appetite for university admissions and recruitment teams to engage with both domestic and international students."
Diego Fanara
Co-founder and CEO at Unibuddy
Investor perspective
"Unibuddy empowers students to take that life-changing leap of faith, to build the confidence to go study anywhere in the world their talent takes them. At Stride.VC that’s a mission we are happy to double down on and put both our name and capital behind."
Fred Destin
Partner, Stride Capital
Use of funds
- 01Grow the team
- 02Continue product development
- 03Expand into international markets
