Brighteye Ventures is described as a vertical EdTech fund in Europe.
Portfolio
4
companies
Zen Educate
Zen Educate connects schools with supply teachers through a digital marketplace.
Oneday
Oneday provides an entrepreneurship-focused education platform and accredited MBA degree.
Hack The Box
Gamified cybersecurity training and talent assessment platform.
Skiller Whale
Skiller Whale provides live micro coaching and training for technology teams.
Ben Wirz
Partner
Benoit Wirz
Founding Partner
The funding round was led by Round2 Capital and will support international expansion and software scaling.
"We’ve been on a mission to solve schools’ workforce challenges. This investment brings us closer to our goal of helping the education system save over $125 million annually through our fairer, more efficient recruitment model. As we enter into the next phase of our journey, we aim to reach out to more educational institutions across the UK and US."
The funding round was backed by investors including Ananda Impact Ventures and Brighteye Ventures to support the launch of a new entrepreneurial MBA.
"Following a successful fundraise of £8.25 million, we are hugely excited to launch our new MBA programme, which is just the first step in creating a broader education system around entrepreneurship."
Carlyle led the Series B financing round to support international growth and product development.
"The demands on security and IT professionals have never been greater. An industry-wide talent shortage and an exponentially growing number of cyber threats place great importance on professionals and organizations to maintain best-in-class security practices. Hack The Box is a pioneer in constantly providing fresh and curated training and upskilling content, in a fully gamified and intuitive environment, enabling individuals and organizations to tackle real-world hacking problems. We are excited for the next stage of Hack The Box’s evolution and are proud to be part of this journey."
The oversubscribed round will fund international expansion, team growth, and acquisitions.
"This significantly oversubscribed extension to our Series A validates the progress we’ve been making in our mission to change the world of temporary work in schools. We are proud to say we have saved the UK education system millions of pounds each year, which is why we are excited about our growth and expansion into the US market."
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."
Paladin Capital Group led the Series A round with participation from Osage University Partners, Brighteye Ventures, and Marathon Venture Capital.
"We are delighted with our growth and community support but we are most proud of having created a platform that turns ethical hacking into a true passion. Everything we do is geared around creating a safer Internet by empowering corporate teams and individuals to create resilient systems. Hack The Box is proud to train the world’s best"
The London-based education platform has raised Series A backing from Brighteye Ventures to expand its footprint.
"UK schools are under an immense amount of financial pressure right now, that's why we're committed to cutting down supply cover costs significantly so they can spend more on what matters – the children- not on agency fees,"
