Workera.ai Raises $16M in Series A Funding

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Kian Katanforoosh, CEO, Workera and James Lee, COO and Co-founder, Workera

Workera.ai, a Palo Alto CA-based upskilling platform provider, raised $16M in Series A funding.

The round was led by New Enterprise Associates, Owl Ventures and Al Fund with participation from Richard Socher, Pieter Abbeel, Lake Dai and Mehran Sahami.

The company intends to use the funds to accelerate product development and accelerate its go-to-market strategy.

Led by Kian Katanforoosh, CEO, and James Lee, COO, Workera.ai provides an upskilling platform for enterprises, governments and individuals to upskill and reskill to meet the demand for key technological capabilities including data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence. Using it, global Fortune 500 companies across a number of industries, including professional services, medical devices and energy, are able to index their technical proficiency, streamline and customize upskilling for employees, and measure the impact of their investment.

The platform includes adaptive assessments, a taxonomy of over 3,000 micro-skills, and personalized learning plans.

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27/08/2021