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http://www.learnup.com/Last activity: 07.07.2021
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LearnUp empowers job seekers to reach their career goals while improving hiring efficiency, reducing turnover, and driving long-term business impact for employers.
We are building the world's leading career management platform for entry-level workers. This includes the first and only pre-hire skills coaching program that helps employers hire thousands of qualified, ready-to-succeed workers. Beyond the initial hiring process, we help employees advance their careers through ongoing virtual coaching while utilizing big data analysis to predict and preempt turnover.
Our global partners include leaders such as Gap Inc., AT&T, and The Fresh Market. LearnUp was named 2015 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum and highlighted in 2016 by The President’s UpSkill America Initiative. For more information, visit www.learnup.com
We are building the world's leading career management platform for entry-level workers. This includes the first and only pre-hire skills coaching program that helps employers hire thousands of qualified, ready-to-succeed workers. Beyond the initial hiring process, we help employees advance their careers through ongoing virtual coaching while utilizing big data analysis to predict and preempt turnover.
Our global partners include leaders such as Gap Inc., AT&T, and The Fresh Market. LearnUp was named 2015 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum and highlighted in 2016 by The President’s UpSkill America Initiative. For more information, visit www.learnup.com
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $8M
Founded date: 2012
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| 07.07.2021 | New Enterp... | nea.com |
| - | Shasta Ven... | shastavent... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 16.09.2015 | Series A | $8M | New Enterp... |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 30.04.2018 | Discovering that deckhands make great waiters — and why this matters | TX Zhuo Contributor TX Zhuo is the managing partner of Fika Ventures, focusing on fintech, enterprise software and marketplace opportunities. More posts by this contributor A COVID-19 resilience test for B2B companies Discovering that deckh... |
| 26.08.2016 | Meet Chad Byers, General Partner at Susa Ventures | Susa just secured a $50 million second fund, so we chatted with a founder about the rising seed firm Editor's note: Our 6th Annual Vator Splash LA conference is coming up on October 13 at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica. Speakers include Ma... |
| 29.07.2016 | Who’s Playing Matchmaker Between Students and Employers? | Depending on who you ask, recent reports suggest that somewhere between 50 to 80 percent of recent college graduates are unemployed and looking for work. According to Accenture, about half of graduates who are lucky—or dogged—enough to find... |
| 13.01.2016 | Can Silicon Valley Save The American Dream? | I met Willie Carter back in December 2012. At the time, I was a speechwriter for President Obama and, as I prepared remarks for an upcoming trip to a manufacturing plant in Redford, Mich., I needed an ending. The President often finishes hi... |
| 16.09.2015 | LearnUp, A Startup Closing The Skills Gap For Entry-Level Job Seekers, Raises $8M From NEA, Shasta | In the time leading up to starting her next company, LearnUp co-founder Alexis Ringwald spent six months at unemployment centers throughout the San Francisco Bay Area trying to learn exactly what was holding job seekers back amid the recess... |
| 16.09.2015 | Daily funding roundup - September 16, 2015 | Sunlight Financial bagged $300M; Lightspeed secured $61M; Omada Health raised $48M We don't talk about it much in this country for some reason, but diabetes and heart disease are huge problems. So big that three out of four Americans now ha... |
| 16.09.2015 | LearnUp Raises $8M in Series A Financing | LearnUp, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of HR solutions, raised $8m in Series A financing. The round was co-led by venture capital firms New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Shasta Ventures, with participation from Greylock Partners, Flo... |
| 16.09.2015 | LearnUp Announces $8M Series A Funding | SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Technology company that is tackling America's skills gap, announced today that it has finalized $8 million in Series A financing. >> Click here for more funding data on LearnUp >> To export LearnUp funding... |
| 11.06.2015 | LearnUp, A Startup Aimed At Boosting Job Prospects For Entry-Level Workers, Partners With Old Navy | When Alexis Ringwald exited her last energy startup, the U.S. labor market was still in the long hangover after the Great Recession. The country’s unemployment was about double what it is today and millions of had lost their jobs in the wak... |
| 03.03.2015 | YC Backed Gradberry Curates Technical Talent | Gradberry is launching today out of Y Combinator to connect US companies with vetted technical talent. Candidates quickly build a talent profile, connecting their GitHub, online portfolios and projects, and LinkedIn account. The talent prof... |