Workera.ai, the first precision upskilling platform, has announced that it has completed a $16M Series A. This latest round of funding follows a seed round of $5M in October 2020. The Series A was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) alongside existing investors Owl Ventures and AI Fund, as well as AI luminaries Richard Socher of AIX Ventures, Pieter Abbeel, Lake Dai and Mehran Sahami. This new infusion of capital will be used to accelerate product development and fuel the company’s go-to-market strategy.
“Our mission is to help humanity achieve its fullest potential by providing world-class, AI-driven mentorship at scale,” says Kian Katanforoosh, Workera CEO. “We want everyone to be able to thrive professionally and this requires precise guidance. With Workera, it’s now possible to identify the workforce’s most effective path to innovation.”
“The Workera solution is incredibly important—the company is solving a key strategic challenge for enterprises and governments by helping to ensure that their employees and citizens have the skills to build the future,” said Carmen Chang, General Partner and Head of Asia at NEA.
“As technology advances, skills need to be refreshed regularly, creating a need for new capabilities in every role and every profession,” added Scott Sandell, Managing General Partner, NEA. “We’re thrilled to partner with Workera on a promising solution to this business challenge.”
“Workera has helped me uncover my team’s strengths and discover areas for development on both an organizational and individual level. Without Workera, we would not have been able to target training as effectively, and ultimately, we wouldn’t have been able to reach the outcomes we have,” said Matthew Bryan, Head of Digital Agile Program Management in Power and Gas Product Development at Siemens Energy.
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