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Academy Raises £3M To Train Next Generation Of Tech Talent

Dec 17, 2021over 3 years ago

Amount Raised

£3 Million

Round Type

seed

London

Description

Academy, a London-based startup that trains talent and leadership roles for the UK tech industry, has raised $4m (£3m) in a seed funding round that was backed by current and former executives from Microsoft, Facebook, Slack, Farfetch and GoCardless.

Company Information

Company

Academy

Location

London, Ontario, Canada

About

Founded in 2020, the Academy platform aims to attract, train and accelerate a new diverse generation of tech leaders. The startup is working with ambitious tech talent and companies modelled on the career trajectories of its angel investors such as Ric Lewis (chair of the Black Heart Foundation), Angie Ma (chief people officer at Faculty) and Wing Chan (former CTO of THG). This funding round will help Academy to create that common talent and leadership infrastructure for the most ambitious companies.”The startup is promoting social mobility by demonstrating that high performance doesn’t come at the cost of diversity. By drawing non-traditional backgrounds into tech, the edtech company is building an infrastructure and community of future leaders in tech that has traditionally been the exclusive preserve of the consulting, banking and accounting industries. This makes it more selective than Google, and 10x more competitive than Harvard, Academy claims.

FundzWatch™ Score

64
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