Emerge Career, a US provider of a platform for online job training solutions to governments, raised $3.2m in seed funding.
The round was led by 776, with participation from SoftBank Opportunity Fund, Y Combinator, Lenny Rachitsky and Y Combinator Managing Director Michael Seibel.
Founded by Uzoma Orchingwa and Gabriel Saruhashi, Emerge Career provides training programs for government agencies looking to create high-paying jobs, reduce recidivism, and upskill incarcerated people out of poverty.
Founded by Uzoma Orchingwa and Gabriel Saruhashi, Emerge’s training program helps formerly incarcerated people get a commercial driving license (CDL). Over the next two years, the company plans to educate 140 people in the Hartford region, and 15 people every month out of the Bridgeport area. Down the line they also plan to expand training into other areas where there are serious labor shortages, including nursing, manufacturing and construction.
