CoRise, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a live technical upskilling platform, raised $8.5M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Greylock Partners, with participation from GSV Ventures, Cowboy Ventures, Mustafa Suleyman, and Greg Brockman.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth and expand operations.
Founded by Julia Stiglitz, Sourabh Bajaj, and Jacob Samuelson, CoRise is a live technical upskilling platform designed to give business and individuals technical knowledge and practices. The platform features live online courses from industry experts, a community of peers, and leverages technology to deliver education with real career outcomes at scale.
Already students from over 500 companies like Spotify, Lyft, Electronic Arts, and Walmart, have completed courses and are learning the skills they need to accelerate their careers.