What’s at stake: Online education platform NextWork has raised US$4.45m from investors including two from Silicon Valley and is shifting to Texas to be closer to its learners.
The background: The startup founded in 2023 was initially focused on providing free online education training for the likes of Salesforce but pivoted a year ago to focus on AI skills that are in hot demand globally by employers.
The main players: Amber Winton, Shakti VC, Cake Ventures.
New Zealand online education platform startup NextWork is moving to Austin, Texas after raising US$4.45 million ($7.49m) in a seed round backed by American investors.
The round valued the startup at $24.4m post money. It was founded in 2023 by then-21-year-old Amber Winton, (her surname was then
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What’s at stake: Online education platform NextWork has raised US$4.45m from investors including two from Silicon Valley and is shifting to Texas to be closer to its learners.
The background: The startup founded in 2023 was initially focused on providing free online education training for the likes of Salesforce but pivoted a year ago to focus on AI skills that are in hot demand globally by employers.
The main players: Amber Winton, Shakti VC, Cake Ventures.
