Grasp, an online learning platform founded by former Revolut employees, has secured $4m (£3.1m) to accelerate hiring.
Founded with the goal of increasing the rate at which humans learn, Grasp is building tools for comprehensive digital education.
While information on the startup’s exact methods is limited, Grasp will focus initially on modern vocational skills, such as programming.
Ed Matthews, founder and CEO of Grasp, said: “The user experience as an adult learner sucks! Whether we’re learning to solve specific problems at work or trying to modernise our skill sets, learning is inconvenient, impersonal, and high friction. Team Grasp are the A-players fixing that.”
Matthews was an early employee of digital bank Revolut, having worked at the company for six years from its founding year of 2015 to 2021.
The seed investment round was led by Balderton Capital. Other investors in the company include Point9, Moonfire and Mozilla.
“We are excited to be working with Ed again on his highly ambitious plan to transform self-learning in a world where skill set requirements are constantly changing and people are hungry to learn and adapt,” said Daniel Waterhouse, partner at Balderton Capital.
The company currently has a waiting list to sign up for a beta test of the platform.