- Guvi is an online platform for engineers and developers to learn technical skills
- Company will utilize funds to scale up operations
Guvi, an IIT-M , IIM-A incubated company, has raised ₹6 crore in its pre-series A round of funding from Education Catalyst Fund, an education-focused venture capital fund managed by CBA Capital. The company was founded by SP Balamurugan, Arun Prakash and Sri Devi in 2014.
The company will utilize these funds to scale up its operations, introduce newer courses and expand its geographical presence for its blended (offline+online) courses.
In a media statement, SP Balamurugan, the CEO at Guvi, said,
“We will use the capital raised in this round to scale up operations, introduce newer courses in more vernacular languages and expand our geographical presence for our blended (offline + online) learning program ‘Zen class’. During the lockdown, we are experiencing a huge surge in a number of people signing up to our online courses and we expect this trend to continue even after it.”
Guvi helps students easily master any programming skills so that they can acquire and effectively apply the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in their careers. They offer practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace. Company also offers an in-class Full Stack Developer Course with 100% Job assurance.