Our weekly recap of fundings, mergers & acquisition, partnership and other interesting news from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace.
FUNDING
*This week’s fundings: $225M+
- STRIVR nabs $16M to train the future workforce in virtual reality
- ExecOnline, a provider of certificate-bearing leadership and development (L&D) programs in partnership with elite business schools, Secures $18M in Series C Funding
- Meritize, an education lender that uses an individual’s achievements to enhance career development and more, Raises $13.2M in Series A Funding
- Pai Health, a Developer of the Personal Activity Intelligence score, Raises $9M in Funding
- SoloLearn Raises $5.6 Million to Bring Bite-Sized Coding Lessons to Mobile Learners
- Elements Talent Solutions, a company focused on the recruitment market, has received a £3.45 million ($4.5 million) in funding from BGF
- Paro, a financial services platform matching accounting and finance professionals,receives $2.25M Credit Facility
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