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Funding and backers

Total raised
$1.3M
1 round on record
Latest round
$1.3M
Seed · Feb 2021 · 5 yr ago
Team
1-10
employees, estimated range
Backers
1
Y Combinator
The money's age
Long since its last round
68 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jun 2021 Went through Y Combinator Feb 2, 2021 Raised a round Seed $1.3M · PRNewswire 2019 Founded
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Seed Feb 2021 $1.3M — PRNewswire
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Overview

Careerist trains career changers for technology jobs in software testing, sales and support, and finances the tuition until they are hired. Its programme automates much of the job hunt, applying and preparing students for interviews as part of the course. The company earns when graduates find work rather than upfront.

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Y CombinatorVia a fund
6188 portfolio companies

News

News Business Insider 2 years ago
Nearly half of Americans don't want a promotion
Getting ahead was once a cornerstone of the American Dream. Now, many professionals are stepping off the corporate ladder.
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News dev discourse 3 years ago
Careerist Reviews Provide Insight into This Educational Platform's Online Tech Courses Education
Read Careerist reviews to learn about this online platform's pros and cons. Careerist provides part-time courses for people who want to start a tech career from scratch. Students and graduates share their opinions about the quality of Careerist courses.
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News TechCrunch 3 years ago
Pitch Deck Teardown: Careerist's $8M Series A deck
The company claims it raised an $8 million round using this deck.
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News Business Insider 3 years ago
Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck that Y Combinator alum Careerist, a tech career training and job placement startup, used to raise $8 million
The education-tech startup helps train and recruit workers for open tech jobs, and was part of Y Combinator's spring 2021 cohort.
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
San Francisco United States
HQ
1-10 est. staff

Financials

Total raised
$1.3M
Latest round
Seed
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Seed 2021 $1.3M Details