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EduMe raises $20M to scale its corporate learning platform targeting gig workers and other ‘deskless’ employees

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“The ecosystem of how you serve the deskless worker is changing,” said Jacob Waern, CEO and founder of EduMe, in an interview. Meanwhile, EduMe sees opportunities for growth in making e-learning easier to use in a wider IT context. The startup’s growth mirrors what has been a bigger trend in the B2B technology market.

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Yoobic raises $50M for its chat and communications app aimed at frontline and service workers

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Slack set the standard in many ways for what knowledge workers want and expect out of a workplace collaboration app these days, but a lot has been left on the table when it comes to frontline workers. Felix led Yoobic’s Series A, while Insight Partners led the Series B in 2019.)

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Oyster snaps up $20M for its HR platform aimed at distributed workforces

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The company is already working in 100 countries, and CEO and Tony Jamous (who co-founded the company with Jack Mardack) said in an interview that the plan is to expand that list of markets, and also bring in new services, particularly to address the opportunity in emerging markets to hire more people. “There are 1.5

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Remote raises $150M on a $1B+ valuation to manage payroll and more for organizations’ global workforces

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Remote , which provides tools to manage onboarding, payroll, benefits and other services for tech and other knowledge workers located in remote countries — be they contractors or full-time employees — has raised $150 million.

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UK’s WhiteHat rebrands as Multiverse, raises $44M to build tech apprenticeships in the US

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But today, a startup that is exploring a different route for those interested in technology and knowledge worker positions — specifically by way of apprenticeships to bring in and train younger people on the job — is announcing a significant round of growth funding to see if it can provide a credible, scalable alternative to that model.

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