India, April 23 -- Since its seed round last year, the company has scaled to 36 campuses across 18 states, creating a highly skilled grey-collar workforce in critical sectors

Bangalore - Beyond Odds Technologies, parent of the skill-based training and higher-education platform Emversity, today announced the successful close of a $5 million Pre-Series A round. The round was led by Z47 and Lightspeed, with participation from Alteria Capital and Innoven Capital.

The funding comes on the back of a breakout first year for Emversity in which it expanded its footprint to 36 campuses across 18 Indian states establishing a strong foundation in healthcare skilling while forging deep Industry, University and Student partnerships. The company has a...