A Sydney edtech startup that helps people unlock the power of cloud software has raised $ 1.3 million in a seed round.
The rise for Saasguru was led by Sydney VC Square Peg, with support from Black Nova and coming just six months after the adventure was formed.
Co-founders Amit Choudhary and Atif Saad developed their platform to benchmark a cloud professional’s readiness for a certification exam along with tailored learning experiences.
Choudhary, Saasguru said it solves the growing problem for businesses and professionals in the cloud by simplifying the certification preparation process by
“Businesses must adopt best-in-class cloud software to stay competitive, but training employees to use cloud software is a difficult and time consuming process,” he said.
“Most businesses rely on certifications to show that their teams of cloud professionals have a comprehensive understanding of business software, but cloud professionals are often left to check the internet for advice. before their certification exam. Our mission is to help all businesses and cloud professionals get certified in cloud software in record time and for the first time. ”
Saasguru automatically designs a personalized learning pathway for them from micro-learning modules, to insights, suggestions, and gamified learning, as well as offering access to a community of experts in software or “gurus” for 1-1 mentoring.
“The platform fits high-quality learning content created by the likes of Salesforce with a personalized path to bridge the gap between learning and certification,” Choudhary said.
“The Saasguru community enables true peer-to-peer learning, which has proven invaluable for students trying to understand new concepts at a fast pace.”
Square Peg Principal, Lucy Tan, they said Love the pay-it-forward mentality espoused by the Saasguru community with highly certified “gurus” helping teach the next generation of professionals in the cloud.
“The growth of the community in the first six months has been impressive, and the team is working quickly to expand the platform’s offerings so they can offer certification preparation for all major cloud software,” he said.
Saasguru will use the investment to expand its platform of cloud-certification preparation courses to all major Salesforce certification and other large cloud vendors such as ServiceNow, AWS, Azure, UI Path, and Automation Anywhere.