Emversity, a higher-education embedded training and employability platform operated by Beyond Odds Technologies, has raised $30 million (around Rs 271 crore) in a Series A funding round. The round is led by Premji Invest, with participation from Lightspeed and Z47, according to a company announcement.
With this funding, the company’s total capital raised so far has reached $46 million. The latest investment reflects growing investor interest in platforms that focus on bridging the gap between academic education and job readiness in India.
Founded in 2023, Beyond Odds Technologies operates Emversity as its flagship platform. The company works closely with higher-education institutions to embed industry-aligned training and employability outcomes directly into university programmes.
Emversity partners with colleges and universities to integrate work-linked curricula, practical training and technology-enabled learning within degree courses. The model aims to align academic programmes more closely with real-world job requirements.
In addition to working with institutions, the platform collaborates with employers and operates skill centres affiliated with the National Skill Development Corporation. These centres offer short-term training programmes, mainly focused on sectors such as healthcare and hospitality.
According to the company, Emversity has scaled rapidly in under two years of operations. It currently supports more than 4,500 learners across over 40 campuses, with a focus on building employer-linked workforce pipelines.
Growth and Scale
Programmes offered through Emversity are co-created with industry partners to ensure that course content reflects current skills demand. The approach is intended to improve placement outcomes and workforce readiness among graduates.
The company plans to use the fresh capital to expand its campus presence significantly, from over 40 locations to more than 200 campuses across India. It also plans to deepen its engagement in healthcare and hospitality skilling.
New verticals are expected to be launched to cater to engineering, procurement and construction, as well as manufacturing sectors. These additions are aimed at addressing skill gaps in industries facing workforce shortages.
Alongside physical expansion, Emversity intends to strengthen its technology-enabled careers platform. This platform is designed to cover the full education-to-employment lifecycle, including career discovery, training, placement support and workforce mobility.
The company is also exploring selective global workforce opportunities, where India-trained talent could be connected with overseas employers, particularly in skill-intensive sectors.
Beyond Odds Technologies follows an asset-light partnership model, leveraging existing university infrastructure rather than building standalone institutions. This approach is positioned as a way to scale employability-focused education more efficiently.
India’s higher-education and skilling landscape has seen increased focus on employability and industry integration in recent years, driven by employer demand for job-ready talent and policy emphasis on skill development.
Platforms that combine academic learning with practical training and placement support have attracted investor attention as the country seeks to align its large graduate population with workforce needs.
With the latest funding round, Emversity is expected to accelerate its expansion plans and strengthen its position in the education-to-employment segment, as competition increases among technology-led skilling and higher-education platforms in India.
