Multiverse to raise $44m Series B from General Catalyst

Multiverse, a London, UK-based operator of a marketplace for educational purposes, announced securing $44 million series B round.

The money was raised from investors led by General Catalyst and including GV (Google Ventures), Audacious Ventures, Latitude and SemperVirens, Index Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners. At the same time,  Jeremy Duggan was appointed as President and Board Member.

At the same time, the company announced changing the name from White Hat into Multiverse.

Multivers, founded in 2016 by Euan Blair and Sophie Adelman, developed a platform to match non-graduate talent with apprenticeship opportunities at UK companies. By delivering training in partnership with world-class content providers, through a combination of 1:1coaching and cutting-edge tech, they offer apprenticeships that genuinely rival the learning experience at elite universities. The company works with more than 300 clients in Europe including Facebook, Morgan Stanley, KPMG, Fujitsu, Capita, Kantar, Skanska, Citi and Microsoft.